Win7 Ultimate upgrade to Win10 Pro hangs up on "Working on Updates30%

I have a desktop running Win7 Ultimate w/SP1. I have tried at least 5 times to run the upgrade to Win 10 using the Media Cr3ation Tool and downloading Win10 then running the upgrade. It does the entire process through the reboot and starting to work on updates. It always hangs up on 30% I have first left the machine fo an hour and no advance. I then left it for 4 hours and no advaqnce. I even left it overnight on the last try and still no advance past 30%. I use BitDefender antivirus but all that is turned off and all my external periferals are unplugged. I have the legal and registered original Win7 Ultimate CD´s and even tried reloading the Win7 Ultimate but the same result. What have I overlooked? Please help.

Sparks48 said:

I use BitDefender antivirus but all that is turned off

Hello and Welcome @Sparks48

For Bitdefender or all other antivirus programs, I can only recommend uninstalling it before upgrading and also using the manufacturer's removal tool to remove the filter drivers from the system.

These interfere with the upgrade.

Encryption software such as TrueCrypt or VeraCrypt should also be removed.

Otherwise I assume that you have the same problem as there:
Windows 7 to 10 upgrade gets stuck at 30% : Windows10

That the upgrade fails because it can’t create the recovery partition or change the size.

I also wrote the workaround there.

Create a USB Stick with the Media Creation Tool and then run the following command to start Windows Setup again
(x must be replaced by the drive letter of your USB stick):
X:\setup.exe /resizerecoverypartition disable


A little hint that you should generally make before you start a Windows upgrade:

Unplug all devices from the PC that are not required for the upgrade:

Printer; Scanner; USB Adapter: Wlan, Ethernet and Serial Adapter, USB Sticks, Hardware dongles and so on.

After that perform a clean boot:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...bkmk_win8clean


Friendly greetings

Sorry for any mistakes. English is not my native language.

Please use English as the default language so that files can be scanned:

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
Change Display Language in Windows 10

Please run:

DM log collector: BSOD - Posting Instructions

Setupdiag: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...rade/setupdiag


For share links please use one drive, drop box, or google drive.



This upgrade checklist has many steps that Tekkie Boy had typed in the above post:


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)
https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/2625/
(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/