Windows 10: Freeze at 33% during update to 1709

It's suppose to. Safe way is to run Disk Cleanup, not just delete the folder.

Open and Use Disk Cleanup in Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

 

ah yes i had to google for that info. use Disk Clean Up not File Manager to delete.
I believe Windows will delete the folder after one month and its just there in case you want to roll-back to the earlier Windows.

 

You know, you could have just looked in the tutorials here on TenForums.
Delete Windows.old Folder in Windows 10
You'd be hard-pressed to find a question that doesn't have a tutorial about it *Smile

It used to be 30 days before it was deleted automatically, but since the Anniversary Update that was reduced to 10 days.

 

Yep! That's Option #1, right up front, in the tut I posted for him. And option #1 in yours.

 

I too am a victim of the 33% death. I've been battling to stave off Windows updates for months, and failing often to see again 33%.
Your post about WiFi Hardware sounded familiar (I got around an early failure by disabling the Wifi driver) but, after consulting you-tube an how to remove my Wifi mini card, I thought an easier approach might work. I disabled Wlan in the F10 setup menu. ethernet is still working. It wasn't long before update asserted itself. This time it worked. I'm now booted under version 1709.

 

Awesome! I'm glad this post helped someone. It was a really frustrating experience.