Error 0xe0000100 during Windows Installation and Update

The Installation error 0xe0000100 occurs in various situations. Some users face this error when installing Windows 10/11, while others encounter it when installing Windows updates on their computers.

In this article, we will cover how you can fix Windows installation error 0xe0000100 or Windows update error 0xe0000100.

Normally, the above error occurs when there are problems with the SSD. If there is a bad sector on the SSD or if the SSD partition is corrupted, Windows is unable to store files in specific locations, resulting in error code 0xe0000100.

During Windows Installation

During Windows installation, the system stores thousands of files on the SSD. If it encounters a bad sector, Windows is unable to store the file and starts throwing the mentioned error code.

Error code:

Windows installation encountered an unexpected error. Verify that the installation sources are accessible, and restart the installation.
Error code: 0xE0000100

During Windows Update

The same theory applies to this condition. Windows can’t download and store update files in a corrupted memory location, thus showing the error code.

There were some problems installing updates. Error code (0xe0000100).

During Software/Driver Installation

You may also get this error code when installing software, driver, or install a hardware.

We couldn’t install this driver/software correctly. Error code (0xe0000100).

How to fix error code 0xe0000100 on Windows 10 & 11?

Before fixing this error code, you should optimize your PC to address common bugs, misconfigured settings, missing system files, and other driver issues. It’s a good idea to fix common Windows errors and optimize your PC’s performance by up to 200%.

Fix Windows Installation Problems

Solution 1: Use Disk Checking Utility

Microsoft provides an inbuilt command-line utility to scan and fix disk errors. It scans for bad sectors in the SSD and fixes them. This can be the best initial treatment for your SSD when addressing error code 0xe0000100.

To use the disk-checking utility, run the following commands in an elevated Command Prompt.

Step 1: Select your Drive. Press drive letter followed by colon(:) and press Enter to go inside your Drive.

C:\Windows\System32> D:

Step 2: Execute the following commands.

D:> chkdsk /f /r /x

Step 3: If it asks you to schedule scanning on next restart, Press Y and restart your computer to start scanning.

Solution 2: Use DISKPART command line utility to clean the drive.

DISKPART is a powerful command-line utility in Windows that allows you to manage disks, such as creating, deleting, and formatting partitions, cleaning drives, and managing volumes.

Note: Make sure to back up all the data on your drive. Cleaning a drive using DISKPART will remove all the data on it.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

Step 2: Launch DISKPART.

C:\Windows\System32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.22621.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: Steven Clark

Step 3: Lists all DISKs.

DISKPART> list volume

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info

  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------

  Volume 0     C                NTFS   Partition    349 GB  Healthy    Boot
  Volume 1     D                NTFS   Partition    126 GB  Healthy
  Volume 2                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System
  Volume 3         Windows RE   NTFS   Partition    711 MB  Healthy    Hidden

Step 4: Select the volume to clean. Choose your volume wisely otherwise you will end up cleaning the wrong volume that may cause massive data loss for you.

DISKPART> select volume 1

Volume 1 is the selected volume.

Step 5: Clean the volume.

DISKPART> clean

DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the volume.

Step 6: Exit from DISKPART.

DISKPART> exit

After cleaning the specific volume, try installing the Windows, software, or updates in selected volume.

Solution 3: Defragment and Optimize Drives.

Microsoft provides inbuilt tool to Defragment and Optimize drives. You can use this tool as follows:

Step 1: Click on the Start menu and search for “Defrag” and open “Defragment and Optimise Drives“.

Step 2: Select drive and click on Optimise button.

Fix Windows Update Problems

If you are encountering this error during update installation, you can fix it by resetting the Windows update components as follows:

Step 1: Open command prompt as Administrator.

Step 2: Execute the following commands:

net stop wuauserv
rd /s /q %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution
net start wuauserv

Step 3: Exit command prompt and start installation of Windows updates. If you are lucky you will not encounter the 0x80070643 error.

Conclusion

The error 0xe0000100 mostly appears during Windows installation and when installing Windows updates. The main reason behind this error is corrupted disk space. When Windows is unable to store files on your local system due to corrupted memory areas, this error occurs. This error can easily be fixed by resolving the memory issue on your SSDs.