Windows 11, version 24H2 won't install

Anonymous
2024-11-14T16:51:47+00:00

Hello

I never had any problems with my PC .

Windows 11, version 24H2 update is ready to install, I approve the restart, it starts working, stops at 68% for 5 minutes, then restarts and turns off PC. When I booth back, it simply wants to download it and install it again.

Troubleshooter shows Error but offers no solution.

I have downloaded the ISO and followed all instructions, but 26% in, the installer just stops all goes back to windows and says Windows 11 instalation failed.

Any ideas?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-29T16:52:51+00:00

    yeah that didn't work. i don't know what i can do to get this to work. i don't know where to go to fix corrupted files. it tells me my laptop does not meet system requirements. what am i supposed to do a full reset?

    Ok if you got the memory required installed then you can use whats called the server method to install 24h2. Assorted youtube video if you Google

    windows 11 24h2 server install

    Its how people get it on their old machines. You can go about 12 years back in hardware. In fact 24h2 is less fussy on old hardware than new hardware.

    Your question on the Microsoft tool won't be this one, just that it's detected your hardware is not 24h2 compliant. There is a tool on the 24h2 download website. That will tell you your hardware is not compliant and why. If it's that fancy boot chip use the server method. Suspect loads of Windows 10 people will be doing this. Microsoft left the server method in we can assume for business users that couldn't replace their hardware... hence why it's called "server".

    I updated Oct 18 on my old and "incompatible" Lenovo💻the big 24H2 update without any problems - it took 1 h 28 min to install the update!

    It is introduced by replacing the entire operating system with a newer version and is the biggest Windows 11 update since 2021.🤔

    My Lenovo has been purchased already in 2016.

    I downloaded the installation file**: Win11_24H2_Finnish_x64.iso (5.29 Gb)** from the official Windows 11 download page:

    Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com) (3rd installation option)

    So … I downloaded the "virtual disk" or *.iso file (press the downloaded *.iso file with the right mouse button and then select "open in application" and then select "Resource management" and then click SETUP) and install from it - everything succeeded perfectly!

    **All kinds of updates did start arriving normally immediately after the installation was completed!**😁👍

    My old Lenovo laptop, which I installed Windows 11 on 2 years ago is NOT COMPATIBLE due to the processor: Intel Core i5 7200U CPU and had originally Windows 10 OS.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-29T17:19:06+00:00

    yeah that didn't work. i don't know what i can do to get this to work. i don't know where to go to fix corrupted files. it tells me my laptop does not meet system requirements. what am i supposed to do a full reset?

    Ok if you got the memory required installed then you can use whats called the server method to install 24h2. Assorted youtube video if you Google

    windows 11 24h2 server install

    Its how people get it on their old machines. You can go about 12 years back in hardware. In fact 24h2 is less fussy on old hardware than new hardware.

    Your question on the Microsoft tool won't be this one, just that it's detected your hardware is not 24h2 compliant. There is a tool on the 24h2 download website. That will tell you your hardware is not compliant and why. If it's that fancy boot chip use the server method. Suspect loads of Windows 10 people will be doing this. Microsoft left the server method in we can assume for business users that couldn't replace their hardware... hence why it's called "server".

    I updated Oct 18 on my old and "incompatible" Lenovo💻the big 24H2 update without any problems - it took 1 h 28 min to install the update!

    It is introduced by replacing the entire operating system with a newer version and is the biggest Windows 11 update since 2021.🤔

    My Lenovo has been purchased already in 2016.

    I downloaded the installation file**: Win11_24H2_Finnish_x64.iso (5.29 Gb)** from the official Windows 11 download page:

    Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com) (3rd installation option)

    So … I downloaded the "virtual disk" or *.iso file (press the downloaded *.iso file with the right mouse button and then select "open in application" and then select "Resource management" and then click SETUP) and install from it - everything succeeded perfectly!

    **All kinds of updates did start arriving normally immediately after the installation was completed!**😁👍

    My old Lenovo laptop, which I installed Windows 11 on 2 years ago is NOT COMPATIBLE due to the processor: Intel Core i5 7200U CPU and had originally Windows 10 OS.

    Yes got it running on two 2011/2012 original Windows 7 machines. i3 / i5. 16gb memory. Put SSDs in both some years ago. They run smoothly mainly as office equipment / still photography. Why throw out equipment that works ?.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-30T04:30:20+00:00

    I try option 2 however when i start to delete the files it will crash and not delete any. Please help!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-30T18:31:04+00:00

    Hi Terence,

    Yes, I did run hvciscan_amd64 - with no results, right from the start.

    Look what these results are:

    VbsGetIssues: 0x00026040

    UEFI WX Memory Attributes Table required

    Failing to meet 52GB* minimum required volume size

    System drive SSD required**

    8GB*** RAM required

    VbsIsRecommended: 0

    HVCI incompatible driver scan start ...

    * I have more than 52GB volume size

    ** My system (C) drive is a SSD

    *** I have 8GB RAM

    So, what gives?

    Anyway, all these Microsoft Windows hurdles and hoops are moot. I have stopped updates for as long as possible, only open them once a week to check if there are other "normal" updates to install, then stop updates again. And I'll wait until Microsoft has cleaned up this unconscionable mess - rumors say, sometime in February. We'll see. How dare such a company have countless users, who have real work to do, wade through such shenanigans, is beyond me or any other common sense person.

    Oh, and yes, my device is compatible with Windows 11. Is Microsoft perhaps trying to have us buy new machines? They have really sunk very, very low.

    Thanks for trying to help.

    H

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-02-02T15:42:44+00:00

    I did the same thing -- uninstalled & deleted - used an external drive as suggested -- and I did what they recommended - installation failed - so we are stuck

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