How to fix error 0x80070543 in windows 10?

Question

The automatic Windows update is failing with error 0x80070543. I reboot and try again but the same error occurs.
I had similar problems on my laptop about three months ago. Windows eventually got so unstable on my laptop that I had to re-install Windows.

Does anyone have any ideas on what might be happening and what I can do to resolve it?

Answer 1

Here is my IsWindowsHealthy.ps1 file. It tests some of the basic areas that might impact Windows Update. Save it and run it from an admin Powershell prompt. Let's see if it produces any errors.

Update: .ps1 works better than a .bat file.

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# IsWindowsHealthy.ps1 - Run common troubleshooting tools. 
# Author - MotoX80 on Microsoft Learn forum.
# Last update - 2025-01-09
# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/118183/how-to-fix-error-0x80070543-in-windows-10
# Any feedback is welcome. 
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------#
cls
$color = "Yellow"                  # Your favorite color 
while ($true) {
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Run check disk "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	chkdsk.exe c:
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "Chkdsk RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {break}
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "     Dism CheckHealth  "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "CheckHealth RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes the dism problem."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Dism ScanHealth"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth 
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "ScanHealth RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes the dism problem."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Dism AnalyzeComponentstore"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentstore
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "AnalyzeComponentstore RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes the dism problem."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  If you see 'Component Store Cleanup Recommended : Yes'"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Run 'Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup'"
	Write-Host ""
	
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "     System File Checker "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	sfc.exe /scannow
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "SFC RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {break}
	
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "     Check the WMI repository "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	winmgmt.exe /verifyrepository
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "Winmgmt RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Winmgmt.exe /salvagerepository'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes WMI."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}

	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "--------------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Folders in your system path.     "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Remove duplicate entries and to be safe,"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " put the %systemroot% entries first in the list."
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "--------------------------------------------------"
	$env:Path.split(";")

	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Run the WindowsUpdate Troubleshooting Pack."
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  If updates are pending, select 'x' to exit."
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Then install the updates when appropriate."
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	
	Get-TroubleshootingPack -path C:\Windows\diagnostics\system\WindowsUpdate | Invoke-TroubleshootingPack 

	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Report on recent updates." 
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	
	Get-CimInstance Win32_QuickFixEngineering | Sort-Object -Property InstalledOn -Descending | Format-Table -Property HotFixID, InstalledOn 

	Get-WUHistory -Last 10 | Format-Table -Property Date, Title 
	break
}
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "Complete"

Answer 2

Hi,

I found there is a same thread with your issue which was resolved at last. So please refer to the link below and check if the marked answer is helpful for your issue.

Windows Update Fails With Error 0x80070543

Bests,

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