Windows 10: Win 10 Update Database Corruption

The main thing is that for Disk 0, was there only one listing for it as "unallocated space" like above?

 

Brink, I think your last reply may have crossed with my last reply. Drive C was only listed once.

 

Just to confirm. Did it show as "Dive C", or as "Disk 0 Unallocated Space"?

If it didn't show like in the screenshot I posted, then something went wrong when you were deleting all partitions for "Disk 0".

 

Brink, it referred to disk 0. I'm sorry but I'm so tired I cant remember if it looked like your screenshot. Can we carry on with this thread later today please?

 

Sure thing. I'll see you then. Get some rest mate. *Smile

 

Brink, I booted from my USB drive and when the setup window appeared I pressed shift + F10. The command prompt window opened and all the commands completed successfully, this time including the command convert gpt. However, once again when I chose to install Windows 10 on disk 0 I was told a partition could not be created on disk 0, which was shown as Unallocated Space, Total Size 111.8GB, Free Space 111.8GB.

Would you be prepared to take control of my PC, using TeamViewer, and if so I will tell you my TeamViewer User ID and Password.

 

I wouldn't be able to do a clean install via TeamViewer. *Sad

You don't want to convert the disk. Be sure to not add extra steps that weren't mentioned. This is throwing you off track.

Make sure that you have all other disks disconnected before doing a clean install to prevent possible issues. You can connect them back once Windows 10 has been successfully installed.

As a test, see if you are able to "Format" the unallocated Disk 0 during Windows Setup by selecting Disk 0 and clicking on Format like in my screenshot above. If successful, delete disk 0 until it shows as unallocated again, select it, and see if it will continue with the installation.

 

Brink, I take it you are saying that when I boot from my USB drive and then open a command prompt window, I should enter the commands diskpart, then list disk, then select disk 0, then clean, but should I then use the command create partition primary, but only do all this after the non OS disks are disconnected.

Please advise.

 

After "Clean", see if you are able to start the installation when you select the unallocated Disk 0 in Windows Setup.

 

Brink, no I couldn't. I still get told that a partition can't be created in disk 0.

What do I do now?

 

Brink, more in hope than expectation I ran the setup file for Build 17063 with Windows running but after a few restarts Windows said the installation failed "in the SECOND_BOOT phase with an error during BOOT operation".

As I said in my previous thread what can I do now?

 

Brink, this may be a silly idea but if I replaced my C drive with a new drive would I then be able to install Build 17063 on the new drive, and what would I have to do on the new drive before starting the installation?

 

It would be worth a try to see.

If you are able to, then it would be a good idea to scan the old drive with something like "SeaTools" to see if it passes or fails.

 

Brink, while waiting for a computer technician to put a new drive in my PC I found I couldn't access drive I, and when I looked in Computer Management I found that the drive is shown as unallocated space. I am restoring the drive from a backup image but the restoration is taking much longer than usual. The backup is running but should I use Computer Management to create a new simple volume, or will that stop the restoration?

 

No need to. Restoring the image should take care if it for you.