On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:52:02 -0500,
Paul wrote:

But that picture is an OS upgrade coming in. That's why it
says "your files are right where you left them".

http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9976681update2.jpg

You know this better than I do, so I appreciate the advice.
All I know is that I let microsoft do whatever it wants to do in that
situation and it *never* updates the operating system.

Are you saying I missed a manual step somewhere?
(Because if I did, just tell me what I am supposed to do, as I'm not
against Microsoft updating the OS - I'm just against losing privacy.)

Part of that sequence, is pulling in a new graphics driver.
If you upgrade with a DVD, it doesn't pull in a new graphics
driver. If you let Windows Update do an OS upgrade, or
if you use the standalone EXE, those will download
a new graphics driver.

Paul - what do I need to do to make the current Microsoft update just
finish? It never seems to update anything (and I've been though this
sequence many times). Many reboots. Many failures.

Maybe I'm missing a *manual* step to updating Windows?

Here's a snapshot of a *new* directory "C:\Windows10Upgrade".
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=755...owsupgrade.jpg

Is there something I can manually do to *finish* that upgrade?