Thank you. That is an interesting observation.
Help with "Windows 10 installation has failed" at 73% on Windows 8.1 Pro
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Every time I try to install Windows 10 through the Media tool I always stop at 73%. I tried to do it on a Clean Boot and it was the same. I also tried to remove the "read-only" and "system" attributes on the "$WINDOWS.~BT", but it doesn't let me change the "Read-Only" attribute on a file called boot.sdi and I don't know how to remove the "System" attribute.
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2022-09-23T15:15:48+00:00 I had the same problem. There is a dialog somewhere at the start of the install process that gives you the option to install Windows 10 without updates. I tried installing again, this time i chose to install Windows 10 without updates. It worked for me. After my computer rebooted, updates started installing automatically anyway. There was a minute when the screen went black, so if that happens to you don't freak out. It will come back on. I hope this works for you.
God bless ya, bro/sis!!!! You saved my day! I have tried to upgrade from 8.1 to 10 for months now! In total I must have wasted some 40ish hours on trying to solve that 73% failing installation issue. Went through hundreds of videos and forum threads. But YOUR answer worked for me! Thank you SO MUCH! Love ya! <3
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Anonymous
2022-09-22T19:50:49+00:00 Yes! I had to download the installation package and make sure it was "UK English", but once I did that, I suddenly had an option to "decide how you install updates", and once I changed that to "Don't", everything went swimmingly! Thank-you!
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Anonymous
2022-09-20T00:37:25+00:00 I had the same problem installing the latest version of Windows. I tried lots of "fixes" including fixing system files but nothing helped. I always stopped at 73%. Finally, I dug out an old version of Windows on DVD, version 14393 from 2016. It installed perfectly. More updates than usual were required but I feel it was a pretty good solution.
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Anonymous
2022-09-19T13:17:03+00:00 At exactly what pint did you disconnect your internet?