Windows 10: Windows 10 upgrade fails - Restoring your previous version of Windows

Good afternoon.

Today I received the Windows 10 update notification on Windows Update, but every time I try to upgrade, after the installation process gets to 75%, the computer reboots like 10 times and then a message saying Restoring your previous version of Windows and then my computer reverts to Windows 8.1...

The most annoying thing of it all is that there is no error message to be found anywhere. When the computer boots to Windows 8.1, the Windows update history does not show any failed installations, it just asks to upgrade to Windows 10 again. There isn't anything in the Event Viewer either that could help me to troubleshoot the issue.

I've already tried to disconnect all the USB peripherals and so on.

Any suggestions?

Regards.

:)

 

Windows 10 upgrade fails - Restoring your previous version of Windows

Review:

• How to: 10 Tips before installing Windows 10
  
• How to: 10 things to do if Windows 10 Setup fails.
  

then

Press Windows key + X

Click Command Prompt (Admin)

Type the following command:

rundll32.exe pnpclean.dll,RunDLL_PnpClean /DRIVERS /MAXCLEAN

Hit Enter on your keyboard

Exit command prompt

Restart

then try upgrading manually:

Option 1:

Download the Media Creation Tool Now

Right click the MediaCreationTool.exe file then click
Run as administrator.





Note: How
to verify if you downloaded or installed the Windows 10 November Update

How to create a ISO or USB drive.

Select Upgrade this PC now then click Next



Option 2:

Pre-requisite Task

When making significant changes to your computer such as updating the operating system, you should always backup.
See links to resources about backing up by clicking the link for the respective version of Windows you are running:

Windows XP,
Windows Vista,
Windows 7,
Windows 8/8.1

• How to manually backup and restore your files
  
• How to free up disk space in Windows
  
• How to: 10 Tips before installing Windows 10
  

then

• How
  to download official Windows 10 ISO files
• How to: upgrade from previous versions of Windows using
  Windows 10 ISO file

then

• Disable
  (preferrably uninstall) your Antivirus utility before attempting the upgrade.
• Restart a few times then try again.
• Disable General USB Devices (example - Smart Card Reader).
• If you are using a SCSI hard disk, make sure you have drivers available for your storage device on a thumdrive and it is connected. During Windows 10 setup, click the Custom Advanced Option and use the Load Driver command to load the appropriate driver
  for the SCSI drive. If this does not work and setup still fails, consider switching to a IDE based hard disk.
• Perform a
  clean boot, restart then try again.
• If you are upgrading using the .ISO file, disconnect from the Internet during setup, if you are connected by LAN (Ethernet) or Wi-Fi, disable both then attempt setup again.
• If you are updating through Windows Update, when the download reaches 100% disconnect from the Internet LAN (Ethernet) or Wi-Fi then proceed with the installation.
• If that does not work, try using the .ISO file to upgrade if possible.
• If you are connected to a domain, switch to a local account.
• If you have any external devices attached to the machine, disconnect them (example, gaming controllers, USB keys, external hard disk, printers, non-essential devices).

 

Windows 10 upgrade fails - Restoring your previous version of Windows

Today I received the Windows 10 update notification on Windows Update, but every time I try to upgrade, after the installation process gets to 75%, the computer reboots like 10 times and then a message
saying Restoring your previous version of Windows and then my computer reverts to Windows 8.1...

The most annoying thing of it all is that there is no error message to be found anywhere. When the computer boots to Windows 8.1, the Windows update history does not show any failed installations, it just
asks to upgrade to Windows 10 again. There isn't anything in the Event Viewer either that could help me to troubleshoot the issue.

I've already tried to disconnect all the USB peripherals and so on.

Any suggestions?

 

I'm having the same problem but it stops and reverts at 50% instead of 75% for me.

 

Do it from media

Backup system image to a USB HDD, run update off media, and select "save nothing"

 

Same with me
I have tried
- automatic download with Windows Update
- Using the update tool
- Using the installer from USB stick
- Writin the ISO to DVD and booting from that.

All fail at the re-boot once drivers have been installed.
I suspect that the nvidia drivers for either nforce 430 or geforce GT 8200 are the issue.
But if so - why was I offered the update by windows update???
It rolled back to Win 8.1 successfully and that is stable.
Now windows update keeps trying to update and I can't seem to stop it.

Ideas anyone?
Sooo disappointed

***********************
News - I removed an old WiFi card Linksys WMP300N v2 and tried again.
It has sailed through.
Funnily enough the driver for that card was supplied by Windows update on 8.1 and wouldn't install.
The clue was there if I was just thinking ....*Redface

 

Same Problem with me installation stops at 10%(Copying files 33%) but receives error 80004005-20004 after restoring back to previous version...