Has anyone else hit a wall trying to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11? My PC meets ?

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ied72019
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Has anyone else hit a wall trying to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11? My PC meets ?

Post by ied72019 »

Has anyone else hit a wall trying to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11? My PC meets all the requirements, but the installer keeps failing. I keep getting error code 0xC1900101, and it rolls back every time. It gets to about 85% installed, then just stops. I’ve run the update troubleshooter with no luck. Any ideas on what to try next?
20irqhqek
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Post by 20irqhqek »

Did you try temporarily disconnecting any non-essential USB devices, like external drives or printers, before starting the upgrade?
owgs6
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Post by owgs6 »

Same here. Agreed, that driver issue is super common. Also, try temporarily disconnecting any non-essential USB devices before starting the upgrade.
03svzr
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Post by 03svzr »

From what I've seen, I had this issue on a couple of workstations. From what I have seen, that specific error often comes from a driver conflict. I'd try disconnecting any non-essential peripherals, like printers or external drives, and then run the upgrade again.
DesktopGeek40
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Post by DesktopGeek40 »

Yeah, I had the same problem. For me, it was a stubborn audio driver that I had to completely uninstall before the upgrade would finally go through.
eCm1mWVb
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Post by eCm1mWVb »

Can confirm this worked for me too!
twhQpzJtG
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Post by twhQpzJtG »

This. I had the same problem. For me, it was a stubborn audio driver that finally went through after a clean boot. Good luck!
4l35Bxm7zm
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Post by 4l35Bxm7zm »

Yeah, that 0xC1900101 is often driver-related; have you tried updating your graphics and chipset drivers before the upgrade?
iw1bri8855
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Post by iw1bri8855 »

Same here. I had the same problem. For me, it was an old external USB hub causing the rollback—unplugging everything non-essential finally let it finish.
3x0nZ
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Post by 3x0nZ »

Also, have you double-checked that your BIOS has Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 actually enabled, not just supported?
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