The windows 10 fall upgrade 1709 fails after about 45% mark.. Then gives an error message and returns system to 1703

Anonymous
2017-11-30T19:59:13+00:00

I have tried all the suggestions on my laptop to complete the upgrade to fall creators 1709.  

I have tried the trouble shoot the upgrade (It always fins registry errors after the update...  I run it a couple of times and the second time the registry errors are gone but come back after trying the 1709 update)

I have tried the upgrade by doing the manual update

I have tried resetting all of update... and then trying the update again

I have tried by unplugging the Ethernet cable

I have done a chkdsk c: /f

I have tried Regcure pro (as recommended by Microsoft on a support page - they are a Microsoft partner)

I have tried going back to earlier backups of the laptop..

All end in the same way...

The updates fail after 45% with a old style popup box .. saying windows can not configure one of the system components...

I have tried many options...  but no solution...

I have spent over 80 hours working on this issue...  I really do not want to do a full reinstall of the laptop.... 

Help!!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-02-01T00:52:33+00:00

    I just tried the update again... 

    First I run the troubleshooter

    I deleted most of the devices and let Windows recreate the devices...

    I then did the install using the media site to do the update

    same results....  It fails at 45%

    so frustrating

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-31T19:51:15+00:00

    This procedure is great except when you get to the dreaded..  Completely reinstall your Windows 10...  This is unacceptable...  Given it is a bad driver...  Instead of a "it's broken message..."  Tell us the device which is at fault....  OR give us a utility to tell us what is at fault....

    Reinstalling can result in reacquiring licenses.. (often at a cost).... and a lot of wasted time restoring the functionality of the system...  

    Please give us a better option than reinstall windows 10 completely!!

    Thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-31T18:49:56+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-31T18:42:01+00:00

    I fail consistently at 45% too.., I could have written this thread.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-01-31T14:23:40+00:00

    no joy.

    no errors detected during either memory diagnostic or chkdsk

    ran the windows update assistant this time - same problem.

    using ethernet. no wifi adapters connected. was using a tplink for a while. cant find any references to this in programs and features, program files or program files x86 dir. or device manager

    while looking through event viewer i also found reference to diagnostics-performance referencing my old nvidia gtx660. this log was 12 days old and i havent had that card for 12months and its not in device manager, hidden or otherwise.

    21/1/18 the event viewer says

    The Desktop Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention.

    when i click details: DisplayDeviceFriendlyName">NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

    is it somehow confused with my graphics card? i replaced that card feb 2016.

    i did note that at 45% during the upgrade, its just after the screen goes off and on without a reboot, so its doing graphics. i am running dual monitors.

    onedrive is disabled

    nvidia driver is 388.71

    windows features, enabled are:

    IE11

    legacy components - directplay

    media features - wmp

    microsoft print to pdf

    print and document services - internet printing client and windows fax and scan

    remote differential compression api support

    smb 1.0/cifs file sharing support

    telnet client

    windows powershell 2.0

    windows process activation service - config apis and process model

    xps services

    xps viewer

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