Windows 10: Upgrade 1709 to 1803

Hello Forum,
Thinking about upgrading from 1709 to 1803 version, and I am doing some preparations not to be dependant on being online to upgrade. What I did so far:
1. Downloaded the Win 10 1803 (pro, English) installation file from this site:
https://www.itechtics.com/windows-10..._All_languages
It is an “esd” file with a very long name.
2. Converted the file into ISO with “Dism++” tool.
In the meantime I am visiting the MS update catalog for new updates, if any, downloading and installing manually.
Now how do I verify if the file is OK, if it contains everything, if it is the right version etc., before burning it on a cd.
I hope the licence I have for current version is good for the newer version.
Answers will be appreciated
Thanks


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Upgrade to 1803, recovery to 1709. Cannot return to 1803.


When I received the upgrade to 1803, everything seemed fine for a couple of days but then I needed to scan a document and found that I could not communicate with my Epson printer/scanner. To cut a very long story short, I eventually found that turning my VPN (CyberGhost) off allowed access to the printer/scanner.
I decided to return to 1709 and that seemed to fix the problem, until the next reboot. So now I can't print or scan with the VPN active. Furthermore, Windows Update tells me my PC is up to date so I can't get back to 1803.
Neither Epson nor CyberGhost have any ideas, even though they have both been very helpful in running tests.
So here I am, asking if anyone here can suggest either, why the VPN is blocking the printer (even though the printer ip is in the VPN exceptions list) and/or why Windows Update will not restore 1803.

 

Possible to upgrade w10 Pro 1703 to 1709 instead of 1803?


Note that assuming you need to have 1709, then if you wish to not upgrade to 1803 then either
- if you have Pro you can defer this for 365 days
- or you must take special action - before 1803 starts to download- to hide the upgrade.

Further:

This could suggest:
- Windows update is broken or disabled on that PC
- MS does not deem it fit to run 1709, so never offered it
- it has been trying to upgrade to 1709 but repeatedly failing (you can check its Update History)

 

Unable to update Windows 10 Pro version 1709 to 1803

Have made several attempts to update Windows 10 version 1709 to the latest version 1803 and have not been successful.

I've done the following per some suggestions found online:

• Updated drivers
• Ran the Trouble Shooter for Windows 10 (Errors found were shown to be "Fixed" per the tool)
• Unplugged the printer

Although not at every attempt, I have received the following errors:

• 0xc1900101
• 0x80070643

Can someone please advise me as to what the errors are and provide me with the steps to update Windows.

Thank you.