Error when you download updates using Windows Update or Microsoft Update: 8000FFFF

Resolution:This problem may occur if any of the following values exist in the Windows registry:

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\PendingXmlIdentifier

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\NextQueueEntryIndex

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS\AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving

Delete all the three from your registry.

If you don’t know, how to remove it from registry. Please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Click Start

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2. In the Start Search box, type regedit.

3. In the Programs list, click Regedit.exe.

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If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or click
Continue.

4. Find and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS

5. Right-click COMPONENTS.

6. Click Export.

7. In the File Name box, type COMPONENTS.

8. In the Save in box, click Desktop, and then click Save to save the file to your desktop.

9. In the details pane, right-click PendingXmlIdentifier, and then click Delete. If this value does
not exist, go to the next step.

10. In the details pane, right-click NextQueueEntryIndex, and then click Delete. If this value
does not exist, go to the next step.

11. In the details pane, right-click AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving, and then click Delete. If
this value does not exist, go to the next step.

12. Restart the computer.