While most are happy after installing Feature Upgrades, some face problems with a version. Some have failed to install it, whereas others who have installed it are facing problems & issues like Windows 11/10 freezing and so on. If you are facing any installation, upgrading, freezing, activation, etc, problems with Windows after upgrading, this article lists some solutions along with links to posts that you find useful if you need to troubleshoot Windows Feature Upgrade problems.
Windows 11/10 Problems after upgrading to new version
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1] See this post on Windows Installation or Upgrade Errors if you receive any of the following errors:
- Something Happened
- Error 0x80073712
- Error 0x800F0923
- Error 0x80200056
- Error 0x800F0922
- Error 80240020
- Error 0x80004005
- Error 0xC1900208 – 0x4000C
- Error 0xC1900200 – 0x20008
- Error 0xC1900202 – 0x20008
- Error Code 0x80070070 – 0x50011
- Error 0x80070070 – 0x50012
- Error 0x80070070 – 0x60000
- Error 0xC1900101 -0x20017
- Error 0xC1900101 – 0x20017
- The update isn’t applicable to your computer
- We couldn’t complete the updates. Undoing changes. Don’t turn off your computer
- Failure configuring Windows Updates. Reverting changes
- Modern Setup Host has stopped working
2] Do you receive any of the following errors?
- Error 0x0000005C
- Error 0x80070103
- Error 0x80070542
- Error 0x80070652
- Error 0x80072EE2
- Error 0x80073712
- Error 0x800F0922
- Error 0x800F0923
- Error 0x80200056
- Error 0x80240017
- Error 0x80240020
- Error 0x80240031
- Error 0x80246007
- Error 0x80246017
- Error 0x80D02002
- Error 0xC0000001
- Error 0xC000021A
- Error 0xC0000428
- Error 0xC1900106
- Error 0x80070003 – 0x20007
- Error 0x8007025D – 0x2000C
- Error 0x8007002C – 0x4000D
- Error 0x8007002C – 0x4001C
- Error 0x80070070 – 0x50011
- Error 0xC1900101 – 0x2000B
- Error 0xC1900101 – 0x20017
- Error 0xC1900101 – 0x30018
- Error 0xC1900101 – 0x40017
- Error 0xC1900200 – 0x20008
- Error 0xC1900202 – 0x20008
- Error 0xC1900208 – 0x4000C
- Error 0xC1900208 – 1047526904
- We could not Update System Reserved Partition
- You are prompted to enter a product key
Most users encounter these errors when upgrading Windows. If you do, their solutions are given in KB3107983.
3] This post will help you if Windows Update stuck downloading updates. Deleting the contents of the SoftwareDistribution folder is known to help.
Windows Freezing issues
Many users are reporting that are facing freezing problems after upgrading Windows. If you are facing Windows freezing problems, do the following:
- Run System Maintenance Troubleshooter
- Boot your Windows in Clean Boot State. When you perform Clean Boot, you can avoid any third party software conflict. This will help you identify the offender by trial and error method.
Other issues with solutions
- See this post if you are facing issues while installing Edge browser extensions. Sending error logs to them will help find a solution to this issue.
- Go here if your Partition is missing after installing Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
- Run the Windows Activation Troubleshooter if you are facing activation problems. This list of Windows Activation Errors will help you troubleshoot activation problems further.
- Generally speaking, running the System File Checker or DISM to repair system image are know to fix many Windows problems. You may want to download FixWin. It automates many fixes and lets you resolve issues in a click – and also lets you run SFC and DISM with a click.
- Apart from this, if you are facing any other problems, see our post on Windows problems & solutions. If you do not find what you are looking for there, use our search bar and search for your issue.
If you encounter any other problems with the Windows Feature Update, please let us know in the comments section below.
