Has anyone else had the upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 fail repeatedly? My PC mee?

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Post by QDPGHWqclytu »

I had this issue on my laptop. From what I have seen, that specific error is often tied to a driver or background app conflict. I finally got it to work by doing a clean boot to disable all non-Microsoft startup items and services before running the upgrade again.
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Has anyone else had the upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 fail repeatedly? My PC mee?

Post by gjrr74 »

Has anyone else had the upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 fail repeatedly? My PC meets the requirements, but the installation gets to about 85% and then rolls back with the error code 0xC1900101. I’ve run the Update Troubleshooter and made sure my drivers are updated, but it keeps happening. What other recovery options should I try before doing a clean install? I really want to avoid wiping everything if possible.
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Post by 8dAH1b60M4mH »

+1 You could also try temporarily disabling your antivirus, as that sometimes interferes with the upgrade process.
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Post by wv244a2497 »

Have you tried temporarily disabling any third-party antivirus software during the upgrade?
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Post by obmp4383873 »

Same here. Yeah, that's a good call—also, have you checked if there's enough free space on your system drive?
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Post by pd835965962 »

This happened to me. I finally got it to work by temporarily disconnecting all my external drives and USB peripherals except the mouse and keyboard.
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Post by gjrr74 »

Worked perfectly, thank you!
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Post by lp084 »

Agreed, that error's a pain. Try temporarily disconnecting any non-essential USB devices before starting the upgrade again.
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Post by 8aq5Bstt »

Also, check if you have any third-party antivirus software running and try disabling it for the upgrade.
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Post by dqb173647 »

Same here. Agreed, that's a common culprit. Also, try temporarily disconnecting any non-essential USB devices, as they can sometimes interfere.
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