Cannot update to 24H2 because of partition error

Anonymous
2024-10-07T08:34:19+00:00

Hello, I really need help with performing the update to Windows 11 24H2 update.

I have tried to search for update in Windows Update multiple times, and yet it keepts telling me I'm on the latest update. There are nothing in the optional section either. This is despite the fact my build version is 21H2, which is very old now.

I have tried downloading the Windows Update Assistant, but that was to no avail because every time it keepts telling me "we couldn't update the system reserved partition". I have 95 free gbs on my OS:C and so I have no idea what is causing this. I tried deleting temporary files, using the CMD and create a Y drive then deleting fonts through it, labelling the product file to .old and even tried a set of command to restart registries. The Update Assistant or the ISO version, both returned with the same message.

I have grown quite desperate now since I realized Windows never even offered to update me to 22H2 and 23H2. All the tutorials on Youtube all pointed to the MS guide to deleting the fonts. I ran out of options, and I can't contact any agents because the system keep telling me my account was logged in too many times.

Hope someone can help me here, thank you.

Here is my spec:

Device name LEGION5-KB

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics 3.20 GHz

Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.2 GB usable)

Device ID CE7ECE7D-319F-442B-B4F1-B2ABD3A4024F

Product ID 00330-81480-16870-AA476

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

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Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-07T16:25:14+00:00

    I wonder what "The space is okay" means as the free space of neither EFI System nor Recovery Partition can be seen in disk management. The affected partition is EFI System and that partition's free space is not okay.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-18T12:11:04+00:00

    Have the same problem, mines a standard Windows 11 Pro install, now 24H2 has shown up in windows update, but it can't because of this error. How do we resolve this?

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  3. Ramesh 181.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-10-18T12:26:33+00:00

    Have the same problem, mines a standard Windows 11 Pro install, now 24H2 has shown up in windows update, but it can't because of this error. How do we resolve this?

    Follow the steps under "Windows 10 with GPT partition" in this link. It applies to Windows 11 also.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/topic/-we-couldn-t-update-system-reserved-partition-error-installing-windows-10-46865f3f-37bb-4c51-c69f-07271b6672ac

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-18T15:00:58+00:00

    To everyone that has this problem...

    I was able to fix this problem by some very unorthodox methods and I am not sure are necessarily the best way to do what was done. It would be nice if someone with the technical skills to write up a step by step that anyone could follow using software that is available to everyone.

    In any case this is the solution in a somewhat abbreviated form:

    1: Using a non-windows partition manager, I shrunk the main windows partition to allow about 1GB of unallocated space...

    2: I moved the main windows partition so the unallocated space wat to its left (on the partition manager) and therefore accessible to the SRP (System Reserved Partition)...

    3: I resized the SRP to include most of the unallocated space that was now available..

    After rebooting Windows the update problem no longer existed since the SRP was now large enough for some time to come...

    I realize that not presenting the details may be annoying issue but I'm sure this can be done more than one way and it is risky to do in any case and needs to be done using partition manager(s) that you feel comfortable with and by ALL MEANS have complete recoverable backup just in case things go wrong...

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-18T22:49:47+00:00

    Hi Ramesh, I'm on Win 11 with GPT partition. Followed all the steps with cmd, then downloaded it, installed it, and restarted, but the update didn't complete. It said something like, it need more space. What should i do now?

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