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I am running it a third time now and about to do the reboot, I will then try update and post back.
Just trying to get more ideas...
Did you see it report any errors at all?? Next option left would most likey be a clean install using the ISO From a USB stick which you would have to boot to and run off the USB drive, to clean install windows 1511
In other words you would make the USB memory stick bootable with your Windows 1511 on the USB. Then run Setup.
Your are getting pretty close to running out of options...
I was afraid of that. I do have a bootable USB ready to go. I still may just live with it though. Not sure yet.
It is still checking for updates.
Thank you for your time on this :)
Hope it works for you, I would not want to lose all my app and personal files either. If you do go that way, backup your personal files on another drive.
Also IF you have to clean install make a backup of all your device drivers. Run this command from command prompt change the drive letter to where you want to store the drivers.
md c:\Drivers
Dism /Online /Export-Driver /Destination:C:\Drivers
Ok I am going to bed, its almost midnite here, and I've been up since 5am. Hope you are successful in your upgrade. I'll check in tomorrow morning to see how you made out. :)
Mike...
Ok I am back, David's suggestion is interesting, as some 3rd party firewalls can block upgrades for Windows 10 What firewall do you have installed??
Hi there
maybe I've missed something here - but why not simply use the Media creation tool from Ms - then create (Menu pops up) ISO or USB. I created an ISO (since I want to run some VM's as well and booting a VM from a USB doesn't work yet - from an ISO image it does). Then if you want a bootable USB simply run RUFUS against the .iso
Now also if you have an SD card in the system this can cause funny problems at W10 install (although card is fine afterwards) such as "Cannot install windows to this partition / disk etc.
Remove any other spurious hardware (external USB devices etc) and simply boot the USB.
Windows should work fine -- switch OFF Protected boot if it's on in the BIOS though - and enable legacy boot if you want to boot OS'es without UEFI. You can still boot a UEFI OS of course -- just ensure that the boot device is GPT formatted.
To do that :
Boot up install disk and choose REPAIR system - this is just to get into a Command mode prompt.
Then DISKPART
LIST DISK
SELECT DISK nn where nn is the HDD / SSD where you want windows to be installed on
CLEAN
Create partition primary
exit
Now run Diskpart again and select the disk you just used
convert gpt
Now re-boot and see if Windows now installs.
Cheers
jimbo