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How to fix upgrade error 0x80070714 in Windows 10/11

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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TheFall Creators Updatecovers 75% ofWindows 10platform.

However, a lot of users that haven’t obtained 1709 version yet, are stuck with an incredibly unyielding problem which prevents the upgrade.

Thiserrorgoes by the code0x80070714and it’s easily identified as the ERROR_RESOURCE_DATA_NOT_FOUND codename.

If thiserrortrapped you in the never-ending upgrade loop, make sure to check the steps we provided below.

How do I resolve upgrade error 0x80070714 in Windows 10?

1: Run Update troubleshooter

First things first. Even though this might seem like an unfitting workaround for the grave issue at hand, it might help you, nonetheless.

Windows Update Troubleshooter will, upon running, reset various related services and it might address your problem.

However, don’t hold high hopes, since thiserrormostly occurs when upgrading to major updates, thus it’s harder to address it than usual.

Here’s how to run Windows Update troubleshooter:

2: Reset update services

Most of the time, the problem with the update errors in general concerns update-related services that tend to get stuck or unresponsive.

Furthermore, the folder in which all update-related files are stored and installed can be an issue, as well.

Installation files tend to get corrupted or incomplete, especially if there’s a presence of malware on your system.

For that reason, it’s advised to restart update services and delete the content from the Software Distribution folder. Here’s how to do it:

Also, some knowledgeable users suggested disabling SQL service in Services. Allegedly, it seems that SQL blocks the upgrade for some reason. Here’s how to disable it:

3: Run DISM

If none of the previous steps get you out of a slump, the next obvious step is to utilize DISM.

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool is the advanced troubleshooting built-in tool run through the command-line.

This tool’s main use is to, by employing system resources or an external source, locate and fix criticalerrorsin system files.

As we already said, the corruption in update-related files is quite common, especially if the update size is as overwhelming as it is with major Creators updates.

Here’s how to run DISM in Windows 10, as simplified as it can be:

4: Use Media Creation Tool

If you’re unable to overcome the 0x80070714errorwith the standard update procedure, there are still alternatives you can turn to.

Namely, Microsoft offers the Media Creation Tool which can be used to override the standard OTA updates.

Furthermore, you can use this tool to download and install the latest system version manually.

Follow these steps to do so:

5: Install updates via the installation media

In case even that fails, you can, by using the same tool, create an external install media , and install updates that way. This should exclude the possible issues within the system resources.

That way, you’ll use the data on the bootable USB or an ISO drive to install updates, rather than utilizing the system services mainly.

Here’s how to do it in a few steps:

6: Perform a clean reinstallation

In the end, if none of the previous steps worked, the only thing that comes to my mind is to advise you toreinstall the system cleanor to disable major updates and stick with the previous Windows iteration.

The former is, of course, not a preferable step, taking into consideration that you’ll lose all of your customized preferences and applications.

On the other hand, you can disable major updates temporarily, and avoid further issues. Here’s how to do it in Windows 10:

That should be it. In case you have a better alternative to our solutions or questions regarding the error code 0x80070714, we encourage you to share them in the comments section below.

How to fix upgrade error 0x80070714 in Windows 10/11#

How do I resolve upgrade error 0x80070714 in Windows 10?#

1: Run Update troubleshooter#

2: Reset update services#

3: Run DISM#

4: Use Media Creation Tool#

5: Install updates via the installation media#

6: Perform a clean reinstallation#