How to Fix Windows Upgrade Error 8007001F

Recently, many users complained of getting update errors like 8007001F – 0x2000D, 8007001F – 0x3000D, or 8007001F – 0x4000D when they were trying to upgrade their operating systems. These errors may occur because of varied reasons (explained in this post) and require a separate fix.

If you are also experiencing such an issue while updating your PC to Windows 11, try out the workarounds discussed below, and see if any clicks on your computer. When this issue occurred, you might have received an error message as well that reads the following –

General failure, a device attached to the system is not functioning, Error code 8007001F – 0x4000D

What causes Update failure in Windows 11/10?

Windows 11/10 updates might fail because of different reasons. A few possible issues are outlined below –

System files corruption
Corrupted hard disk
Damaged Update components
Obsolete Device Drivers
Enabled Windows Security

Upgrade Error 8007001F – 0x4000D Solutions

If you are not able to upgrade your device to Windows 11 because of an error code 8007001F – 0x4000D, try out these workarounds one by one –

Note: Though you may try either of the below solutions in any order, we suggest going one by one as you can find and co-relate what possibly could have gone wrong on your PC.

Disconnect all Peripheral/Secondary devices
Troubleshoot Windows Update
Inspect Hard disk
Run SFC/DISM scans
Update all device drivers
Perform a Hardware Clean Boot

Let’s learn how to perform these solutions in detail –

1] Disconnect all Peripheral/Secondary devices

Many a time, a buggy device connected to your PC via USB may prevent updates from occurring. It is thereby suggested to remove all secondary/peripheral devices except Mouse and Keyboard, and retry performing Windows upgrade.

2] Troubleshoot Windows Update

Windows update troubleshooter is an in-built tool on Windows 11/10 PC. You may run this tool to automatically check for issues and resolve them. Here’s how you can troubleshoot Windows update –

Press Win + I to launch the Settings app.
Type “Troubleshoot” in the search field, and press Enter.
Click to expand the first result i.e. Troubleshoot settings.

On the succeeding page, click Other troubleshooters.
Under Most Frequent, you may find the Run button besides Windows Update. Well, click on it.

When the troubleshooting window opens up, hit Next and follow the on-screen instructions.
Let this tool find and resolve any issues on your PC automatically.
Once the troubleshooting finishes, restart Windows and see if you can now upgrade easily.

3] Inspect Hard disk

Errors like 8007001F – 0x4000D may also occur if the hard disk on which you are trying to install the new Windows OS is corrupted. In order to rule out this possibility, you may inspect the hard disk for possible bad sectors. Here’s how you may check the hard drive on Windows 11/10 –

First of all, open Command Prompt as administrator.
When it launches, type the following and press Enter.

chkdsk C: /f /r

Note: By default “C:\” is the root drive on Windows operating system. In case it differs on your PC, replace it with the appropriate letter.

Since the root drive is already in use, CMD will not run this command. Instead, this will prompt a message underlined below –

“Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)”

Type “Y”, and press Enter again.

Restart your device next so that the hard drive scan starts automatically.
Once the scanning completes, you will receive a report stating whether your hard disk is alright to be used or needs a replacement. Act accordingly so that you can upgrade your Windows.

4] Run SFC/DISM scans

If the CHKDSK commands reveal that your hard disk is all good to be used, the issue might lie with the system files. We all use so many third-party tools on our PC. It is because of their interactions or interference with the system files that the files become corrupted or sometimes even go missing. System File Checker is a great utility program that can find and replace damaged files/folders automatically. Here’s how can you run this tool –

Press Win + R to invoke the Run dialog.
Type “CMD”, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys altogether.
Doing so will launch the Command Prompt having admin rights.
On the elevated console, type the following, and press Enter.

sfc /scannow

This command usually takes 10-15 minutes to scan/repair damaged files. The timing may increase depending upon how many files it requires checking. Let this process complete and when it does finish, reboot your PC.

The error 8007001F – 0x4000D may also arise due to corruption inside the Windows 11/10 image itself. In order to fix such corruption, you may try the DISM tool using the below steps –

Open Command Prompt (Admin) as stated above.
When the CMD starts, copy/paste the below code, and hit Enter.

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Alike to that of the SFC tool, this will also take 15-20 minutes, so wait patiently.
Once this is over, restart your computer and see if the error resolves by now.

5] Update all device drivers

The mere presence of a faulty or outdated device driver may also result in errors like 8007001F – 0x4000D. So, you must check for any pending driver updates, and if available, download and install them on your computer.

With Windows 10 version 21H1 or Windows 11, you need not require to independently search for an obsolete driver. All you require now is to visit Windows Update and hit the Check for updates button. The system will connect to Microsoft servers and see if any driver updates are pending on your computer. Whatever the scenario is, you will get a list of updates under optional updates.

Click on the optional updates link, mark the checkboxes that you want to upgrade, and hit Download & Install. The system will take care of the remaining steps. After upgrading all device drivers, make sure to restart your PC.

6] Perform a Hardware Clean Boot

At times, problems like this occur just because of glitches on the device drivers. To fix such glitches, you may go for a hardware clean boot on your computer. Kindly note that this is not something we perform in the case of third-party apps interactions or interferences. This is related to bugs inside the system drivers and thus requires a hardware clean boot. Here’s how can you perform this task –

Right-click on the Windows icon and select Device Manager.
When the Device Manager opens up, expand the below sections one by one and disable all its internal drivers. The categories that need to be disabled are as follows –

Display Adapters
Network AdaptersSound, video, and game controllers
Sound, video, and game controllers
Universal Serial Bus controllers

After you disable all the drivers inside the above sections, restart your PC.
Restart Device Manager and click “Scan for hardware changes”.

The system will automatically enable all the drivers that you had stopped earlier.

Check if you can now upgrade Windows normally. In case the error 8007001F – 0x4000D still occurs, all you can do now is clean install Windows 11/10 using an ISO image file.

I hope one of the above solutions works in your case and indeed resolves the “8007001F – 0x4000D” issue.

What to do if Windows Update keeps failing?

In case of Windows updates keep on failing, you may try out these solutions in no particular order, and see if any fixes the issue.

How to Fix Windows Upgrade Error 8007001F – 0x4000D

What causes Update failure in Windows 11/10?

Upgrade Error 8007001F – 0x4000D Solutions