Windows 10: Windows 10 Update 1703 and 1803 not enough space

I have a small HP laptop (Win10 factory installed) with limited space and have tried to update. I can not reduce the internal space enough without deleting important sys files. But I get the message that I can use an external drive temporarily. I have tried both a SD card and an external hard drive and indicated so in the menu. Clearly stuff is being written to these but the install process always ends that I need more space. I get a message click on this to solve the problem, When I click the whole process starts all over again with the same result. Both the hard drive and SD card have more than 100G available!!!! HELP!!!! Now I just got the note from MS that I can delete that latest version of Windows to solve the problem but I wont have the previous version. What does this mean?????

I've spent way too many hours already.

Thanks.

:)

 

Windows 10 update being enabled.

https://www.computerworld.com/artic...ows-10-april-2018-update-from-installing.html
Hide or Show Windows Updates in Windows 10
https://www.computerworld.com/artic...in10-version-1803-through-windows-update.html
How to prevent Windows 10 from installing the April 2018 Update (version 1803) • Pureinfotech

wushowhide and group policy atm is the only surest way

 

Win10: windows update stuck at never ending loop ?

When in win10:

• Update&security -> Windows update -> Finding update... .... .... ....

Planning to download the latest Win10.ISO (vers.1803) and manually update:
- Then wait that my ordered new SSD arrives and clone the old HDD to it.

 

Next Major Windows 10 Update Named "Spring Creators Update"

The next Windows 10 service pack major update has been named "Spring Creators Update." Windows Insider Program users toying with Build 17618 of the operating system spotted a listing of all the major updates of Windows 10 known to the build, when running "Get-VMHostSupportedVersion" in Power Shell. The last entry reads "Microsoft Windows 10 Spring Creators Update 1803." The version number (1803 in this case), often coincides with the public release date of the update. The Fall Creators Update 1709, released in 2017-09 (September) to Insiders. Going by that convenion, Spring Creators Update could see a "branded" Insider preview build this month, 2018-03 (March), with a public release usually 3-4 weeks after, presumably before Summer kicks in.