Windows 10: Locating Windows 10 update files on hard drive

Discus and support Locating Windows 10 update files on hard drive in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I have reinstalled Windows 10 so do not have any old Windows 8 residue. I need these files to create a new profile with NTLite for a reduced... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Tweakfiend, Jan 16, 2016.

  1. Locating Windows 10 update files on hard drive


    I have reinstalled Windows 10 so do not have any old Windows 8 residue.

    I need these files to create a new profile with NTLite for a reduced footprint on any reinstallation.

    Any ideas, a google search does not really help ?

    :)
     
    Tweakfiend, Jan 16, 2016
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    File explorer launches, shows recent location, with green bar indicting indexing operation. None of my hard drives or network drives are displayed. They are visible in disk management and can access via edge with the file:// location command. File explorer
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    Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Windows update, recovery, & backup
     
    grampsgbesaw, Jan 16, 2016
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  3. Event Log Error 441 - failer to migrate HDD during install

    Having same problem with Windows 10. I have been using Windows 10 for a few months and during a routine Windows Update Windows 10 got updated to Windows 10 Test Mode. I do not know why. Immediately after the Windows 10 Test Mode Update my second hard drive
    will not show up in My PC. It appears in BIOS, Device Manager, etc but not File Explorer. Message states could not migrate. Tried Step 1 and Step 2 suggestions above but not helpful. Western Digital ran diagnostics on the hard drive successfully and found
    no errors. Which means that Western Digital located the hard drive so why can't Windows 10.
     
    FitnessTech, Jan 16, 2016
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  4. CountMike New Member

    Locating Windows 10 update files on hard drive

    Most likely they have been overwritten so no forensic SW could find them, in that case unless you work for CIA or NSA they are gone forever !!!
     
    CountMike, Jan 16, 2016
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  5. Hello Count Mike
    I'm not referring to the Windows 8 update residue but the updates since Windows 10 as a standalone was installed, which must be stored in C:/Windows somewhere
    *really
     
    Tweakfiend, Jan 16, 2016
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  6. CountMike New Member
    Yeah somewhere, more likely all over the place !
     
    CountMike, Apr 4, 2018
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