Windows 10: I cannot update windows

Great, so now you can proceed with the fixes..

 

I found the chkdsk log, it says windows has found some errors in the master tabel and they have been corrected... should i try updating again?

 

Hi, that's a start- of course you can try, but my guess is there'll be more you need to do from that list I provided.

 

I tried updating after running chkdsk but the problem is still the same... I also ran the windows update troubleshooting tool and it said that it found a problem with the database.. it also repaired some windows components... so im going to update again and come back with the results

 

Alright, so i just tried updating and windows still doesnt know how to install the updates... is there anything im mising from the list?

 

Try post #2 here (Fix bat etc).
Can't get System Updates - Solved - Windows 10 Forums

If nothing helps, and you've no restore points to use to return to a state when it was working, and no disk images or similar to restore (which we repeatedly and strongly recommend) then that leaves either

- upgrade to the Creator's Upgrade build by manually downloading it and then running setup.exe in normal mode
- an in-place upgrade repair install (If unsure, see the Tutorial section).
= refresh Windows by returning to the base build of your current Windows build, keeping all programs.

 

I just tried the fix from post number 2 so i will come back with the results..

 

Still doesnt work with the updates.. Im going to try the creators build but I have never tried that previously

 

Before attempting the upgrade, please create a disk image as a matter of routine to protect yourself. We recommend Macrium Reflect (free) + its boot medium + external disk for the image(s). A few people have ended up with unbootable PCs or lost data.

Also read the extensive threads on this forum about the creator's build to get an idea of what some have experienced.

 

is it possible to make the backup into one file with macrium? I tried it previously and found it confusing because it was creating several files and folders...

 

Yes it is. Perhaps you were making incrementals or differentials? Or, you may have been making an image to a FAT32-formatted device. That limits the size of files to 4GB, so Macrium chops the backup into 4GB chunks. You want to have an external drive that is NTFS formatted; that will give you a single file for your image. Image the complete drive, full image, not incremental or differential.

Have you seen our tutorial on using Macrium?
Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect - Windows 10 Backup Restore Tutorials

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Im not really sure if I understand what you mean but Im going to give it a try and some back with the results...

 

Have a read of the tutorial; ask any questions you have. It's really not as complicated as it looks. Really - it's quite easy once you get the hang of it. *Wink

 

When you create the first- base- image of Windows, Macrium will select all the relevant partitions for Windows including the EFI, System, Recovery and 'C:' partitions (for an EFI installation) and create one compressed file (assuming you select option 'Windows Backup')

Thereafter, with the free version (which supports differential imaging, not incremental), each differential image which you could create
- on a schedule
- manually

as you wish, represents the difference between the current state of those partitions and that when the base image was created.

Thus to restore Windows, you would then need the base image and one differential.

By default, Macrium maintains a limited number of differential images (limiting the max amount of storage used for images).

All you do then is keep creating a differential image. You don't need to worry about the number of image files. That's only of interest when you come to restore, when you can restore to any date at which an existing differential image was created, or that of the base image.

Of course then you may wish (and should) to create images of other partitions or disks, so you will then have more than one image set.

 

Should I selected the "reserved for system" and NTFS primary options?