Windows 10, the latest version of Windows Operating System has a lot of new features with an improved user interface. The enhanced version makes it better in comparison to earlier Windows OS. But this operating system is also home for a lot of errors and bugs. So, in case you are facing problems with your system, we are here to help you with the same. One of the major issue faced by the users is the error named “Modern Setup Host has stopped working.” A lot of users have been reporting it for the same on platforms like Reddit and Microsoft Answers. And to add to the grieving situation: even the Microsoft team has not been able to provide any proper solution to fix this error. Usually, this error starts appearing when the system is upgrading to Windows 10 or while using media creation tool for Windows 10. To help you get rid of this problem, some solutions are shared by Reddit and Microsoft users. Also, We’re sharing this tutorial with you as it might help you in troubleshooting the Modern Setup Host has stopped working issue.
Modern Setup Host in Windows 10 has stopped working
Modern Setup Host in Windows 10 has stopped working
What is Modern Setup Host? Modern Setup Host is a default utility that extracts the Windows update archive and installs itself. It is available in the C:$Windows.~BT\Sources\folder. Every time user logs into the Windows 10 PC it automatically runs as a scheduled task. To run a process with local users rights inside the connect of its origin windowsstoresetupbox.exe. It helps the system when you’re running setup file to upgrade PC to Windows 10. In case, it fails due to any reason, then in this situation, you will see the error and abort the system upgrade process. To help users who’re facing the same issue we decided to write this detailed post in which you will read about some precautions and workarounds that will help in troubleshooting the issue:
Precautions
You can take few precautions first before troubleshooting the issue:
Disable any Antivirus and Firewall programEject all the external devices connected to Windows 10 PCMake sure you have enough disk space minimum of 20GB
In case, you’ve already followed these precautions and still issue persist, then check out workaround discussed below to fix modern setup host in Windows 10 has stopped working.
Solutions
1. Run Windows Update Troubleshooter
One of the quickest solutions is to run Windows Update Troubleshooter. For that, you need to download Windows Update Troubleshooter and run it. The troubleshooter will try to figure out the issue and fix it.
2. Do a Clean Boot
You can perform a clean boot Windows 10 and check out if this fixes the issue. Here is how you can do that:
3. Change Language
Some users reported on the web that they fixed the issue by changing the default language to English (United States). Here is how you can do that:
3. Delete Content in Software Distribution Download Folder
To delete all the content in download folder of Software distribution folder, you need to:
4. Run Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
One of the working solution which is suggested by Ben Wil on Microsoft Answer is to take help of Media Creation tool for Windows 10. Under this workaround, you need to:
