Win 10 1903 May 29, 2019—KB4497935 (OS Build 18362.145) still fails the update from a USB stick.

Anonymous
2019-06-01T01:04:11+00:00

According to the description of the fixes in KB4497935 the bug with the USB devices should have been fixed, but it still does not allow updates with installation media on a USB stick.

Fix description:

"Addresses an issue that may cause an external USB device or SD memory card to be reassigned to an incorrect drive during installation. For more information, see "This PC can't be upgraded to Windows 10" error on a computer that has a USB device or SD card attached"

I tried to do an update with installation media build 18362.145 on a system already at 18362.145 and still gets the error message below:

 

Is there a fix yet for this bug in the v 1903 release ? Which build do I need to get this bug fixed ?

I know that I can work around the issue installing from a local drive.

Also if I try upgrading from1903 to a preview 20H1 build 18908.1000 using a USB stick the update completes without this message.

I hope we don't need to wait for 20H1 to get this bug resolved.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-03T03:45:15+00:00

    OK, thanks, Pauli O. That's good to know.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-06-03T03:42:52+00:00

    I do have a DVD. I was thinking of it, but the .iso worked w/o burning. So, I won't need it - but still I want a USB stick to work. That is my preferred media.

    Thanks for your explanation. And I thank Saltgrass too for his. I still say it's fishy for the error message to say "this PC can't be upgraded to Windows 10" & "hardware that isn't ready" when I have upgraded & the hardware works just fine

    Maybe it should have said, "your hardware is fine, but we can't handle more than one drive letter". But that doesn't really make sense, either, since some sticks do work.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-06-03T03:33:32+00:00

    I have never implied it mattered what model of USB drive was used, just the size.  I also cannot comment on your experiences, just mine....

    Saltgrass, 

    Size doesn't matter, but the type does I just tried with a 16GB Zheino USB device and the upgrade works fine. The installer is not blocking this one.

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  4. Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-06-03T03:10:55+00:00

    Here is how to change emulation mode.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-06-03T03:06:50+00:00

    I have never implied it mattered what model of USB drive was used, just the size.  I also cannot comment on your experiences, just mine....

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