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

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

Post by 0508jvnn »

Has anyone else hit a wall trying to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11? My PC meets all the requirements, but the upgrade fails every time. It gets to about 75% and then rolls back with the error code 0xC1900101 - 0x20017. I’ve run the update troubleshooter and made sure my drivers are updated, but no luck. Any ideas on what to try next?
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Post by CKHln52I0NQH »

That error usually points to a driver or software conflict during the install. Since you've checked drivers, try temporarily disconnecting any non-essential peripherals like printers or external drives before starting the upgrade. Also, run a clean boot to stop background apps from interfering. If that still fails, creating a Windows 11 installation USB and using the "upgrade this PC" option from there often works better.
wkviBw
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Post by wkviBw »

Agreed. Also, have you checked if you have any third-party antivirus software running, as that can sometimes block the upgrade?
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Post by 91vyyo1N »

Agreed. Also, have you checked if you have any third-party antivirus software running?
cy015697
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Post by cy015697 »

Yeah, I had the same problem. For me, it was a conflict with an old VPN client I had forgotten was even installed. Hope that helps.
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Post by 48tkx »

Agreed. Yeah, and if you do have one, try disabling it just before the upgrade. That's often the culprit.
8915ow
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Post by 8915ow »

Just tried this - works great!
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Post by t8X164twSv »

Can confirm this worked for me too!
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Post by 7270anyywm »

Can confirm. You could also try temporarily disabling your antivirus and disconnecting any non-essential USB devices before starting the upgrade.
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Post by 916pbcv »

Same here. I had the same problem. For me, it was a conflict with an old peripheral driver that didn't show up as outdated. Hope that helps.
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