Windows10 "Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on theis compuiter, restart the installation."

Anonymous
2017-10-19T11:58:54+00:00

Windows 10.0.16299.19 upgrade failed and it gives the message: "Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on theis compuiter, restart the installation." i tried the method in https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/windows-could-not-complete-the-installation-to/bf09c3c5-298b-459f-aed5-4f431b8398f5?auth=1 but it does not work. There is no cursor on the screen, there is no “local user and group” in Double click Computer Management (Local) -> System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users -> Double Click Administrator -> Uncheck Account is disabled -> OK this step

there is no response when i try oobe> msoobe

Please help me, thank you!

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-11T18:57:58+00:00

    Make sure to uninstall all other antivirus and malware programs by deactivating the license and uninstall and use their cleanup tool if they have one. (Be sure to copy the license if it is paid program for reinstall. Disconnect all outside hardware except mouse.

    Disconnect totally from the internet after making the ISO.

    Try  opening settings>>update and recovery>> Recovery>>advanced startup> Restart now. Hopefully it wiill boot from the USB or DVD you made. .Or download the Iso to your computer right click on the iso and mount it .Run setup from there.

    Hope this will help.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-11T19:42:08+00:00

    I followed prompt to update windows 10 and after update received error message saying 

    "Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on this computer restart the installation."

    There is no cursor and I have selected the option OK by pressing "ENTER" to resart the laptop quite a number of times with no results, recieving the same error message time and again, please help.

    Thanks

    John. 

    If it shows like yhat after ur update installation please restart ur system and start pressing F11 u will get some options go to advanced and there u will see reset system do the reset without losing data ( its an option u can select by ur cursor)

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-12T16:42:17+00:00

    Here is the fix for "Windows could not complete the installation:

    So I managed to get it started up. I turned the computer off and on 3 times to start advanced recovery. Choose advance options.  I was about to restore windows (reinstall windows and removing all apps and programs by keep personal files). Select reinstall and keep personal files. And then on the next screeen hit cancel.  So I hit cancel at the next prompt. I then selected start windows and it continued installation as normal without the error.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-13T10:08:53+00:00

    Thank you! This saved my life, I was pretty sure my computer was trapped in this horrible void forever.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-01-13T11:21:04+00:00

    You are so welcome! It took me hours to find this solution.

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