Repeated update failure from 1511 to creators

Hi, just wondering how it is you still have 1511? Is that indicative of some failure to update- some corruption perhaps? Or was Windows update deliberately disabled?

What is your actual build number?
(Windows key + X, winver)
- and the last update received + date
(see Update History)

Try these basic steps:
1. Please check your disk. Download and install Hard Disk Sentinel (trial) and post a screenshot of its GUI
to post a screenshot please use the Insert Image icon to the left of the video icon above your post

2. Check your file system
From an admin command prompt
[Windows key + X, click command prompt (admin)]
chkdsk C: /F
Your PC will need to restart.
Post back the result, which you can get after a restart as follows:
How do I see the results of a CHKDSK that ran on boot? - Ask Leo!
Make sure the result is clear or fixed- else do not proceed.

3. From an admin prompt run
SFC /SCANNOW
and post the result

Then please post a screenshot of Disk Management
(Windows key + X, click Disk Management)

Agree with Dalchina.
Remove Avast, and any other AV/malware, system tweaking software.
Hard Disk Sentinel (trial), or Crystal Disk Info (free), chkdsk, sfc /scannow
I would also check for chip and BIOS updates.

martytwo said:

Avast and other 'system tweaking utilities' were removed to no avail the same issue arose

And what are the results of these?

Hard Disk Sentinel (trial), or Crystal Disk Info (free), chkdsk, sfc /scannow
I would also check for chip and BIOS updates.

So your disks are ok- good.

chkdsk
Windows has made corrections to the file system.
No further action is required.

CBS.LOG
Verify and Repair Transaction completed. All files and registry keys listed in this transaction have been successfully repaired


Now your Disk Management (which I've captured from your One Drive post and, using the Insert Image icon to the left of the video icon above a post here show here


Suggests to me you have probably cloned or copied your boot configuration from one drive to another. Is that correct?

You have a scatter of Windows Recovery partitions and two EFI partitions - maybe you have more than one 16Mb System partition.

This is most likely why your system can't upgrade. You need to clean this up.

Delete all Windows partitions on your 'data' disk. To do that you will need a 3rd party partition manager to see if there is also a 16Mb System partition on it.

Noted F: & K: are listed but not shown on the image


Attachments: click 'Go Advanced' below your post to manage them.
Use the paperclip icon to add.

Now let's hope it works for you...

Now I normally recommend creating a disk image (e.g. Macrium Reflect (free) + external storage for image sets) before upgrading as a defensive measure. Looks like I forgot.

So before anything goes disastrously wrong, if you don't already, please start using disk imaging routinely to protect your PC
- if the disk fails
- it becomes unbootable
- some uncorrectable error including ransomware