When you install the tenth and most informative version of Windows, you can often encounter crashes. When upgrading to Windows 10, the error can appear for completely different reasons. Consider what they are and how to eliminate the consequences of the impossibility of an upgrade.
When upgrading to Windows 10, the error is constantly generated: possible causes
The very first thing you should pay attention to when switching to Windows 10 is the system configuration and compliance with at least the minimum requirements of the new OS.
They are moderate enough. For normal operation, only a 2-core processor and 2 GB of RAM are required, not counting 30 GB of free disk space. If, when upgrading to Windows 10, an error is associated precisely with such characteristics, the system will not install even when the corresponding utility is launched.
The second problem is that for the installation of the "tens" when switching from Windows 7 or 8, absolutely all available update packages must be installed in them. If the installation was not done automatically, you should enter the “Update Center” and set the search for available updates in manual mode.
What is the main problem?
The “seven” upgrade is made in a working system, and not as a “clean” installation. This causes a lot of problems, due to which an error occurs updating Windows 7 to Windows 10.
For example, the same activated anti-virus scanner can easily “spit” in the direction of the 10th distribution. Therefore, at the installation stage (transition to a new OS), it is recommended not only to disable the anti-virus software, but also to remove it completely (not the fact that the old scanner will work fine in Windows 10). But this is not the main thing.
Error group problems c1900101
Let's look at the most common Windows 10 crash (error code when updating c1900101). In fact, this is not a single error, but a whole group of failures, combining errors with numbers 20017, 30018, 40017, etc.
All of them indicate the impossibility of installing a new system on top of the old. But if the code c1900101 suddenly appears on the screen (Windows 10 update error), how to fix the situation will become clear if you use the Media Creation Tool utility initially. True, not everyone knows that when it is launched, it is desirable to turn off the Internet. In general, it is better not to start the update process, but to create a removable medium, and then install the system directly from it.
Another cardinal way to fix the failure is to delete the $ Windows folder. ~ BT and the contents of the Download directory in the created Software / Distribution sections or directly on the system drive.
Windows Update Fails
If, when upgrading to Windows 10, the error is caused precisely by the center itself, which immediately installs updates for the new system, do not panic.
Search for updates can be set manually, and if desired - and completely disable the entire system. By the way, updates in Windows 10 mostly concern only security systems for Microsoft products and do not provide for any drastic changes in the system itself, apart from the latest Anniversary package, which is now available in the post-Soviet space only when downloading a special installer plug-in from the official site. When searching for updates in manual mode, the system does not find it. But errors in Windows 10 Update in some situations are eliminated by manual intervention.
In some cases, you can observe a virus effect, when the system file itself, which is responsible for starting the update search, can be damaged. Here it is better to use portable or disk system verification utilities like Rescue Disk to avoid the options of reinstalling the entire system with formatting partitions and deleting user information.
They work on the principle of loading even before the start of the OS, have their own graphical interface and can even find viruses or threats that are not detected by regular scanners.
Troubleshoot unsigned drivers
Finally, another problem related to installed drivers, which in the old system did not have a digital signature or a confirmation certificate.
Without going into technical details, when upgrading to Windows 10, this type of error is fixed in the following way.
First, we enter the Run command line (Win + R), where we write the verifier line. In the manager window that appears, select the option to create standard parameters (the first line at the top), and then confirm the automatic selection of unsigned drivers. Further, it remains only to install the appropriate drivers when accessing the official developer resource.
Technical Preview or “clean” installation?
Finally, it is worth noting that when upgrading to Windows 10, the error may lie in the installation method. If there is an initial opportunity, it is better to immediately make a “clean” installation from scratch. If you don’t have such an opportunity or a suitable distribution kit, you can use the same Media Creation Tool utility, install the initial version of the Technical Preview, and then, without delay, use the capabilities of the system itself to use a “clean” installation. Thus, it will be possible to avoid many problems in the future, especially since the “preview” turned out to be so crude and incomplete that many users are very skeptical about its installation. And for this, I must say, there are good reasons.
But today, for the “tens” in the free distribution, you can find several basic versions, including professional, educational, and home. By the way, those who switched to Windows 10 immediately after its release in July-August 2015, were a little luckier. Upgrading to the Pro version was done automatically and free of charge. And this system of complaints in work does not cause absolutely any (it works like a clock). Well, in the setup you have to rummage around. But the appearance of possible system update errors is minimized here.