0x80070490
ERROR_NOT_FOUND
hresultdecimal 2147943568signed -2147023728
Matched as: the code as given (hex)
HRESULT breakdown: code: 1168, customer: False, facility: 7, severity: failure (bit 31 set), wraps_win32: 1168, ntstatus_wrapped: False
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Microsoft guidance: 0x80070490 (ERROR_NOT_FOUND) untested here · 0 fixed, 0 not
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risk: unknown
Error text on Microsoft's page: This error occurs during driver installation as part of the update.
This issue occurs because details such as the architecture for a driver that's being updated are missing in the registry. Manually add the missing inf file Arch value in the Driver operations registry by following these steps:
- Open regedit, and navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ComponentBasedServicing\DriverOperations\0\2(SequenceID) - Review the Identity value to determine the value that's missing.
- Manually add the missing value by referring to the information in the Identity value. For example, Name: Arch; Type: REG_SZ (String Value); Data: amd64.
- Proceed with installing the failing update.
Source: vendor, Common Windows Update errors
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