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Have tried 3 times. Message on update page says it did not install and I may try again. This is not a new install. Have been using for couple of years.
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I tried running the installer with the link provided. However, it wanted to completely reset my computer to default settings, removing all programs and files. It did not allow me to select an option to keep the files, as the other two options were grayed out. Due to this, I did not continue with the installation, as I really don't want to go through the trouble of reinstalling everything on my PC.
I have tried countless times to install the 20H2 update to no avail. I have even gone so far as to create a bootable USB drive with the 20H2 on it. Got a message that I needed to start windows regularly and then click on the install.exe file on the USB drive. Got to 31% and then it froze. Most of the other times I tried to do the update, it got to 61% before freezing. Once it got to 91%. I'm going to try one more time after uninstalling my antivirus software to see what happens. Looks like I'm going to have to do a fresh install and then re-install all my software. How depressing. This is like a throwback to Windows XP. You would think that Microsoft with all its brain power would be able to solve this problem with 20H2 that so many people are having. I have tried to delete the $Windows.~BT folder that was created with the initial upgrade attempt but it requires special authorization other than administrative authorization to delete it.
Same Issue. Dell Latitude E7420 from May 2021. Update constantly fails and it says will try again later. All latest BIOS updates are installed. COME ON Microsoft!!!!
Hello,
Here is what solved the problem for me (I've also been struggling with this issue for weeks now; tried any possible step: windows update assistant, recovery tool, checkdsk, etc..).
Solution:
These are the only two steps I did differently. Afterwards, the 20H2 update has been successfully installed.
p.s. I'm pretty much done with the MS stuff... This is not the first time I'm spending days of my life trying to solve issues with this OS. Will be making a switch soon.
All the best to you guys,
AK
Didn't work for me.
