Windows 10: Upgrade 8.1 to 10 failure

Discus and support Upgrade 8.1 to 10 failure in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I current have 8.1 installed and purchased 10 yesterday - cost £119.99. I have the appropriate system requirements, have installed 8.1 upgrades and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Derek Eccles, Aug 31, 2022.

  1. Upgrade 8.1 to 10 failure


    I current have 8.1 installed and purchased 10 yesterday - cost £119.99. I have the appropriate system requirements, have installed 8.1 upgrades and uninstalled my Bitdefender antivirus. Unfortunately Win 10 fails to install. It gets to a point were it tells me the PC will restart several times, reaches well over 37% and then the windows fail to install window appears.

    :)
     
    Derek Eccles, Aug 31, 2022
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  2. Monk.e83 Win User

    Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

    DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .
     
    Monk.e83, Aug 31, 2022
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  3. aronchick Win User
    Stuck in Windows 10 Upgrade

    My computer seems to be stuck in a Windows 10 failed upgrade loop. I was running fine on a beta version of Windows 10, and then I came downstairs one morning to see it repeatedly booting, attempting to repair, then rebooting. The steps I've taken to diagnose are:

    • Attempting to boot off a USB drive (with all drives disabled in BIOS) - this fails at the point of the blue windows screen
    • Attempting to boot the machine itself and getting into "repair/safe mode" using F7
    • Looking at the BIOS for obvious failures (e.g. RAM that should be there is missing) - nothing obvious is wrong.

    I am fairly certain the build version was 9926. For many months, the system would attempt to upgrade, and then say "it failed" for some reason and roll back.

    Suggestions for next steps?
     
    aronchick, Aug 31, 2022
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  4. Upgrade 8.1 to 10 failure

    Windows 8 failure configuring updates and reverting

    I agree 8 is awful! It's not for me though... I replaced a broken screen in a Win 8 laptop that was given to me and I am going to give it for free to someone that can't afford one so they can do homework at home. Yes I took it from 8 to 8.1 back on 10/09/2014. This is what I posted there...

    "Great post! I found a similar one. I would like to point out that you may want to edit your OP...

    1. Step 1 should read to disable AUTOMATIC updates, not disable manual updates.

    2. KB2871398 should really read KB2871389

    I would like to say that KB2917499 may also be needed as it was in my case. I also had to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter after installing those 2 updates. After these steps I was able to begin my 8.1 download from the Microsoft store. I don't know if it made a difference or not, but I also went into the Bios and disabled "Secure Boot."


    It was a helpful post. Thanks!
     
    BlackHawk1, Aug 31, 2022
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