Windows 10 Upgrade an ASUS Laptop (32G storage)

Hi Stephen,

The instructions that I supplied should have worked, perhaps I should have been more clear as to the exact intricacies of the procedure. I'll post them here again with some additions and bold print to highlight the most important parts to achieve success. I hope that this helps;

1. Visit the Microsoft site and go to Download Windows 10 page.
2. Use the Media Creation tool to download the latest version of Windows 10.
3. Choose not to upgrade now but rather download the ISO file to use to perform the upgrade later (be sure to select the correct Edition and architecture (32bit or 64bit) for your device. (To do this, follow the instructions for Creating media to install on a different PC).
4. Save the ISO to the SD card (or USB stick) (formatted in NTFS, you must reformat the SD card or the USB drive that you will be using to the NTSF format before beginning the download) (a 32GB or above quality brand name SD card or USB drive is recommended).
5. Once the ISO file download is completed to the SD card (or USB drive) go to the resulting SD/USB folder and right click on the ISO file.
6. Then, using a free program (for example WinRAR - www.rarlab.com - or 7zip - www.7-zip.org/) extract all         

    contents of the ISO file to a new folder in the same SD card/USB drive.

7. Then, open the resultant new folder and right click on the setup.exe file and select the "run as administrator" option.
8. Then, choose the Upgrade Now option, the program will then proceed to upgrade (feature update) the installation of Windows 10 in your computer. When prompted, choose to keep your apps and files if/as that is your choice.
9. When the installation program asks for more space, choose once again the SD card/USB stick. (In some     

    cases you may have to click on "Fix Issues", if presented, to be given the choice).

This has worked for thousands of people that are using devises with tiny and/or space restricted SSD's.

If your still having problems after using this exact procedure, let us know, and include as much detailed information as you can concerning, we'll be glad to continue to help you further in resolving the issue.

Good Luck!

-Richard

Hi Stephen,

Upgrading to a newer version of Windows 10 basically needs at least 20GB of storage for the download to pursue. If you are having a hard time upgrading because of not enough space issue, we suggest deleting some files and apps that are not needed. Or, you can transfer them to another external hard drive to free up space for the upgrade. You can refer to this article for tips on how to free up drive space.

If anything comes up, don't hesitate to get back to us anytime.

Here I am on PAGE 4 of this forum trying to figure this nonsense out. After all this reading and signing in to write this reply I'm thinking back to the first page I came to when I first started on this "Windows 10 update" saga where it stated "You don’t have to be a computer whiz to follow these instructions." What a joke. I've gone through this multiple times now. During one such update it gave me the option to use an external storage device and it worked. A couple of days later a new update showed up but the option to use an external device wasn't offered. It's easy for people to say delete this, reformat that, rename this, offload programs here and there but I think back to the first page that states you don't have to be a whiz. Here's the deal, I'm pretty tech savvy but that's not the issue. It's TIME. Yes TIME people. Who in the heck has time for all of this? Do you? Maybe you don't have kids and responsibilities in life. I can't help but think of all the older folks out there that bought their laptops from Best Buy that thought they were getting a great deal on a laptop (this is my case as I'm working on my father's laptop that he bought specifically to use for their church). Now here I am roped into figuring this out for him. How many other people just like him are out there wondering what in the world they're supposed to do. I'm sure one or more of the solutions mentioned on this forum might work but seriously how many average Joe's can follow the steps? Microsoft, I get it, it's not your fault ASUS sells these laptops but please help the hundreds of thousands of people out there struggling with this issue and create a CONSISTENT PLUG AND PLAY wizard that allows using a USB, SD or external hard drive. This is enough to make my next purchase be an Apple (I know they're way more expensive than this budget laptop BUT its for "user friendly" reputation they have). When I have time I'll try all the many steps mentioned on here. In the meantime here's my rant.

Just wanted to share my experience. I have an ASUS laptop E200HA with 32G hard drive.

(So I made the same mistake as most people on this thread by buying this damn thing for my wife.)

I managed to update to version 1803 successfully and still have free 9G on (C) drive.

1. Using a different PC, I downloaded Media Creation Tool from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
2. Using the tool, I made a (bootable) USB 16G flash drive (formatted in NTFS). 

Alternatively, you can download a ISO file, unpack it, and copy to the flash drive.

(It won't be bootable, but you will not need that feature.)

3. I moved all my files to a SD card, but I left a few applications on the main (C) drive

including Office 2000, Chrome, e-mail client, and Adobe Acrobat.

4. I inserted my USB flash drive and double clicked the setup.exe file.

I chose the option to keep all my files, apps, and setting.

It told me that I had enough free memory (10G) on the USB drive, but I needed

about 4G free memory on drive (C), which as you know is hard to find. 

This is how I found it.

I went to (C) -> Windows -> SoftwareDistribution -> Download

and emptied it. I was allowed to proceed with installation.

5. Installation went fine without any problems. It took a long time, perhaps, 7 or 8 hours. I deleted Windows.old folder and now have about 9G free on (C)

That's all.

Good luck,

Alex

Thank you for the update. If you have deleted and uninstalled unnecessary apps to free up space and the system is still asking for another 8GB storage, you have the option to use another external hard drive for the update to continue. You can refer to these articles for information on how to install Windows update on a limited drive space:

Free up space to install the latest Windows 10 update

How to Install Windows 10 on Devices with Limited Space

Give us an update with the outcome so we can provide further assistance. ****