Failed Annniversary Upgrade did NOT restore my previous version OK

I posted a message on the Microsoft Answers site and they suggested I remove/disable my anti-virus software (I don't have any), disable all devices except the USB stick used to boot the update setup file (I have the Anniv. Update ISO restored to a BluRay disk), and try installing the update from a cold boot.

I did the latter and it failed again, but said it restored my system to it's previous state.

Well, that is not exactly correct. I did get my Build 1511 back, but some critical things no longer work. My file manager (FreeCommander) starts but shows no window and does not show in the task bar. Chrome starts by all my extrnsions crash and it will not load web pages.= or do anything. So I am going to restore from a Macrium disk image I made before my previous attempt at installing the update.

Edit: Good News! Macrium Reflect got me back to a fully working system. Now all I have to do is find a way to stop automatic updates.

Edit2: Well that was easy - just run services.msc and disable the Windows Update service.

Usually with a big upgrade it is worth letting the flak die down.. wait a few months.

You're not the only one experiencing some problems- great you're wise enough to use disk imaging.

The upgrade does solve a few longstanding bugs, and introduces one text positioning bug.

When you eventually try again, make sure you have no possible conflicting software (Aeroglass causes a significant issue) and try from a clean boot, making sure you have enough spare space on your disk, including (I think from what I've seen) at least 450Mb unallocated.

I checked disk management on my Dell Latitude E6420, I just updated it to the AU on Monday using an iso.

It now has two recovery partitions, one 450M at the right side of the OS partition, and one 5.12G partition to the left of the OS partition. I didn't check before I updated it from Win7 Pro to W10 Pro 1511, so I can't be sure when it was added, from what I've seen on the forum I think updating to W10 1511 added that partition.

Some might describe the whole W10 experience after initial RTM as a "significant bug"

How about this, disk management from my Dell Latitude E6400, essentially the same route to the AU as my E6420. See it's disk mgmt shot in my previous post. Both laptops were bought refurbished with Win7 Pro x64, upgraded to 10586 1511, this one last year, the 6420 last month. Both upgraded to the AU via a USB iso, this one looks quite different, both laptops are pretty much bare bones, not much extra added, no games, very few programs. Both of them do still have a windows old folder, so that's taking up approx 20G.

CmmTch said:

Both of them do still have a windows old folder, so that's taking up approx 20G.

Hi, as you probably know, Windows.old will be removed after the roll-back period.
What is less known is that the rollback period for the AU upgrade is supposed to be 10 days from what I've read.