Windows 10: Windows 11 Home to Pro upgrade failed with 0x80070490

I just purchased the Pro upgrade two hours ago and will it not upgrade at all? I already run Windows 11 with TPM 2.0. What do i need to do to get this thing to install and run properly? I already disabled Bitdefender!

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Can't upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro

Hi Bill,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. We apologize for the inconvenience caused and will assist you in the best possible ways.

I suggest you to download and create an installation media for Windows 10 Pro form the link provided below:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows10

After the installation media is created, suggest you to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro from the installation media. When the upgrade asks for product key, enter the product key purchased for Windows 10 Pro. If it does not accept, suggest you to skip the activation
step. After the Operating System is installed, suggest you to activate by phone by following the steps below:

• Press “Windows key + R” and type “slui 4” and press Enter.
• Select the Region from the list and click Next.
• Call the Toll-Free number provided on top and can activate via phone.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

 

Windows 10 upgrade error 80240054 80240020 8007002C 80246007

I used iso file to upgrade multiple pc. 1 out of 7 PC fail to upgrade

the pc is lenovo G40-45 Windows 8.1 x64 with Bing UEFI/GPT secure boot. Windows 10 setup only run 24% during copying files.

these are event viewer created after upgrade failure:

• Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80240054: Upgrade to Windows 10 Home Single Language.
• Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80240020: Upgrade to Windows 10 Home Single Language.
• Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070652: Upgrade to Windows 10 Home Single Language.

I have done these steps without luck:

• neither sfc & chkdsk in normal nor safemode solved the problems
• What this error means is, your Windows 10 installation folder is unfinished and/or corrupted. Now, how do you fix that?
  • Go into "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download" and delete everything in that folder.
  • Now, run the command prompt as an administrator. Type in "wuauclt.exe /updatenow".
  • Go to your Control Panel > Windows Update and your Windows 10 should start re-downloading from scratch, hopefully without flaws this time.
• I follow these steps without luck:
  • Browse to "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download" and delete the contents of the folder.
  • 'net stop wuauserv' hit enter
  • 'net stop bits' hit enter
  • Press Windows key + X > Click Command Prompt (Admin) then type "wuauclt.exe /updatenow".
  • Hit Enter
  • Open Control Panel > Windows Update and Windows 10 should begin downloading..
  • Press Windows key + X
  • Click Command Prompt (Admin)
  • Type in at the prompt OR Copy and Paste these one at a time : (Hit enter after each)
• • net stop wuauserv
  • net stop bits
  • net stop cryptsvc
  • DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
  • or
  • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:wim:E:\sources\install.wim:1 /limitaccess
• "C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual BCD\StartUpRepair.exe" -> fail
• I follow these steps without luck:
  • bootrec /rebuildbcd
  • bootrec /fixmbr
  • bootrec /fixboot

what should I do now?



Additional info

• Metadata staging failed, result={00000000-0000-0000-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF} for container '0x80070490'
• Metadata staging failed, result={A4940672-33E5-5F6D-8967-14DA73445EE5} for container '0x80070490'
• Metadata staging failed, result={74B7E652-8DB4-55AA-8FDE-B919E4006C2F} for container '0x80070490'
• Metadata staging failed, result={F5C91426-C11D-5098-B4B1-70C8D183D96C} for container '0x80070490'
• Metadata staging failed, result={A4940672-33E5-5F6D-8967-14DA73445EE5} for container '0x80070490'

Windows Defender the only antivirus

 

Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro (Update Failed)

Hello

Try to use these steps to remove the SoftwareDistribution folder and redownload and then reinstall Windows 10 .

• First try to reinstall the Upgrade with your computer beign booted clean.
  How to boot clean. (read step 1)
• If that as well fails,
  try to remove your SoftwareDistribution folder (read step 4), redownload and then reinstall Windows 10
  

Let me know if it helps. This error code is appearing a lot with Windows Upgrades and the real cause needs some research.