#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : 0x80070005 -- access denied during update or activation Fix : Restore the default permissions on the update paths Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-0x80070005-update Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 25 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : NO -- read the undo note below before running WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Updates or activation fail with access denied. Note that resetting ACLs cannot be undone in place -- export them first. HOW TO UNDO IT icacls C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution /restore C:\temp\sd-acl.txt This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 6" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' 0x80070005 -- access denied during update or activation' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Restore the default permissions on the update paths' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium NOT REVERSIBLE 25 minutes' -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'Undo: icacls C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution /restore C:\temp\sd-acl.txt' 'Yellow' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Record the current ACLs before changing anything.' -Why 'icacls /restore replays these files exactly. Without them there is no way back to whatever the hardening baseline set.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'icacls C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution /save C:\temp\sd-acl.txt /T & icacls C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 /save C:\temp\catroot2-acl.txt /T' } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Temporarily disable real-time antivirus scanning and retry once -- if it works, the fix is an exclusion, not an ACL change.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Reset the ownership and permissions on the update folders.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'takeown /F C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution /R /D Y & icacls C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution /reset /T /C' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Do the same for the catalogue store.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'takeown /F C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 /R /D Y & icacls C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 /reset /T /C' } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Confirm the update services run as the accounts they should.' -Command { Get-CimInstance Win32_Service -Filter "Name='wuauserv' or Name='bits' or Name='cryptsvc'" | Format-Table Name, StartName, State -AutoSize } Invoke-Step -Number 6 -Do 'Restart and retry.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Updates scan and install.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-0x80070005-update' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: icacls C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution /restore C:\temp\sd-acl.txt' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule