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AFlyingBuffalo
By AFlyingBuffalo
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I decided to reinstall Windows 8.1 today (not genuine) with success and it asked me to install Windows 10, so i contacted Microsoft and went through the activation process and got a genuine copy. I proceeded to go through the installation and after restarting my computer and signing in, i was shown an error saying that it couldn't install and something went wrong. (I installed all my updates prior to this) I tried 2 more times after that to no avail so I decided to ask around here.

I hope I can get some help from you guys!

Thanks!

Edit: I did purchase this copy of Windows, but I just used it on multiple computers.

Edit: The error: WindowsUpdate_C1900101 OR WindowsUpdate_dt000

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Buy your software.

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Buy your software.

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Sigh, you didn't even try to answer my question properly did you? That's not the question I even asked, I have a full genuine copy of Windows 8.1.

Edit: I purchased it a year ago and used it on a different PC that I sold, and just re-used it on my current one.

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Shouldn't make a difference if you used a used key this is a software issue your asking about, not licencing.

 

Can you boot to desktop at all ? Is it the win 10 you are struggling to install ? 

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Shouldn't make a difference if you used a used key this is a software issue your asking about, not licencing.

 

Can you boot to desktop at all ? Is it the win 10 you are struggling to install ? 

I can currently use Windows 8.1 but after restarting my computer, the windows update window shows up and says that there is an error installing Windows 10.

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OK..........

 

What I would do.

 

Run disk clean-up, wait for it to load a click "clean up system files" tick all boxes and let it run and finish. 

 

Then run............... services.msc, stop the "windows update service" and delete all the contents of "c:\windows\software distribution" folder.

 

Reboot your machine and start the process from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

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