Windows 10: Windows will not update after 10586

When Windows 10 was originally available I managed to update from Windows 7 to Windows 10 - with problems sending me back to Windows 7 several times.

The windows upgrade assistant says my desktop is on Windows 10 update 10586 and updates up to 15063 are available.
I have tried to update several times and am continually returned to version 10586.

On clicking on update an update downloads (originally taking over 24 hours to do this - I am in the country on a slow broadband connection).
Then clicking on install always ends up with a frozen screen at 87%, despite removing printer and any other cables attached.

Can anyone help please?

:)

 

Can I have clean installation of Windows 10

I have .ISO file from media tool.

To do a clean install of my windows 10 build 10240 to 10586 'because there a lot of crapware and i cannot recieve windows 10586 from the windows update(it keeps redownloading the update after it reach 25℅ installing)

 

Registry Editor Stops In Middle of Search

this is a known issue which was introduced in a Windows update:

Regedit.exe search crashes after upgrade to 10586

basically, regedit can no longer parse registry keys which are too long.

Hopefully, Microsoft is fixing this in a future update.

 

Hi,
Please do a basic check on our disk: download Hard Disk Sentinel (trial) and run that; post a screenshot of its GUI to check your disk. If failure is indicated, do not proceed.
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I'm wondering why you are using such an old build- have you had Windows update disabled?

Then:

First, I would advise you to take due precautions (this should be something most people do routinely as all regular contributors here do).
Things can go badly wrong- at any time, not just when upgrading.
Create (or update if already using it) a disk image to a large enough external drive.
E.g. Macrium Reflect (free) + its boot disk + external storage for disk image sets - use option Backup, Windows Backup.

With disk images you can
- recover to a new disk if your disk fails
- restore to a new PC if if is stolen
- restore an unbootable PC to a previous working state
- extract files from the images - a complete backup
- etc..

Second, to avoid the repeated downloads, and give you control, and also a bootable Win 10 medium - useful for certain types of repairs- please do this:

================= Manual installation ===========
1. Get the iso file
Download Windows 10 ISO File Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials
2.
Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10 Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials
- (or, simpler, a DVD if you have a DVD drive)
3. When ready, attempt the upgrade
Upgrade to Windows 10 Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

Third: a number of people have found the update failing in this way. Two causes I've noted (many possibilities):
1. Disable Defender if using it - or uninstall any AV you are using.
2. Weird partition structures.

Try (1) and then try upgrading again (after you've created the disk image as above).

If no luck:
Please post a screenshot of Disk Management
Windows key + X, click Disk Management
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Is this OK?

It was set to download automatically, bur when it did ran into problems and kept returning into an earlier version -so maybe it decided for itself that there wasn't any point trying to update!!

You say first create a disk image to an external drive - I don't have one - can it save on something else - I did that on a couple of discs several years ago when I bought this all in one machine.
Would a 4 G USB flash drive be big enough?

I see I can download Macrium free - does it come with instructions?I looked at Tech radar's 17 step tutorial on how to use Macrium and shuddered....

Just trying to follow your instructions one step at a time

Thanks for trying to help a very silver surfer!

 

Time for a new drive *Smile Hard Disk Sentinel is a very good program, I`ve been using it for years. If any drive in my system goes below 99% health, it gets pulled. I`m a bit OCD when it comes to my PC *Shock

You need to get more airflow on your hard drive.

Macrium is very easy to use, just take your time with it.

 

Hi, your disk is ok- for now- but as AddRAM says, there is a risk, so needs monitoring.

That emphasises the need for a disk image backup.

My guess is you have no backups- so what will you do when your disk fails? Or your PC becomes unbootable?
These things happen- I've seen people in tears when they've realised they've lost precious material.

It's also a lot more technically demanding to clean install Windows and all your programs onto a new disk, than to restore a disk image- and it takes a lot more time too.

Macrium is fairly easy to use once you've used it- the concept of disk imaging takes getting used to.
There are very simple videos on this site.
Windows 10 instructional videos by Ten Forums members Solved - Page 69 - Windows 10 Forums

To create your first base image, plug in an external disk, launch Macrium, click Backup, click Windows Backup

Thereafter, you create a (smaller, faster) differential image - the changes with respect to the base image.

To restore - you need a base image, or the base image + any differential image.

There's lots of help, guides, videos on Macrium's site.

There are other programs such as Aomei Backupper (and Easeus and Acronis) but most here like Macrium.
Veeam Endpoint has also been recommended. Veeam and Aomei have a simpler GUI.

Help in Macrium takes you here:
Macrium Reflect v6 User Guide - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

Buying disks
- relatively easy- under £40 for a USB 1Tb hard drive, under £65 for 2Tb as a very rough guide.
Amazon, Ebay... a shop... other online places.

You will need either a DVD (I assume the creator's build fits on a DVD - not tried yet) or a USB flash drive >4Gb for Windows installation.