Error Code 0x80070015: What It is and How to Fix it

In this post, we will discuss an error code 0x80070015, what it is, why it appears, and three solutions each, provided it turned out to be an Update or Store issue. This error was occurring before as a store error and lately, it has turned out to be an update issue preventing Windows updates from ever happening. 

Depending upon where you are getting this error code, try these solutions accordingly –

• Update Error
• Store Error

How to Fix Windows Error Code 0x80070015

If you are getting this error code while trying to install pending updates on Windows 11/10, try out these solutions –

1] Run Windows Update Troubleshooter

The best way to resolve an update-related issue on Windows 11/10 PC is by running the update troubleshooter. This tool automatically searches for the underlying causes and resolves them. Let’s see how to use this tool –

• First of all, press Win + I, and browse to the below path –

Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters

• Under Most frequent, you may see Windows Update.
• Click the Run button available on it and wait while the troubleshooting completes.

I hope the update-related issue resolves by running this tool alone. If not, try the next set of solutions –

2] Reset Update Components

Microsoft releases new updates every second Tuesday of a month. These are widely known as cumulative updates. Apart from this, there come also optional updates, non-security patches, out-of-band updates. For each update that you install on your PC, the system stores tiny information about them.

When the stored information exceeds the permissible limit, this may start causing problems including the error code 0x80070015. To solve it then, one must reset update components by following the steps discussed here. 

3] Manually Install Windows Updates

If neither running troubleshooting nor resetting update components resolve the update error code 0x80070015, you need to manually download the pending updates and install them on your PC. 

Here’s how to do this on Windows 1o or Windows 11 PC.

Fix – Microsoft Store Error 0x80070015

In case you are getting an error code 0x80070015 while opening the Store app or downloading new apps or upgrading the existing ones on it, attempt these fixes –

1] Troubleshoot Windows Store Apps

Before you may repair or reinstall Windows Store, make sure to troubleshoot it first. Several users have suggested that it helps to resolve store-related issues on their PCs. Here’s how you may run this tool –

• Launch Settings (Win + I) and navigate to the following path –

Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters

• Scroll down to Microsoft Store inside the other section and hit the Run button.

• Now, wait while this tool is finding/resolving the underlying causes. 
• Once this is over, restart your PC. 

2] Reset Microsoft Store

Resetting Windows Store is the next good thing to try when the troubleshooter fails to solve the error code 0x80070015. Here’s how you may perform this task –

• Right-click on the Windows icon and select “Apps and Features”.
• On the subsequent window, scroll down to Microsoft Store, click the three vertical dots beside it, and hit Advanced options.
• Scroll down to the Reset section and hit the Repair button first. This way, all your Store data will be preserved.
• Check if the error 0x80070015 resolves. If not, you better hit the Reset button.

Restart your PC next. When it reloads, launch Microsoft Store and check if it working alright. 

To reset your Store app, you may use WSReset.exe command-line program as well. Here’s how to use this tool –

• Launch CMD as administrator.
• On the elevated console, type the following and press Enter –

WSReset.exe

• Wait while this code is running in the Command Prompt.
• Microsoft Store will start as soon as this code runs successfully.

Note: Proceeding this way, you can only reset the Store app. To repair it, there is no such command. 

3] Reinstall Microsoft Store using PowerShell

Reinstalling Windows Store is the best way to resolve the error code 0x80070015 if neither solutions address this issue. As there is no direct way to uninstall Microsoft Store, we will try Windows Terminal (Admin) to attain this task –

• Press Win + X and choose the option – Windows Terminal (Admin).
• This will default land into Windows PowerShell.
• Copy/paste the below code into it, and press the Enter key –

Get-AppXPackage *WindowsStore* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

• Wait while the cmdlet is running on this console.
• As soon as this is over, the Store app will commence. 

Restart your PC and check if the Store app is running all okay now.