Cannot install Windows 11 - Error 0xc1900101

Anonymous
2021-06-28T21:21:32+00:00

I am trying to install the new Windows 11 update from Windows Update, but I keep getting error 0xc1900101.

The installation starts, and after a couple restarts, it says:

" Attempting to recover installation "

" Undoing changes made to your computer "

And then I am greeted with error 0xc1900101 on Windows Update.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-04-19T23:24:05+00:00

    Here's my update screen before I click "try again":

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-04-19T22:14:45+00:00

    Ditto here. I keep pausing updates because auto-update will try over and over again - always failing. Error code will sometimes change, but result is the same. I was on the preview channel, so this has been happening for close to a year now. Tried many "cures" but nothing works. Very, very frustrating.

    Well I got notified on 3rd April 2022 that my Dell Inspiron 7506 2n1 was once again capable of being upgraded to Windows 11, so I thought, I will try again. Amazingly, this time it worked flawlessly, and unlike the previous "successful" attempt in September 2021, this time I am still running Win11. Clearly, the excessive delay in fixing the drivers finally worked.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-04-19T20:41:07+00:00

    Ditto here. I keep pausing updates because auto-update will try over and over again - always failing. Error code will sometimes change, but result is the same. I was on the preview channel, so this has been happening for close to a year now. Tried many "cures" but nothing works. Very, very frustrating.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-04-19T19:44:39+00:00

    Still same old issue gets to 75% and fails. Does anyone found fix for this yet really aggravating...GL All

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-15T22:41:07+00:00

    I bought Asus A15 just before before xmas an Asus A15 and had to uninstall their Armory create to install and they gave up on me also, I had to figger it out myself Asus great hardware crapy software I also had a issue of random cursor/keyboard/touchpad random freeze that even with a complete restore could not fix, Luckly I bought from Costco took it back and got an HP love the new SSD and usb-c so fricking fast

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