windows reinstall taking HOURS!

luke urry 0 Reputation points
2026-08-30T19:57:03.9966667+00:00

Ive been having problems with my audio jack so samsung support suggested i done a reinstall from inside windows, it found and started downloading the 25h2 repair version but so far its been installing for HOURS!

In around 7hrs its now at 57%, i have checked in task manager and my 0 drive is mostly at 1% and hardly being used but ram is using around 11gb.

It is installing, but VERY slow, is there anything i can do to speed it up? its now nearly 9pm and dont want to be up all night with this.

Thanks

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
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  1. Igor Leyko 112K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-31T18:38:40.0966667+00:00

    Glad to hear that you solved your problem.

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  2. Igor Leyko 112K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-31T14:14:26.77+00:00

    Please check the error with setupdiag tool.

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  3. Igor Leyko 112K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-31T12:25:56.25+00:00

    You may use SetupDiag tool for detailed analysis of the problem.

    If it will be hard for you to interpret results, please share them to OneDrive, I'll look into them.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/upgrade/setupdiag

    Do you have enough free space on the drive?

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  4. Igor Leyko 112K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-30T23:14:24.0433333+00:00

    You may try to defragment the drive before repair install.

    Unfortunately, there is nothing to do while install is running.

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  5. Igor Leyko 112K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-30T20:33:30.17+00:00

    This may depend on Windows itself problem that can be removed by reinstallation mainly or on hardware problem.

    Please check hard drive with third-party CrystalDiskInfo tool and show its window.

    How long ago did you defragment your hard drive?

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