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Just mounting the 1903 iso was always successful in finishing a lot faster too seeing you don't have to wait for the updating to do the downloading.
Problem always was having more update setting before mounting than after mounting 1903 from any prior build 1809/ 1803/ 1709 all came back incomplete with the 365 day pause option missing
Only 35 day pause and new option 30 day Dated page for exactly which date to install updates on were there.
Only saving nothing gave me all new and old updating options which is not a very good imho.
sfc is totally worthless as always didn't detect any issues even though there were.
Make a system image and mount the iso is best I can say it should work just not 100% as it should.
The downloading is the least of the problems, windows update does a lot of processing after the download, more than doubling the time taken compared to the ISO method. I timed each step here...
How long does the 1903 upgrade take using Windows Update?
There is a bug in 1903. If you set a non-zero number of days to defer features updates or quality updates then they disappear from the Advanced options. If you had either of them set before upgrading they will also disappear....after mounting 1903 from any prior build 1809/ 1803/ 1709 all came back incomplete with the 365 day pause option missing...
Known issues for Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903 - post #67Bree said:
Thank you very much for the data! The person I asked was a staff member at the public library where I am now. Another staff member referred me to him because he's got some kind of college degree in computers. I guess that doesn't automatically make him an expert in all things related to computers.
I wish I could. I don't have an external drive to do that, but I do have a flash drive that I back up all my personal files to. If something goes wrong and I end up having to do a clean install, I won't lose my personal stuff. Programs will all have to be downloaded again though, but there aren't too many of those. I made a list of about 17 that I'd want to get back.
Sorry to hear that. Very hard for me to know, but I think it would be wise to have an external HDD for regular backups using MR (Macrium Reflect) free edition. Nowadays, one cannot go on without them, otherwise you are prone to have big (huge) problems in the foreseeable future. Worst, You cannot be doing a clean install every time you are in a situation for a restore of your system. That could be really time consuming.
Hi, Bree. Got one more quick question: When I download the .iso file, do I have to go through the installation process right afterwards? I'd like to just download it (using the public library's Wi-fi) and then continue with the installation after I get home rather than have to sit around and wait maybe 90 minutes for the install to finish after the big download. I tried this once before and the .iso went missing. I've noticed how after I download normal updates, a message says, "Do not turn your computer off". Well, I hibernated it and planned to let the installations happen later, but they never do. I didn't think hibernating was the same as "turning off" since it saves everything in place. What if I put the computer to "Sleep"? Would that allow me to wait until I get home?
Yes, you can download the ISO file at your library, take it home, then use it any time you want after that. When you are ready to upgrade, mount the ISO file by double-clicking on it. It will appear in File Explorer as a DVD drive. Run the Setup.exe you'll see on the root of the DVD to start the upgrade.