Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586 update fails multiple times

I tried to update using Windows Update with my account as Administrator and it failed again. I then downloaded the ISO and tried to update with that as Administrator and I get this:





I feel a bit nervous that it's going to screw everything up...

Worried about this specifically from VeraCrypt - Home

Will I be able to mount my VeraCrypt partition/container after I reinstall or upgrade the operating system?Yes, VeraCrypt volumes are independent of the operating system. However, you need to make sure your operating system installer does not format the partition where your VeraCrypt volume resides.

 

Is this a picture of the in-place upgrade procedure using the ISO from MSTechBench? It says "keep apps and files"; it does not say "formatting your partition". Formatting would show up as an option if you were installing from boot. But I don't see where it says "keep your settings", like it does in the video. Are you sure you downloaded the correct ISO?

Did you remove your AV and disconnect everything else as I mentioned?

If you are concerned, then I would first make an image of your entire C:\ drive using Macrium Reflect Free. That way, if something fails, you can always just put it back to the way it was using the snapshot image.

Or, ask in the Veracrypt forum and see what they say about it.

EDIT: What are the possibilities of just decrypting the C:\ drive before doing the upgrade, since everything else will be disconnected? I don't know the ramifications of this, since I don't use this software. Perhaps that might break some link between the C:\ drive and the other ones?

 

Go to 04:35 in the video, looks the same to me.

I could try that but I don't want my system screwed up and I've never had to do this for Windows Updates before and I've been encrypting my system for years now since Win 7. My Documents are on the D drive.

Did some more searching on the veracrypt forum and it seems I've found my answer here, you were right! VeraCrypt - View Issue Windows 10 version 1511, build 10586 update fail:

 

This is what I did to solve.

Changed account from Standard to Administrator.
Decrypted System Volume
Tried Windows Update, it sat there at Downloading 0% for hours.
Updated using the TestBench ISO.
Re-encrypted the system volume

All good, but a PITA.

 

Looks like you still need to update your Windows 10, as your winver shows older version. this is the correct version your winver should be showing you.

 

Excellent. But as @OldMike65 says, you still have some minor revisions to go...
Glad you got it sorted!

 

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I would use the Feedback app to search for similar reports and "upvote" them, or report this yourself.

 

Windows-Feedback:?contextid=158&feedbackid=be5c62ab-77b8-48bf-86fa-7e284023f129&form=1&src=2

I reported it in Feedback.

 

Grrrr....

 

*Sad Well, at least we know how to overcome it for now...

 

Tried again a few hours later. Why is this OS so unpredictable, or is it just me?

 

LOL! Gremlins......

 

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