Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade  

xandy said:

Is US english same as international english?

No.

Judging by your local timezone, you need to choose "English", meaning US English.

I'm in the UK so I have to download the "International English" version.

Using the wrong one will appear to be OK but you'll find odd problems here & there.
- Just for example, I was unable to get automatic spell-checking in forums such as this one after I'd used the wrong language ISO in a Repair install a few years ago.
- I fiddled about and eventually got it working but I will only finally fix the problem if I reinstall Windows [which would also mean reinstalling all my applications, setting up Windows, setting up each application and not getting anything else done for a week].

Denis

xandy said:

Ok,

Have tried to update a couple of times now but no success so far...

It just occurred to me I'm missing hkey_local_machine components!!!

Any ideas?

If you're missing the HKLM branch in regedit, then it may be time for a clean install instead.

Clean Install Windows 10

Hello @xandy,
Welcome to TenForums.

xandy said:

Have tried to update a couple of times now but no success so far...

It just occurred to me I'm missing HKEY_Local_Machine Components!!!

I agree with Brink. The time you will spend trying to investigate, test, and correct the problem, you could have Clean Installed and be up and running.

The Registry is one of the Operating Systems MAIN Sources, and unless you know how to deal with Registry Hives, then you could do MORE damage than good, and be in a worse state than you are now.

You could of course, create a System Image PRIOR to the Clean Install, and do NOT forget to Backup ANY folders or files that you can NOT afford to lose.

I hope this helps.

Jaguwaar20 said:

I‘m running Win 10 version 21H1. After troubleshooting a problem with a ten forums contributor on the Windows Updates and Activation forum, the next step necessary as a fix is to do a Repair Windows 10 with an In-Place Upgrade.

I’ve been scratching my head on why Step 2C includes “you will need to temporarily disable Secure Boot”. In the tutorial @Brink doesn't say something else which for instance might add, “you will need to disable secure boot temporarily if" . . . "such an such is applicable ”.

The hardware configuration I’m running doesn’t have a graphics card which might warrant disabling secure boot. I'm not running Win7 or Linux and since. . . the option I'll be choosing is to download the Win 10 ISO which will mount from a virtual drive. . . Why then does Step 2C sound as if its a sort of blanket cover statement ?

I’ve done the Windows 10 Repair with an In-Place Upgrade in the past without temporarily disabling Secure Boot. I never had Windows become unbootable. I’m just trying to understand if someone has a precise reason for disabling secure boot temporarily for every situation or if its my literal interpretation of the note that is incorrect. Thanks in advance

Hello mate,

Temporarily disabling Secure Boot before a repair install is more of a precaution than requirement to be extra safe.

@Jaguwaar20

Also, you may not be able to boot from media, such as USB thumb drive or a CD/DVD. Secure Boot will stop unauthorized booting from external media.

Jaguwaar20 said:

Its probably why I hear a lot of people say to me "you don't take everything literally, do you"?

A USB made with Media Creation Tool should be bootable with SB enabled. It seems to me that if the media you're using to do the repair-install can boot with SB enabled, then you don't have to disable SB .......... but what do I know