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Windows 10 1511 will not install no matter what I do!
The title says most of it, so I'll go through what I have tried and what happened when I tried it. (on version 10240 btw)
- Run Windows update manually. I've run it dozens of times now, the 1511 update is there but always fails.
- Make sure defer upgrades is uncheck. I don't even have this option, and haven't since I went from Tech Preview to full.
- Use WIndows Media Creation tool. Gets to the end and says setup can't run, reboot and try again.
- Install from ISO. Exact same issue as Media Creation tool, but without the long wait of it downloading files.
- Run SFC and retry updates. Ran it once, it said there was files it couldn't fix but I tried updating anyway. Failed. Ran it 3 more times in a row (in hopes of it fixing the files it said it couldn't fix the first time) each times it said there was files it couldn't fix and the update still failed.
- Download update from MS update catalog. Not knowing exactly which one it was when I searched for "1511" I downloaded all of the x64-based cumulative updates and tried all of them one by one. Every single one said it was not meant for my computer.
- Downloaded .MSU file from another thread. I tried the 1511 one here and it also said it was not for this computer.
- Rebooted into minimal startup and try from ISO. Same issue as if I wasn't in minimal. "Failed to start setup properly. reboot and try again"
- Run DISM with /limitaccess. Same error as installing from ISO.
So I am at a loss at this point. This computer started out as a Gateway machine with WIn7 Home on it, which I then upgraded to Win 10 Tech Preview, and then to full Win 10 Home. Back in September I replaced the mobo and processor and had to use an activator ( I actually went through 3 or 4 until I found one that worked) to keep it activated with the Gateway key.
I've spent 3 days now working on this (while fixing a bunch of other software issues I had, like Cortana not working) so please, any help would be greatly greatly appreciated.
Oh and a clean install wouldn't be an option, as I have some programs that I may never find the setups for again.
Last edited by RolandHazoto; 23 Mar 2016 at 07:42.