What is 0x8007000E?
0x8007000E shows up as a medium-severity Windows operating system fault. The system has run out of memory (RAM/virtual memory) required to process update downloads, allocate handles, or parse packages. Most commonly occurs during cumulative updates on systems with low physical RAM, disabled paging files, or memory leaks in update processes. Work through the steps below in order.
Common Causes
- Disabled or too low Virtual Memory Pagefile limit
- Excessive system RAM usage from active applications
- Corrupted Windows Update components causing memory leaks
- Low physical RAM hardware capacity (less than 8GB)
Step-by-Step Fix Guide
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Enable and increase system Paging File size
In our testing, Enable and increase system Paging File size alone clears up 0x8007000E more often than any other single step.
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Close all background applications before running updates
Should symptoms return, move on to the next steps — they're written specifically for harder-to-catch memory allocation instability causes.
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Reset Windows Update components using command prompt
"Reset Windows Update components using command prompt" targets corrupted Windows Update components causing memory leaks, one of the documented causes of 0x8007000E.
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Run disk cleanup to free component store cache space
Still seeing 0x8007000E after that? "Run disk cleanup to free component store cache space" is the next thing to check.
Commands & Diagnostics
systempropertiesadvanced.exe
cleanmgr.exe
Frequently Asked Questions
Disabled or too low Virtual Memory Pagefile limit accounts for the majority of 0x8007000E reports; excessive system RAM usage from active applications, corrupted Windows Update components causing memory leaks and low physical RAM hardware capacity (less than 8GB) come up less often but are documented.
"Enable and increase system Paging File size" clears up most 0x8007000E reports by itself. The remaining steps above cover what's left.
As a medium-severity issue, 0x8007000E is more of a stability annoyance than a hardware risk — the steps above should clear it up.
You shouldn't need to. Work through the guide above first — a reinstall is only worth considering if none of those steps help.
Sometimes. Microsoft regularly releases patches that fix known BSOD triggers including 0x8007000E. Make sure Windows is fully up to date via Settings → Windows Update before attempting more advanced fixes.
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