0x80070003
ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND
hresultdecimal 2147942403signed -2147024893
Matched as: the code as given (hex)
HRESULT breakdown: code: 3, customer: False, facility: 7, severity: failure (bit 31 set), wraps_win32: 3, ntstatus_wrapped: False
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Microsoft guidance: 0x80070003 (ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND) untested here · 0 fixed, 0 not
(Enterprise subscription only)
risk: unknown
Error text on Microsoft's page: The system can't find the path specified. The servicing stack can't access a specific path.
Indicates an invalid path to an executable. Go to %Windir%\logs\CBS, open the last CBS.log, and search for , error. Then, match the results to the timestamp.
Source: vendor, Common Windows Update errors
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Source: Common Windows Update errors · CC-BY-4.0 (MicrosoftDocs/SupportArticles-docs, repo license verified 2026-10-09) · retrieved 2026-10-09