Current Status of Windows 10 October 2018 Update version 1809

Anak said:

Hi Midgo,


I haven't looked back but are you trying to update with those other 7 drives connected? If so disconnect all of them and try with just the SSD system drive connected.

I have disconnected all drives except the SSD when trying to update by the various means mentioned previously.

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Caledon Ken said:

@midgo I think you said you can't do a reset, a couple of pages back.

Sounds like you have a bigger issue than an update won't process.

I would try an Inplace repair. Do you have 1803 boot media to use?

I shall have to look at this.
I really don't want to do a clean install either but I may have nothing else left to try.

midgo said:

I have disconnected all drives except the SSD when trying to update by the various means mentioned previously.

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I shall have to look at this.
I really don't want to do a clean install either but I may have nothing else left to try.

Just for the record, a repair install is not the same as a clean install. With the former, you have the advantage of keeping your apps + data files

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Installation & Upgrade:
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

Go to this post: Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update failing with 0xc1420121 Scroll down to the post by Greg Carmack 3rd one down, and follow the steps and procedures he has laid out and see if his advice helps. Some of the steps you have already done but there are others that look promising like the third step in the first link, it asks about the servicing stack, hey! Maybe you have a bum one and it needs fixed.

Greg is a member here as gregrocker, and him and I worked together for many years over on SevenForums to clear BSOD's and get members machines working again, his final solution is to go the clean install route, but if that's what it takes your gonna have to bite the bullet.

I see IZ89 has replied, that repair install looks tempting...

IronZorg89 said:

Just for the record, a repair install is not the same as a clean install. With the former, you have the advantage of keeping your apps + data files

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Installation & Upgrade:
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

Thanks.

I will look into this when I get home from work:///

midgo said:

Thanks.

I will look into this when I get home from work:///

Most welcome!. Post back to let know how everything turns out.

IronZorg89 said:

Most welcome!. Post back to let know how everything turns out.

No luck I'm afraid.
I just tried an in place repair with win10 1803 USB ISO and I got a generic failure screen at about 57% done.
No error codes.
Just a Windows 10 Setup sign that says Windows 10 installation failed.
I just don't understand what the issue can be.

midgo said:

No luck I'm afraid.
I just tried an in place repair with win10 1803 USB ISO and I got a generic failure screen at about 57% done.
No error codes.
Just a Windows 10 Setup sign that says Windows 10 installation failed.
I just don't understand what the issue can be.

I have to agree with @Caledon Ken (post #1746). There seems to be no other avenue, but I would make a system image backup before and after the clean install just in case the latter itself is getting bumpy.