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Hi! Windows Update error 0x80070103 is almost always a driver-related hiccup, not a sign that Windows itself is broken. It usually appears when Windows Update tries to reinstall a driver that’s already present, is older than the one you have, or simply isn’t a perfect match for your hardware.
The specific entry you’re seeing seems an HP USB driver and as this is an old driver can be disable from the updates.
- Download Microsoft’s “Show or Hide Updates” troubleshooter https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/2/2/F22D5FDB-59CD-4275-8C95-1BE17BF70B21/wushowhide.diagcab?
- Run the tool > Hide updates > select Hewlett-Packard – USB – 48.0.4261.18175 > Next > Close. Windows Update will stop trying to install that driver, eliminating error 0x80070103 on future scans.