Windows 10: 1607 will not upgrade. It just keeps searching - forever...........

I have tried everything - and nobody has an answer! sad.

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Windows 10 ver 1607 will not upgrade to 1703

• How are you performing the upgrade from Windows 10 Version 1607 to 1703

Windows10Upgrade9252 (2).exe

• What troubleshooting steps have you performed to address the issue?

Retry

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

Windows 10 ver 1607 will not upgrade to 1703

Hi,

We would like to ask you some questions in order to assist you properly:

• How are you performing the upgrade from Windows 10 Version 1607 to 1703?
• What troubleshooting steps have you performed to address the issue?

While waiting for your reply, we suggest that perform the following and check if it resolves your concern:

• Perform a clean boot using this
  link. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program, update, or when you run a program in Windows 10.
• Download and run the
  Windows Update troubleshooter for your version of Windows.
• Once you've performed the suggested steps, perform the upgrade again and check the results.

Please post the results for us to assist you further.