Windows 10: Windows Couldn't update the system reserved partition

Discus and support Windows Couldn't update the system reserved partition in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I kept getting the error message in the title line at Windows Update to version 1607, and I assumed that it was because there was little space in my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by lbeck, May 4, 2017.

  1. lbeck Win User

    Windows Couldn't update the system reserved partition


    I kept getting the error message in the title line at Windows Update to version 1607, and I assumed that it was because there was little space in my SSD. I've now increased capacity and continue to get the error message.

    How do I overcome this? What do I need to look for in my configuration?

    :)
     
    lbeck, May 4, 2017
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  2. n4m3l355 Win User

    We couldn't update the system reserved partition!

    Hello, I understand there may already have been same title post in Microsoft community etc but nothing worked out out of all those I found, I tried to do the command prompt way with you know ,assigning letter to system reserved part of drive and the other
    stuff but to no avail. it doesn't seem to work, as in the Y (system reserved) drive there's only 2 files, cant make em not hidden no matter how hard I tried, I need to access boot folder to delete all languages except English as described here:

    READ THIS LINK
    . Sorry if I'm not writing English all that well it's my 3rd language.
    What I'm trying to do already several days is to update my Windows 7 to Windows 10, but every time I try all I get is:
    We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We
    couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!We couldn't update the system reserved partition!

    I don't know where else to ask you are my last hope,I was highly anticipating W10 coming for me and now.. cant install it properly, would be very grateful is somebody could help, today alone wasted like 4 hours trying to solve this..
     
    n4m3l355, May 4, 2017
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  3. jamesim Win User
    Couldn't install Windows 10 We couldn't update the system reserved partition"

    Couldn't install Windows 10

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    We couldn't update the system reserved partition"
     
    jamesim, May 4, 2017
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  4. zbook New Member

    Windows Couldn't update the system reserved partition

    What is your operating system version and build?

    What troubleshooting steps have you made?

    Open administrative command prompt and run: C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Panther

    Search for these log files and post with onedrive or a cloud link.
    setupact.log
    setuperr.log


    In administrative command prompt run:

    1) diskpart
    2) list disk
    3) select volume 0
    4) list volume
    5) select volume 1
    6) list partition
    7) select volume 2
    8) list partition
    9) select volume 3
    10) list partition
    11) select volume 4
    12) list partition
    13) exit

    Please copy and paste into the post.
     
    zbook, May 4, 2017
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  5. cottonball, Apr 4, 2018
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