Windows 10: How can I download the Windows 10 Anniversary Update?

I down loaded the MCT and created a ISO file. I then ran the MCT and selected update this pc now.
After several hours and reboots all I get displayed on the screen is the egg timer logo which will not go away and I cannot access any of my apps making the pc unusable. Is there any way that I can over come the problem? Walter

 

Hi there

easiest way is from Ms site itself Brinks tutorial seems the easiest

BACKUP old system first

How to get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update - Windows 10 Forums

Cheers
jimbo

 

If you didn't get into the Windows Insider Program it wouldn't make any sense trying to explain the pun intended there at all.

The first immediate online upgrade being an update at this time I never advise to anyone since it will either stall immediately or freezeup forcing a hard boot which should get you back up at least in Safe mode on the first startup. The download and save of the iso image file if not seeing an immediate usb key made up is how it works here where I either use another 3rd party iso program to write the flash drives or manually mount the download to run the upgrade manually. Tested on now both physical as well as on VMs the results have been reliable for each build tested.

Agreed! I've even added a few posts about the results from not expecting to see the RS1 update even arrive here due to having too new of builds running as well as the description from the manual option used here following the downloads. Rather then counting on the WU when builds are too close to each other or too different in contrast which might force a full clean install when not wanted I opted for the manual older type of method to get things done. It worked! *Wink

 

I created a ISO file and burnt it to a DVD and did a clean install which uninstalled Ok, I am just reinstalling my apps which is rather time.


Walter

 

That's good then! Clean installs of course will always take that extra time depending on how much was already on when going to put it all back on again. Presently I will simply be starting off going from the 14385 Insider to RS1 update here for a period of time before going that extra step. But the end results are generally worth it in the long run! *Thumbs

Still have to get to a 3rd desktop along with a 10 laptop and another pair of 8.1 laptops only just lately seeing the 10 upgrade take place. The last two may have already seen the update come in however while the 10 laptop hasn't been run now for nearly a month.

 

A chance to get rid of the rubbish that accumulated, I got my laptop Win 10 home, another desk top win 10pro

 

Garbage it is! It grows on you after so long! *Eek*Doh*Roflmao2 That's another reason for planning out a total wipe soon enough for the 7 side of the dual boot here as well as seeing a fresh RS1 update install.

Unfortunately I had to unpack the update's iso directly onto a couple of previously used for 10 flash drives that were already made bootable since the MC Tool and a 3rd party iso burning app both failed to write the downloaded isos to usb media. The MC Tool saw an error while the other older app simply made the flash drives raw requiring a new volume for each that was tried on. I suspect due to the Redstone 1 now being strictly RTM that explains the tighter security it now sees.