Windows 10: Win 10 update 20H2: won't install

During install the update gets to around 91% complete then gives up. I would wait for it to keep trying but the laptop just sits there idle.


I have run the update troubleshooter, it returned this:


https://i.imgur.com/KH2TZkm.png



I also tried stopping windows update in services.msc & removing the SoftwareDistribution folder in C:\windows.


Neither solved the problem.



I've tried 4 times now:

- 3 gave up and just idled

- the other 1 gave this error: 0x800705af


What should I do?



It is updating from version 1909 only because it won't let me update to 20H1

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Error Message when updating from Win-7 to Won-10

Bree
I followed your suggestions (2nd Aug 19) for installing Win-10. Made the bootable flash drive successfully through the media creation tool. But when I attempted to upgrade and activate to Win-10 (64 bit) from within Win-7 (Pro-32 bit), I got the following error message:

Error # OxC1900101-Ox20017. " The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during BOOT operation"

I read the diagnostics under this error number and carried out the proposed fixes, i.e. update Win-7, uninstall Malwarebyte antivirus, disconnect all external hardware, e.g. printer, scanner, external hard drives. I then tried to repeat the steps to do the upgrade through the Win-10 bootable flash drive as before. Got the same error message.
Appreciate any further comments and suggestions as to (a) what does a failure in the SAFE_OS during boot operation mean, (b) what can I do to solve it. Is this anything to do with the hardware in my computer? I listed these in my first posting above.
Thanks for any help