How to Troubleshoot 0x800701E3 Error in Windows 10?

 Error 0x800701E3 often occurs when operating on a hard drive or SD card related to copying or moving documents or files from the hard drive or SD card. In most cases, users receive an error message stating, “Error 0x800701E3: Requested operation failed due to a serious device hardware error.” In addition, others reported that error 0x800701E3 occurred and Windows update failed. To solve the 0x800701E3 error in Windows 10, some users tried to format the hard drive but still got the following error message: “Windows cannot install the necessary files. Make sure you have all the files you need to install and restart the installation. Error code: 0x800701E3”. In this blog, there are some troubleshooting methods to solve error 0x800701E3.

 

Steps to Troubleshoot the error 0x800701E3 in Windows 10

Unfortunately, this particular problem is due to a serious hardware problem that usually cannot be solved. In most cases, this problem is a sure sign that the drive is faulty. If you see this message, the first thing you should do is recover as much data as possible before it’s too late. Now, follow our troubleshooting guide.

 

1.    Run a scan to check your system files

·         Press 'Windows + S,' type cmd in the text box, and press 'Enter.'

·         Then, select 'Run as administrator.'

·         Then, type the following command in cmd: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth press 'Enter.'

·         Then run a scan of the system files by entering this command:

·         sfc /scannow

·         Wait for the SFC scan to complete.

·         When the scan restores the files, click 'Restart.' 

 

2.    Run the Chkdsk scan

·         Click the 'File Explorer' button on the Windows 10 taskbar.

·         Then right-click on the drive you want to scan with 'Disk Scan.'

·         Then, select the 'Tools' tab.

·         Now, click 'Check' and select 'Scan Disk.'

·         First, scan the external drive with 'Check Disk.'

·         If that doesn't solve the problem, scan the hard drive with 'Check Disk.'

 

3.    Reformat the External Drive

·         Connect the drive to your desktop computer and launch 'File Explorer.'

·         Then, click on 'This PC.' 

·         Now, right-click on the external drive and choose 'Format' from the pop-up menu.

·         Then, select the 'Quick Format' check box.

·         Now, click the 'Start' button in the window to reformat the drive.

 

Hopefully, the above troubleshooting guide will help you to solve the 0x800701E3 error code in Windows 10.