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Now reboot, open Windows Update, and click Check for updates. Delete its contents including any sub-folders. Next, open Explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution. You should see confirmations that each service was either stopped or wasn't running. With this done, use Win+X and select Command Prompt (Admin), then type 'net stop wuauserv' (without the quotes) and hit Enter, followed by 'net stop bits' and Enter.

First, check that System Restore is configured (see below, number 7) and create a restore point. If the problems remain, you might need to get a bit more stuck in.
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If you're still getting problems, download and run the Windows Update Troubleshooter, then reboot and try to update again.
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Check first that you've upgraded to the Windows 10 Fall update (see above, number 2). Many people have reported issues with Windows Update in Windows 10. Tick this option and click OK. In the separate message box that appears asking if you're certain you want to send this, click Delete Files, and you're done. You might have to scroll down to find it, but it should be taking up a sizeable bit of drive space, in our case, 5GB. Windows will do some more calculations and give you another a remarkably similar looking box, this time with the option to delete previous windows installation(s). Windows should scan your system for a while and then a box will pop up. If you're confident that this is the main drive where your OS is installed, hit OK. The default drive should appear first which is usually the C:/ drive. Simply select the drive your OS is installed on. Click on it to open the application.Ī drive selection box should appear.

A "Disk Cleanup" app should appear before you in the search criteria field. If you like the new OS and want to delete the old one for good, then click on the Windows Start button and type "cleanup" to automatically search the system. This is in case you don't like the new Windows 10 and decide to change back to the previous operating system that you might be more used to. Instead of forcing users to update their hardware and never look back, Microsoft keeps a hold of the important files that made up your previous OS in the C:/ drive. You may be asking as to why this happened, and the answer is that Microsoft isn't quite as controlling as some other big tech companies.

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Instead, it refers to whether it's the Home or Business version you're trying to install and if this is the version you're running, you can hopefully be rest assured the newest build will be installed.
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When you run Media Creation Tool, you may not see any reference to upgrading to the late version of Windows 10 when using the software, or which version it will upgrade your system to. You simply need to download it, install it and use it to manually upgrade your PC to the latest version. If you're ready to install the latest version of Windows 10, you can use the Windows Update Tool, although the Media Creation Tool alternative is the more reliable option. You can do this by heading to the "About Windows" screen. However, any updates like this won't show up as available to everyone and this means you'll have to resort to manually updating your operating system instead.īefore you start upgrading, you'll need to check which Windows 10 version you're already running. Each of these updates introduces new features to Windows 10, as well as a number of bug fixes and a whole lot more. Windows 10 receives major updates every so often, such as the May 2020 Update (codenamed 2004) and the October 2020 Update (codenamed 20H2). Can't upgrade to the latest Windows 10 version If you still have problems, use the Start Menu to search for 'performance', run Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows, click the Data Execution Prevention tab and turn DEP on for all programs and services, then reboot and try again.Ģ.
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