"Couldn't update to Windows 8.1 - 0xC1900101 - 0x40017"

Anonymous
2013-10-17T13:29:23+00:00

I have downloaded the Windows 8.1 update from the store but cannot get it to install. Each time I try, I get to the point where it is "getting my devices ready", then the PC restarts to a blue screen with error message. It then tries to recover the installation, fails, then restores Windows 8. When the system boots up after this, I get a message saying:

"Couldn't update to Windows 8.1

Sorry, we couldn't complete the update to Windows 8.1. We've restored your previous version of Windows to this PC.

0xC1900101 - 0x40017"

There is n o explanation as to why the update could be completed. Any ideas how to resolve this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-10-31T04:09:13+00:00

    Rajesh,

    With all due respect, I'm scrolling through 79 pages of people just like me, all with different hardware, experiencing the same problem.  GM does a recall when they issue a bad product.  Can't you guys hook up a fix?  Spend a little, you guys have about 150 billion in cash.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-26T22:47:48+00:00

    After following this advice windows 8.1 booted and failed with bug report "NDIS Driver bug". Further research showed this to be connected to the Edimax WI-FI USB dongle. After removing this and re-booting Hay presto a successful installation. Thanks V much.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-26T13:07:28+00:00

    I am having an error message every i tried to update Window 8.1

    Error Message - 0xc1900101 - 0x20030018

    Kindly assist with this error.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-10-21T07:53:44+00:00

    now this new error message has been bugging me for days, every time I start my PC it tries the update and fails, takes long to revert and back to nothing!

    now this is outrageous, we dont  expect you to fix that 8.1 update, but can't you at least make the normal update running without error? even if theres a error which is understandable, you can't tell your customer what went wrong, instead throwing us this useless ''Failure configuring Windows updates" **** every time things go wrong, this is UNACCEPTABLE, running through your time wasting 'customer service' wont help any but wasting our time, since when Microsoft went down the toilet and became such a company with third rate services and products???

    FIX THIS!!! as a long time customer, I demand it!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-10-19T14:51:07+00:00

    I too am getting the message "'Failure configuring Windows updates. Reverting changes" on my Win 8 OS.  And neither can I update to Windows 8.1 because of the 0x40017 error.  Just when I thought it couldn't get worse. Not what?

    Hello Microsoft, I know you have been ignoring us, but maybe your still listening.  Yes, I'm being unrealistically optimistic.

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