How to Fix Windows Update Error 0x80070057
Ah, Windows Update Error 0x80070057. What a fine error this is, of a dignified vintage, well-known to Windows users across the ages. Irritant to sysadmins across the land, this error has been plaguing our systems since at least Windows XP, arriving as an accompaniment to a number of system errors. As such, it isn’t an entirely difficult error to fix, and I can show you exactly how to take care of it. Unknown Error; Unspecified Parameters; Service Not Running The message arriving with error 0x80070057 can vary, depending on where the error in the update service is found, but it is usually a variant of “Unknown error,” “Unspecified parameters encountered,” or simply that the “Required services are not running.” The update service or the activity you were engaged with then ends, plonking you firmly back to square one. While this error hadn’t disappeared, the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update, or Windows 10 Build 1607, has seen numerous repor...
