Being a constantly developing platform, Windows has some prominent errors that certain users face and the error code 80070103 is one of them. Mainly the error appears at the time of updating a device driver to its latest version. This is some sort of error that users encounter after they upgrade to the Windows 10 OS. It’s been a while for the error to be on Windows and it’s quite widespread too.

So, if you are thinking that this error arises because of the problem that is related to the OS, then sorry to say, but you are wrong. It is not like the errors that appear during the Windows OS update. When you will try to update the driver with the help of Windows Update, you will face up with such an error.

Whatsoever, no worries at all, in this article, we are about to discuss all the aspects to take you out of such an annoying situation.

Identify the Drivers Which are Causing the Error 80070103

There are certain steps you should know if you want to identify the specific drivers that are causing the error. You can check the Windows Update history on your Windows 10 computer to identify the recurring driver. If you are not certain how you can do that, then the following section will help you with that.

1. Press the Start button along with the S key from the keyboard which will take you to the Windows Search bar.
2. In the Search box, type “Windows Update” to open the update menu on the system through the Settings window.
3. Select the “View installed update history” option from the Update page after it appears before you.
4. Once you clicked on the Update History section, there will be several messages appeared on the screen.

Among all the messages, you will find the ones that were successful and the ones which were failed to install on the system. Once you identify the main culprit behind the Windows update error 80070103, you can proceed further to solve it accordingly.

Workarounds to Fix the Error Code 80070103

Whenever you face this error code that implies that either there are some drivers on the system which are preventing to update or you are trying to install one with lower compatibility rating. These are the two main circumstances where users encounter the Windows update error code 80070103 on their computers.

There are two workarounds you can follow for fixing it within the least time taken. In the following section, we are going to take you through the workarounds.

Solution 1 – Install the Driver Manually

One important fact about the error is that most of the time it appears on the computers where the graphics drivers have some kind of problem. If you have also found that the error appeared on the system just because of the failed attempt to install the latest version of the Graphics Driver on your computer, then you are at the right section.

Graphics Driver is something that you should install on your own without depending on the OS to install it for you on the system.

Most of the times, Windows Update doesn’t hold the functionality to perform the update procedure for the Graphics Driver. In such cases, you should do it yourself manually. To do that, you have to visit the official website of the manufacturer and download the latest and the most compatible version of the driver.

After that, save the file on your computer and uninstall the current driver from it. To uninstall the current driver and installing the latest version of it, follow the steps given below.

To Uninstall the Current Display or Graphics Driver

1. Press the Start button and type “Device Manager” in the search box after it appears on the screen. After that, press the Enter key or click on the search result with the mouse to open it.
2. As the Device Manager opens, get to the Display Driver section and double-click on it to expand. After expanding it, select the driver listed over there and right-click on it to select the Uninstall device from the queue window.

Once you are done with these steps, restart the system to successfully uninstall the driver from your computer.

To Install the Latest Version of the Graphics Driver Manually

1. At first, open the Device Manager in the same way as you did in the previous step and navigate to the Display Driver.
2. You will find an outdated version of the driver, right-click on it and select the Update Driver from the queue window.
3. As the new dialog box appears on the screen, select the second option to continue further. After that, navigate to the location where you have saved the update file and then follow the on-screen instructions to completely save the file.

If you have followed the steps in a proper way, then the error shouldn’t stay any longer on the system. There is only one thing to note here is that you have restarted the PC after installing the driver on it.

Once you are done with all these steps, you should check if Windows update error 80070103 is still on the PC or you have solved it. However, in any case, if the error still appears to be on the sustem., then the next solution would help you get rid of it.

Solution 2 – Hide the Update

If there are latest updates you already installed on the system and you still experience the error, then try this solution out as it might be helpful to you. There is a feature that allows you to temporarily hide the driver updates on the computer from the Windows Update menu.

You should note that if you do this, then it will block all the driver updates of the system. The steps as mentioned in the following section should let you fix the error code 80070103 on your Windows 10 PC without facing any kind of trouble.

Do note another thing here is that you should have the administrative privileges to carry out the steps as mentioned underneath.

1. At first, press the Windows button and S key together to open the Windows Search bar. In the appeared search box, type in “System” to get to the Properties section of your Windows PC.
2. In the System menu, take your mouse cursor to the left panel and click on the “Advanced System Settings” option to continue further.
3. As the dialog box pops up on the screen, switch to the Hardware tab from the five of them. In this tab, you will find another option called, Device Installation Settings, click on it.
4. Afterward, select the No option from the newly appeared dialog box and then click on the Save Changes to hide the updates successfully.

Once you are done with the steps as mentioned earlier in this section, restart the PC to save the changes you recently carried out on it. After completing this solution, the error should disappear from the system.

To Conclude…

So, this is it, now you know what to do while the error code 80070103 appears on the system of your Windows 10 PC. Here, we are going to conclude our discussion of this topic. We have discussed all the aspects which are responsible for the occurrence of the error and their solutions.

You shouldn’t encounter it anymore and can update the drivers anytime you want. We hope that the article was sufficient to guide you through the most convenient steps to make the error a solved one.