How to fix error 0x80070543 in windows 10?

Here is my IsWindowsHealthy.ps1 file. It tests some of the basic areas that might impact Windows Update. Save it and run it from an admin Powershell prompt. Let's see if it produces any errors.

Update: .ps1 works better than a .bat file.

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# IsWindowsHealthy.ps1 - Run common troubleshooting tools. 
# Author - MotoX80 on Microsoft Learn forum.
# Last update - 2025-04-07
# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/118183/how-to-fix-error-0x80070543-in-windows-10
#
# The goal of this script is to consolidate all of the typical "look for this" recommendations that
# get posted when someone asks for help with Windows. Example; sfc,  dism, chhkdsk, etc. 
#
# Any feedback is welcome. 
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------#
cls
$color = "Yellow"                  # Your favorite color 

Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Available memory analysis "
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"

$wos = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem
$tpm = [math]::round($wos.TotalVisibleMemorySize / 1MB, 2) 
"Total memory is {0}" -f  $tpm | write-host 
$fpm = [math]::round($wos.FreePhysicalMemory / 1MB, 2)
"Free memory is   {0}" -f $fpm | write-host 
# Calculate the percentage of free memory
$freeMemoryPercentage = ($wos.FreePhysicalMemory / $wos.TotalVisibleMemorySize) * 100

if ($freeMemoryPercentage -lt 25) {
    Write-Host "You are low on available memory." -ForegroundColor $color
    "Free Memory Percentage: {0:N2}%" -f $freeMemoryPercentage | Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color
    ""
    write-host  "These processes are using the most memory."
    Get-Process | Sort-Object -Property WorkingSet -Descending | Select-Object -First 10 -Property Name, Id, WorkingSet | format-table 
} else {
    "Free Memory Percentage: {0:N2}%" -f $freeMemoryPercentage | write-host 
}
start-sleep -seconds 5
Write-Host ""
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Boot Details "
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"



$boot = (Get-CimInstance win32_operatingsystem).LastBootUpTime 
"Last boot: {0}     ({1} days)" -f $boot, ((get-date) - $boot).days | write-host
$ComputerStatus = new-object -comobject "Microsoft.Update.SystemInfo"    
"Reboot required: {0}" -f $ComputerStatus.RebootRequired | write-host                                       
start-sleep -seconds 5
Write-Host ""
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Crash analysis "
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"


$days = 7
if (test-path 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive') {
	$crashes = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive -Directory | Sort-Object -Property LastWriteTime -Descending  | Where-Object -Property LastWriteTime -gt ((get-date).AddDays(-($days)))
	"There have been {0} application crashes in the last {1} days." -f $crashes.count, $days | write-host
	$report = @()
	foreach ($cf in $crashes) {
		$crashdata = Get-Content -Path ($cf.FullName + "\report.wer")
		foreach ($line in $crashdata) {
			if ($line.StartsWith("OriginalFilename=")) {
				$AppName = $line.Substring(17)
			}
			if ($line.StartsWith("EventType=")) {
				$EventType = $line.Substring(10)
			}
		}
		$report += [PSCustomObject]@{
			Time = $cf.LastWriteTime
			AppName = $AppName
			EventType = $EventType
		}
	}
	$report | Format-Table
} else {
	write-host "Crash dump folder not found."
}
start-sleep -seconds 5
while ($true) {
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Run check disk "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	chkdsk.exe c:
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "Chkdsk RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {break}
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "     Dism CheckHealth  "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "CheckHealth RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes the dism problem."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Dism ScanHealth"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth 
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "ScanHealth RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes the dism problem."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "    Dism AnalyzeComponentstore"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /AnalyzeComponentstore
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "AnalyzeComponentstore RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes the dism problem."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  If you see 'Component Store Cleanup Recommended : Yes'"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Run 'Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup'"
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  If you see 'The component store is repairable.'"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Run 'Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'"
	Write-Host ""
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "     System File Checker "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	sfc.exe /scannow
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "SFC RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {break}
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "     Check the WMI repository "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "------------------------------------------"
	winmgmt.exe /verifyrepository
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "Winmgmt RC=$LASTEXITCODE"
	if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
		Write-Host ""
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Try running 'Winmgmt.exe /salvagerepository'"
		Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " See if that fixes WMI."
		Write-Host ""
		break
	}
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "--------------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Folders in your system path.     "
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " Remove duplicate entries and to be safe,"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color " put the %systemroot% entries first in the list."
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "--------------------------------------------------"
	$env:Path.split(";")
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Run the WindowsUpdate Troubleshooting Pack."
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  If updates are pending, select 'x' to exit."
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Then install the updates when appropriate."
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	
	Get-TroubleshootingPack -path C:\Windows\diagnostics\system\WindowsUpdate | Invoke-TroubleshootingPack 
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	Write-Host ""
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "  Report on recent updates." 
	Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "---------------------------------------------"
	
	Get-CimInstance Win32_QuickFixEngineering | Sort-Object -Property InstalledOn -Descending | Format-Table -Property  InstalledOn, HotFixID, Caption
	
	start-sleep -seconds 5
	$session = (New-Object -ComObject 'Microsoft.Update.Session')
	$history = $session.QueryHistory("",0,1000) 
	$results = @() 
	$defender = $history | Where-Object -Property Title -Like "*Defender antivirus*"
	"We found {0} Defender updates." -f $defender.count | write-host  
	$Notdefender = $history | Where-Object -Property Title -NotLike "*Defender antivirus*"
	"We found {0} Non-Defender updates." -f $Notdefender.count  | write-host 
	ForEach ($u in $Notdefender) {
		switch($u.ResultCode)
		{
		  2 {
			$rc = "Succeeded"
		  }
		  3 {
			$rc = "Succeeded With Errors"
		  }
		  4 {
			$rc = "Failed"
		  }
		  default {
			$rc = "Unknown: " + $u.ResultCode
		  }
		}

		$results += [PSCustomObject]@{
			Date =  ($u.Date).ToString('yyyy-MM-dd hh.mm')
			Result = $rc 
			Title = $u.Title
		}
	} 
	$results | Format-Table 
	break
}
Write-Host -ForegroundColor $color "Complete"

Hi,

I found there is a same thread with your issue which was resolved at last. So please refer to the link below and check if the marked answer is helpful for your issue.

Windows Update Fails With Error 0x80070543

Bests,

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The ultimate answer is getting rid of windows since its turn into something I saw when I tried Linux 25 years ago.

I mean really apps like firefox and libreoffice stopped working. Can't install current versions because they don't work, etc.