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Notice that my version of Windows 11 Pro Insiders Edition going away keeps appearing
I started getting the notice that my version of Windows will expire on August 11 three or four weeks ago. I would go to the Windows update under Settings/System and it would say NO updates are available. About a week ago It finally stated that update 25H2 was available. I would do the update numerous times since and each time I get an error code of 0xc1900101. looking that error code up on the internet said my EFI partition may need to be enlarged. When trying there sequence of steps, my system would not allow for the increasing of the partition. I Chatted with an individual today Aug 6, and she tried to run a couple of diagnostics and neither produced any meaningful results. She then gave a link to this site where she assured me the issue would be resolved. Oh and also she tried to download a new OS but it stopped before the entire MSI file downloaded.
Any help/suggestions?
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The exact same thing happened to me, I just got off a live chat with someone and they said the easiest way was to do a repair install basicly reinstalling windows 11 while keeping my stuff but he said he couldnt do it because i had to back everything up on to a external drive for security reasons its a joke and I signed up for the insiders thing before reading more into it and before it could do anything I disabled it or so i thought cuz i updated it last night thinking it was a routine update to now find myself on 26h2 microsoft needs to make it more clear and give an easier way to disable this feature
Error 0xC1900101 is normally a driver-related upgrade rollback, so enlarging the EFI partition should not be the first response without a log showing a partition failure. Back up your files, disconnect nonessential USB devices, ensure ample free disk space, and temporarily remove third-party antivirus, VPN, storage-filter, or hardware-management software. Install the latest BIOS, chipset, storage, graphics, and network drivers supplied for the exact PC model, including optional driver updates, then retry once. If it rolls back again, run SetupDiag and inspect setupact.log and setuperr.log in the Panther folders to identify the driver or migration phase that failed. Remove or update the named driver before another attempt. Because the Insider build is nearing expiration, use only an official Microsoft Insider ISO for the same or a newer eligible channel. If no supported in-place upgrade succeeds, back up everything and clean-install a current public Windows release.
I consider myself computer literate, but some of the remediations you recommend leave me confused as to how to accomplish all you request. As I stated during the chat time with MS the individual did try the diagnostics you suggest without success or significant results. Is there a mechanism whereby I can chat with a MS person to work through your other suggestions? Or allow the individual that would have more confidence than I currently seem to have to control my computer and go through your suggestions?
