MS MCT ISO 22621.382, fails to upgrade from 22000.1042

I tried again, attempting to isolate where the change is coming from.

I restored 22000.1042 and did the upgrade with MCT ISO 22621.382, but this time I left the network disconnected and upgraded offline, without letting it check for any updates or anything else on the internet.

The upgrade proceeded without any weird message and got to Build 22621.382.

After that I had to install kb5017321 to get it up to 22621.521. 🤷‍♂️

Clearly in the last 2 days they added some extra check that is done from the update server if I'm connected to the network.

If the network is connected, I get the same message regardless of the way I start the setup to let it check for updates or not.

Either way it checks something from the internet that causes the message below to be issued. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Thanks a lot for the confusion! 🤐🤐

If I disconnect the network, I can bypass whatever extra check they added in the last 2 days. 🤣🤣

After completing the upgrade to 22621.382 I reconnected the network and W.U. showed up these:

After that, the original W.U. loop bug with error 0x800f0806 from Sept 20 showed up again. I had to use one of the work-around methods to get over the bug. 🤷‍♂️

This time I decided to use this other suggested solution and it worked, these 2 commands in the sequence showed:

DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /STARTCOMPONENTCLEANUP

DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /STARTCOMPONENTCLEANUP /RESETBASE

Finally, W.U. could install KB5017321 successfully. 👌

Done:

Edition Windows 11 Pro

Version 22H2

Installed on ‎9/‎23/‎2022

OS build 22621.521

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22634.1000.0

Clearly, they are not ready for prime time yet. 🤷‍♂️

I cannot access the files.

I sent you a request for access.

Try again, I said anyone with the link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WHRhhyFAp1qNokOq9VYR3UrPFkeV8pLQ/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12NlMaYGt4sFuPvTVkhdeyKjt4ULxa516/view?usp=sharing

@Greg Carmack,

I'm not having any issues, just trying to debug the problems that many users are reporting since they released 22H2 to the public.

I upgraded 4 machines on Sept 21, 2022, now the same process is no longer working 2 days later. 🤣🤣

What are they doing?

This specific machine has been working fine with 22H2 for several months on R.P. and Beta 22621 and 22622.

What is MS messing up now?

Why this stupid message? It doesn't make any sense. 🤐🤐🤐

     Look at page one for the output of PC Health Check.  I guess you missed that. 🤣

HI fg. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

It's possible the model was gated after overnight telemetry flagged issues. What was the reason you wanted to do a Repair Upgrade 2 days later? Are you having issues?

Try downloading the ISO, double click to mount as a drive, right click Setup to Run as Administrator. This can avoid gating by the Upgrade Assistant which has been buggy in the past.

If you want to cross check to confirm the hardware has not lost compatibility you can run PC Health Check which developers tell us is the final word on that:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows...

Report back results for each step so I know what else to suggest.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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This is the same PC that was upgraded from 22000.1042 to 22621.521 exactly with the same process on Sept 21st without problem.

What did MS change to prevent from upgrading the same box 2 days later? 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐

Edition Windows 11 Pro

Version 22H2

Installed on ‎9/‎21/‎2022

OS build 22621.521

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22634.1000.0

And it lets me do an update/repair in place using the exact same ISO 22621.382 on this same box that was upgraded Sept 21st. 🤣