Upgrade to WIndows 11 from Win 10Pro 22H2

Anonymous
2025-03-10T18:16:38+00:00

Overview: running Win10 pro in 16GB RAM on a Minisforum UM700 (just under 3 years old], AMD Ryzen Mobile 3750H. 256 GB SSD with 95 GB free...

Upgrade continually fails. My hardware is just fine (in spec}, I have 96GB of drive space,. I have spent 4 days on this, Tried the "Upgrade assisyant" - [Cryptic Installation failed message}, tried via newly d/l'd ISO [fails with error 0x8007007f], I have tried from a USB drive created in Media Creator [fails with cryptic message "Installation has failed" in a Windows system dialog box].

I have run SFC /SCANNOW and whatever the other recommended utility is to verify system integrity.

I have scoured the forums and worn out Google search - PLEASE someone help me! I thought MS wanted [nay are begging] us to upgrade, yet this is a nightmare. Thankfully I have started the process in plenty of time before the Day of Death in October. I see from the forums that I am far from alone in this problem, and yet, no clear resolution seems to be available,

I don't want to upgrade - my system in 10 is stable and I know where everything lives If I can't get resolution I shall be forced to finally go over to Linux and all the complications that would entail.

Insult to injury, MS are killing off Skype which has been the core of my comms forever.

I hope someone out there can solve this with clear concise instructions - no, I do not want to do a clean install: that is not what MS promised when they unleashed the mandatory upgrade on us.

Thanks in advance.

Noel

PS The upgrade install seems to fail when it tries to reboot at the end of the process, despite having "checked my system" at the outset....

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Ramesh 181.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2025-03-25T18:42:30+00:00

Glad to hear that, Noel.

Thank you for the update :)

// No clean boot (I did that once and it borked the machine to the point where I had to restore from Image] //

Clean boot is a very safe procedure. The problem happens mostly because the user forgets to enable the "Hide all Microsoft Services" checkbox before clicking the "Disable all" button.)

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-22T13:27:20+00:00

    Will do when I get back from the weekend.

    Thanks for picking this up - I see from your links that I am far from alone in this problem,,,

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  2. Ramesh 181.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-03-22T02:38:40+00:00
    1. Please open Disk Management and maximize it. Adjust the column widths in the top pane to make all the entries visible. Post a screenshot.
    2. Launch msinfo32.exe and click System Summary. Resize the columns in the right pane to make the entries visible, and post a screenshot of that screen.
    3. Share the latest C:$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\setupact.log" file on OneDrive.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T23:36:47+00:00

    Ran rebuildbcd to no avail.

    Re - Downloaded the ISO and tried the "guided install". No avail - returned 0x8007007f on failure.

    Ran from the ISO, which wanted to destroy my data and installed app.... (No way!).

    Made a new installer USB and ran from setup. failed with another obscure error message..

    This is driving me nuts _COME ON MICROSOFT! Help! You are begging us to upgrade, but absent when there is a problem.

    In answer ro "Questions" on March 12th: I am not experiencing BSOD's so your propesed fixes seem irrelevant

    Anyone??? I know I am not the only only having this issue when trying to obey the mandatory upgrade. And, no I don't want to pay for extended support for the rest of my life just because MS cannot provide help.

    Anyone???

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T16:29:19+00:00

    I sahll try that BCD rebuild as you suggest: the upgrade is a tedious process and not just a one-click-and-done thing. so it won't be immediate.

    I am well aware of loss of security updayes if I fail to upgrade, something that I am unwilling to risj in these days of rampant cybercrime!

    This is not the smooth process that MSoft promised us: I am not even getting to offer through the Widows Update module... And the lack of direct support from MS is, I guess, par for the course with them.

    Will advise when I next have a chance to lose 2+ hours of my life doing the upgrade from scratch...

    Thanks

    Noel

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