Upgrade from win 7 to win 10 fails

I have tried upgrading my system from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 10. I downloaded the upgrade from this link:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

The upgrade gets approximately 90 to 95 percent installed, and errors out. Now every time I get the install new updates prompt from windows 7 I get the edit "can't install windows 10 updates"

Is there a way to check for win 10 registry entries that are causing win 7 problems? In lieu of that, I would love to be able to upgrade to win 10.

Thanks,

Saltydog

Run setupdiag and post a share link into this thread:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...rade/setupdiag

Run the DM log collector and upload results into this thread:
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This is an upgrade checklist: (modified for upgrading 7 to 10)

Code:

UPGRADE CHECK LIST:
Run through this check list before the next upgrade attempt:

1) remove nonessential hardware
docks
USB devices
printers
headset
speakers
joysticks
projectors
scanners
plotters
portable optical drives (CD, DVD)
microphones
cameras
webcams
smartphones
bluetooth devices
USB drives (other than a windows 10 iso if used for the upgrade)
USB Wireless Mouse or Keyboard Receiver, USB Wireless Network Card
secondary monitors


2) These should be the only attached devices:
wired mouse
wired keyboard
monitor

Any of these that have been done in the past week are not necessary to repeat:


3) open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste: (repair file system)
chkdsk /r /v C:
This may take many hours so plan to run overnight
Find the chkdsk report in the event viewer using the information in this link and post into the thread:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/96938-check-disk-chkdsk-read-event-viewer-log.html

4) open administrative command prompt and copy and paste: (repair operating system)
sfc /scannow 

When this has completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread

5) update windows (have all recommended updates installed) and reboot after updates

6) List and uninstall all non-Microsoft antivirus software
(This includes always on and manual software.)
(This includes running the applicable antivirus uninstall tools for any AV that could have been incompletely uninstalled)
(And this includes uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) immediately before the upgrade attempt)

7) List and uninstall all non-Microsoft firewall software

8) List all Microsoft and non-Microsoft drive encryption software. 
Uninstall all non-Microsoft disk encryption software

9) Run disk cleanup to clean temporary and system files
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

10) Create and verify that the drive has > 30 GB free space (At least 25 GB is needed for maintaining certain dump files)
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/129976-hard-disk-space-free-up-recover.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/274797-disk-management-post-screen-capture-image.html


11) Consider placing the computer in clean startup:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/179159-troubleshoot-application-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

12) Detach all SATA devices other than the disk drive that has the Windows operating system
(Make sure that the only disk drive that is attached to the computer at the time of the upgrade attempt is the disk drive containing Windows)
(Other disk drives may be able to be detached by disconnecting cables or if necessary to remove the drive from the computer)

13) Make sure that there is no metered connection:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17452/windows-metered-internet-connections-faq

14) Consider making a free backup image:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/218920-macrium-reflect-create-bootable-rescue-usb-drive.html

15) Test the drive:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/313457-seatools-dos-windows-how-use.html
Crystal Disk standard edition:
https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/

Far as i know setupdiag runs on Windows 10 if this is the case then execute the batch script attached to my post and post the Logs.zip created by this batch script.

If setupdiag is unable to run on windows 7 look for these folders/files: (less than one week old)

First download and install: voidtools



\$Windows.~bt\sources\panther
\$Windows.~bt\Sources\Rollback
\Windows\Panther
\Windows\Panther\NewOS

setuperr.log
setupact.log
Setupmem.dmp
setupapi.dev.log
BlueBox.log



For all steps in the prior post's checklist please post images into the thread:


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Have you got access to all the software (and license numbers) that would permit re-installation of your whole system? If so, a clean install would be a better option.

If you're concerned about wiping your existing drive/system, you could swap out the current drive for a new blank drive and install on that (Ideal opportunity to upgrade to an SSD if not already). If things go pear-shaped, you've always got the old dive to re-connect.

If it works, get an external USB case for the old drive, and use that as a backup.