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
    2025-03-12T19:28:31+00:00

    OK,, Thanks, Airbuis,I'm glad you got the log file OK>

    Will run chkdsk when I get a moment. and will advise results.

    As I say, I am surprised the M$oft do not have a "fix" for this as it seems to happens frequently, near as I can tell from my reading.

    Thanks

    Noel

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  2. Airbus A350 7,935 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-03-12T17:20:20+00:00

    Yes, they do work!

    The upgrade seems to have failed when updating the boot code (BCD).

    Since you have ran sfc /scannow and dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth which are used to fix the system, I would recommed disabling your antivirus and chkdsk /b C: (chkdsk /b may take a long time) and see if that does anything.

    Let me know how this goes.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-11T21:17:48+00:00

    Ah, OK ... Thiose suggestoons.... I fear there are too mny paths to do at one time, just now

    I cannot believe that Msoft doesn't have a solution rwadily available, as this is a common problem.

    Ill get to your list of suggestions when i have the mental energy; dealing with trying to replace Skype, another M$oft forced update, deadlined in less than a month...

    Thanks for you

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-11T20:45:21+00:00
    1. Please run the V2 log collector and post a share link into this thread using drop box, or google drive

    BSOD - Posting Instructions - Windows 10 Forums

    BSOD - Posting Instructions | Windows 11 Forum (elevenforum.com)

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3813-language-add-remove-change-windows-10-a.html

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/136792-change-display-language-windows-10-a.html#option1

    1. Run Tuneup plus > post a share link

    https://www.tenforums.com/attachmen...-files-use-bsod-debugging-tuneup_plus_log.bat

    Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums

    Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Forums

    1. Run diskparinfo > post a share link

    https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/bsod-crashes-debugging/355861d1640707960-batch-files-use-bsod-debugging-diskparinfo.bat

    Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Forums

    Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Forums

    1. Run: upgrade_failure_info > post a share link

    https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/bsod-crashes-debugging/353454d1638278360-batch-files-use-bsod-debugging-upgrade_failure_info.bat

    Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Help Forums

    Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Help Forums

    For share links please use drop box or google drive.

    Make sure that links are available without sign in.

    https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2424384?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop

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