How to get the Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903

CountMike said:

That's just it, they keep on rethinking them all the time. That may not be as apparent with regular builds because it happens only twice a year (another rethink needed) but with insider builds, specially Fast and Skip ahead, just looking at the list of changes during UUP to ISO is running, most of the time different files and processes are created and inserted in the resulting ISO file. Following Task manager from the beginning of update/upgrade process ca also be seen that there's no real pattern to it, keeps changing all the time.

Yeah, I didn't mean to come down on MS so hard because I know this stuff is really difficult.

I was suggesting a completely different approach to them that warn or exit more gracefully, or even the option to continue with errors (if possible.)

After three days, I'm sitting here with version 1903, done as a clean install, that is essentially identical to the install that wouldn't upgrade. And when I did the clean install I left everything plugged in. I know it was something small on my 1809 install, I just wish I had been given more options than cryptic error logs.

And I agree with the earlier post that mentioned the "Leave Everything to Us" message when the new desktop was intializing. I just laughed to myself and thought, "that's how this mess started in the first place."

f14tomcat said:

Just do as Bree and Zorg posted. Tick it and let it clean. Be patient, it may seem to stall but it is working. Let it finish.

Done, 33Gb freed from the OS SSD, thanks

Dav said:

Every way possible many many times. USB Flash, DVD, ISO (wim and esd) from C: and D:, update assistant. Always clean boot with startup and services disabled, AV and Malwarebytes removed and or disabled.

I would suggest getting a hold of the release of 18362.1 from, i believe, Mar 19/19. I asked Dick ('f14tomcat'), knowing he'd probably have it since he had in times past. I would send him a PM asking for this iso file which does not have all the upgrade issues people are experiencing (at least didn't for me when i used it to upgrade my laptop & desktop with no problems) I did my upgrades on April 11th.

I believe this will solve your upgrade issues.

Bon chance!