0x8007000D 🪟 Windows

Windows error 0x8007000D (The data is invalid)

Windows read update, installer or setup data that is corrupted or incomplete.

Seen on: Windows

Meaning

ERROR_INVALID_DATA appears in Windows Update, Store downloads and Media Creation Tool/ISO installs. Usually the downloaded files in SoftwareDistribution are corrupt, or the install media is bad.

Common causes

  • Corrupt downloads in SoftwareDistribution
  • Damaged ISO/USB media
  • Component store corruption

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Reset Windows Update’s download cache
  2. Re-create the installation media
  3. Run DISM and SFC

Detailed fix by platform

Windows

  1. powershell
    net stop wuauserv & net stop bits
ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
net start bits & net start wuauserv

How to diagnose

  1. Where — Update, Store or Setup?
  2. Media — Checksum of ISO

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