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Old December 4th 17, 06:57 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default update/upgrade issues with migrated systems

Jason wrote:

I think I'm seeing a pattern. I know quite a few people who have been
experiencing the same difficulty with the latest updates that I've had on
two machines. And I know a number who haven't (including my wife). What
seems to differentiate those with trouble and those without is that
machines that were upgraded from earlier versions have problems while
those that shipped with an older version of 10 have not. Both machines of
mine with upgrade failures were upgraded from 7 to 10. Friends who had
versions greater than/equal to 7 are also running into similar trouble. It
is frustrating that the failures are not better understood by MS. I spent
a lot of time with their support folks who finally just gave up.

I was happy to see that MS finally figured out how to update older
versions without requiring a complete reinstallation, but I wonder now if
that improvement had some side effects that now cause issues that I and
others are facing.


So you saying the problematic hosts are those that have polluted
upgrades; i.e., you got to Windows 10 from some prior version of
Windows. So why not do a clean install of Windows 10 (using the latest
download from Microsoft)?

Since when has there not been an upgrade from an old version of Windows
(within the same kernel type, like NT) to the next version of Windows?
Why is it only Windows 10 that had an upgrade path to it?

This is not a unique problem with Windows 10. It has been a long-time
recommendation to save your data, make sure you have the installation
media for your programs, wipe the OS partition (beforehand or during the
OS install), and do a fresh install of the OS. Don't bring along the
pollution from the old OS.
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