What is causing the 0x8e5e0247 error?
We investigated this particular issue by looking at various user reports and the repair strategies that are most commonly being used to fix this particular error code. As it turns out, there are multiple culprits that have the potential of causing this error message: If one of the scenarios above is applicable to your type of problem, this article will provide you with several different troubleshooting strategies. Down below, you’ll find several methods that other users in a similar situation have successfully used to resolve the 0x8e5e0247 error code. If you want to remain as efficient as possible, we advise you to follow the potential fixes below in order since we ordered them by efficiency and severity. You should eventually stumble upon a method that will allow you to fix the problem regardless of the culprit that’s causing it. Let’s begin!
Method 1: Updating the Intel Rapid Storage Technology
If you started getting this error message after upgrading your PC configuration with a new HDD or SDD, chances are the issue is occurring due to an old Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver that doesn’t know how to work with your current drive size. If this scenario is applicable, you should be able to resolve the issue by updating your Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version to the latest using the official channels. Similar users struggling to resolve the same error message have reported that they managed to fix the issue indefinitely after following the instructions below. Here’s what you need to do in order to update the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver: If you see the same problem still occurring, move down to the next method below.
Method 2: Uninstalling Intel Matrix Storage
As it turns out if you’re using Intel Matrix Storage but you’ve also installed the Intel Rapid Storage driver (or the AMD equivalent) chances are you’re seeing the 0x8e5e0247 error code due to a conflict between the two drivers that are basically doing the same thing. In this case, you should be able to resolve the issue by using the Programs and Features utility to uninstall the Intel Matrix Storage utility. Several users encountering the same issue have reported that the error code was no longer occurring after following the instructions below and restarting their computer. Here’s what you need to do: If you’re still seeing the 0x8e5e0247 error code, move down to the next method below.
Method 3: Performing SFC and DISM scans
Another potential scenario with the potential to produce the 0x8e5e0247 error code is some kind of system file corruption that is inhibiting the functionality of Windows Update or Windows Troubleshooter. If this case is applicable, you should be able to resolve the issue by fixing the corruption with utilities like DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) or SFC (System File Checker). Both of these utilities will ultimately fix corrupted system files, but they do it in different ways. SFC uses a local cache to replace corrupted files with healthy options while DISM uses Windows Update to download fresh copies. If you suspect that system file corruption might be causing the issue, we recommend running both of these utilities in the order below. Here’s what you need to do to perform SFC and DISM scans: If you’re still encountering the 0x8e5e0247 error code, move down to the final method below.
Method 4: Performing a repair install
If the two built-in utilities presented above didn’t allow you to resolve the 0x8e5e0247 error code, it’s likely that you’re system is struggling with some severe corruption (possibly affecting some essential OS files). If this scenario is applicable, you should be able to fix the issue and avoid a clean install by performing a repair install instead. This procedure will reset all Windows components including booting data. But the good thing about this method is that it will leave all your personal files intact – This means that your applications, user preferences and media (images, videos, documents) will not be deleted. In case you decide to go for a repair install, you can follow the instructions inside this article (here).
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