Happened with me while updating to build 14291. The process was interrupted 4 times and restored the previous build. It never went past Installing features and drivers. The issue is that Windows Update downloads all the driver updates available for your device along with the build and installs them during the update process. If a driver is not compatible with your device, it crashes and gives you the BSOD. In my case, the Intel HD Graphics 3000 driver, which is not much compatible with Windows 10, used to crash while being updated during the build update process. So finally I decided to update manually. By updating manually, you bypass all the unapproved and unnecessary driver installations and simply install the build and nothing else. You'll waste too much time troubleshooting the BSOD error, as it happened with me, and won't find any satisfactory answer. So the best thing to do right now is convert the downloaded windows installation file into an ISO image and update manually.
You can easily convert the Install.esd file from the hidden $WINDOWS.~BT folder on your windows installation drive where your build has been downloaded through Windows Update. That is if your Windows is installed on C drive then the folder is at C:\$WINDOWS.~BT and the required Install.esd file is at C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources. Make it visible by checking the Hidden items option in the View tab of File Explorer ribbon (You probably might be knowing about it, but still).
It's super simple. Get the step by step guide here:- https://www.techjourney.net/decrypt-convert-upgrade-esd-to-create-bootable-windows-iso-or-wim
After creating the ISO, you can double click to mount it and run the setup.exe from the mounted disk drive\setup.exe and manually update to the latest build.
it will not wipe your data if you update from older build to newer build.Would this installation method wipe data though? Or does it work like an insider preview build update?
Would this installation method wipe data though? Or does it work like an insider preview build update?
I tried all day yesterday and got to converting Install.esd into ISO file. But after choosing option 1 it converted the file in to and olg instead of ISO. I found out that 7zip is used to extract olg files so I used that to extract all files onto a USB stick. And then I'm not sure what to do from there... I tried opening the setup.exe but it doesn't start the installation properly.Yes, it will update just as any other preview build keeping your apps, files and settings intact. The only difference, it will not update your drivers which is anyways not important. You can update the drivers yourself after updating to the new build.
I tried all day yesterday and got to converting Install.esd into ISO file. But after choosing option 1 it converted the file in to and olg instead of ISO. I found out that 7zip is used to extract olg files so I used that to extract all files onto a USB stick. And then I'm not sure what to do from there... I tried opening the setup.exe but it doesn't start the installation properly.
Ok thanks so much. And from there you can just install from the ISO directly?That shouldn't have happened. What program did you use? Download this one from my OneDrive and try again with it (which I had used):- https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...59262&authkey=!ABMT5PnafG8_uQk&ithint=file,7z
These are the scenarios you should come across during the process:-
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Ok thanks so much. And from there you can just install from the ISO directly?
^That doesn't seem to be a driver related BSOD error. Visit the site given by poopyfinger above for more information on that error else ignore it and wait for the next build......IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
Yup. I had to use the ISO method only for updating to build 14291 while I encountered no BSOD when updating to 14316. Not trying to be boring but still, sweet are the fruits of adversity. :wink:....Think I'm going to have to wait for the next update and hope it installs.