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RonLyster
Sep 26, 2021Brass Contributor
Windows 11 Update Failed, then Windows Update failed
I was just offered the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 11 in the Release Preview Channel. I gladly accepted the offer. The upgrade downloaded, then installed (seemingly 100%), and then rebooted. Wi...
- DeletedJan 17, 2022
It seems that on many computers there is this problem!
Cannot install Windows 11 - Error 0xc1900101 - Microsoft Community
_RBL_
Sep 26, 2021Brass Contributor
Hey I dunno if youve fixed this or not however you need to run the check for updates after the reboot and win 11 should download. This is done after your enrollment and reboot
- RonLysterSep 27, 2021Brass ContributorEnrolled months ago. Win 11 downloads (at least it says it has) and installs (again, it says it has) and then asks to reboot, which I do, and when it comes back up nothing was done - and there's no error message. Running update now simply shows the update error I have mentioned here.
- _RBL_Sep 27, 2021Brass ContributorI feel as You might want to decrypt the entire drive and make sure you don't have a locked drive partition.
Elevated PowerShell: Manage-bde --status- RonLysterSep 27, 2021Brass ContributorThought that might do it. After decrypting, the machine updated without a hitch and again offered me a chance to upgrade to Windows 11. Again I accepted. It showed installation 100%, then scheduled my restart (I restated it immediately), and when it came back up it said it was getting Windows ready. Hmm, could that mean it was getting Windows 11 ready for me? Unfortunately, NO. Same OS is installed (Windows 10 Pro). No error codes - it's as if nothing happened at all. Now all my Windows 10 updates are installed (at least that problem is resolved), and I have the original "Upgrade to Windows 11 is ready - and it's free" offer in Windows Update. Should I try it again for the 6th time? I guess I will, but I don't have much hope that it will install.
- DeletedSep 26, 2021Here the system files are corrupted and the problem is with the installation because of this probably - because of this, the migration stops.
So downloading here has nothing to do with it.- RonLysterSep 27, 2021Brass ContributorTo my knowledge there has been no event to cause system files to become corrupt, unless the Windows 11 upgrade did the corrupting. Updates worked fine before I accepted the upgrade offer. The system (other than Windows update) works flawlessly. If I am forced to do a clean install can I do that with Windows 11 directly? I was not given installation media when I bought my computer.
- EvilJesternzJan 17, 2022Copper Contributor
RonLyster (probably a bit late, but) The standard fix for this type of windows update error, is to stop the windows update service, then go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and delete everything. The start the windows update service and look for updates again. Has worked more than 40 times for me on various machines.