Windows 10: Error 0xc1900101 while updating, have already removed everything not needed

I've been dealing with problem while trying to get update 20H2 and 2004. 20H2 produced error code 0xc1900101 and 2004 produced 0x800704c7:





I've watched and the update seems to get around 57% before it stops, restarts, roll back the update, and restarts again to normal Windows desktop. Every time I restart and it fails to update, I end up with a phantom drive in Explorer that I can't access. They go away with subsequent restart or using diskpart command to remove drive letter until the next attempt to update


The first error code is driver issues but that is what has me flummoxed. I have already disconnected all of USB except for keyboard and mouse, and even removed internal hardware save for a video card and SSD. I am using Asus Prime x570 Pro, AMD Ryzen 7 3700x, Sapphire Pulse 5700 XT, 32GB RAM, a SSD on M.2 slot as the boot drive and another SSD on SATA port for other stuff. No overclocking at all, the system is running on default setting.


Nothing else is installed and I still got the error message which suggest either Windows install file had bad driver or incompatible driver for my computer that is not even 1 year old. Stuff that I removed to rule out problems: LSI SAS/SATA RAID card with 8 mechanical hard drives, 2 USB printers, film scanner, and DVD drive.


I've searched and have seen guides for deleting windows install to force redownloading, resetting some files, and even deleted the entire hidden folder. Nothing has changed!


What is left to do? I am using Windows 10 Pro. Originally the key was Windows 7 Pro key I bought from Newegg long ago, upgraded to 10 a few years ago. This computer was completely rebuilt with new CPU, RAM, motherboard, and video card over the summer with a clean install of Windows. I know the problem is not from 8 year old residual file due to clean install on a fresh blank drive. The only things I copied from old Windows of previous system were the document and download. All apps were downloaded and installed, not copied over.

EDIT I've tried the built in troubleshooter, it is unable to do anything meaning Windows does not know why the install fails. This has been failing for about 2 weeks now.

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Windows 10 Update Error 0xC1900101 - 0x40017

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand your concern with the error: 0xC1900101 - 0x40017 while upgrading to Windows 10, we will help you with this issue.

I would like to inform that this error may occur for one of the following reasons:

• Antivirus software conflicts
• Hardware conflicts
• Corrupted/ faulty driver conflicts

I suggest you to refer to the below article by Andre Da Costa, try the troubleshooting steps mentioned under:
0xC1900101 - 0x40017 error code and check if it helps.

How to: Troubleshoot common Setup and Stop Errors during Windows 10 Installation

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

Unable to upgrade one of the system to Windows 10 Update Error 0xC1900101 - 0x20004

Thank you for the reply. I read both of those threads already.

1. Resetting BIOS. I flashed BIOS to the latest version. Currently running default settings. No change.

2. Andre da Costa brings up a list of reasons. For error 0xC1900101-0x20017 he says refer to error 0xc000021a.

2a. Regarding his troubleshooting steps for error 0xc000021a. He says to wipe the drive and switch from NTFS to GPT. This is incorrect. If this was true, then no one could update from Windows 7 to Windows 10 without a clean install. Beyond which, I updated
my first desktop from Windows 7 to Windows 10 when it was running Windows 7 on NTFS.

2b. Regarding his additional troubleshooting steps for error 0xC1900101-0x20017. He has a number of suggestions, such as disabling peripherals. I tried all of these for both .iso and USB installs. No luck.

Any other suggestions?

 

Error 0xC1900101 installing 1903 update

Hi CiobanuGigi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that you are facing issues with installing Windows updates on your PC. It would be great if you can answer these questions to assist you in a better way.

1. What is the complete error message you receive when you try to update?
   
2. What is the make and model of the PC?
   

Error 0xC1900101 is a generic rollback code, and usually indicates that an incompatible driver is present. The incompatible driver can cause blue screens, system hangs, and unexpected reboots.

I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below and see if the installation goes through.

You can refer the article
Get help with Windows 10 upgrade and installation errors

Note:
Before performing Check Disk and Clean Installation take a backup of user data, as there are chances of potential data loss.

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Zaki