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<\/a><\/p>\nNote that in anticipation of the big day I had freed over 10GB of disk space which should be enough, right?<\/p>\n
The upgrade failed though.<\/p>\n
Well, I understand that things go wrong sometimes; but note that Microsoft has not seen fit to give us any log entries to give a clue about what might be going wrong, just an error code and a useless link that leads to generic Windows Update troubleshooting tips.<\/p>\n I did try a few things. Freeing more disk space. Resetting Windows Update. The famous sfc \/scannow beloved of generic forum respondents. I was rewarded for my efforts with a variety of different error codes but the same outcome.<\/p>\n Now my Surface is mocking me. Every time I boot up, I get the little pop up assuring me that my upgrade is ready. Every time I shutdown I am am invited to \u201cupdate and restart\u201d, the machine attempts to install Windows 10, and then again it fails.<\/p>\n I guess I should get the message: this is not going to work.<\/p>\n Again, I know there is an ISO route and I guess I will have to use it; but while I am not really surprised, it is disappointing that even on first-party hardware the automatic upgrade is so problematic.<\/p>\n I am not sure what changed, but I tried the update again a couple of days ago and it worked. This is the first time I have successfully upgraded a PC to Windows 10 via Windows Update. <\/p>\n I have a Surface Pro, first version, still a reasonable spec with Core i5 and 4GB RAM, though the 128GB SSD is too small and a frustration. Still, Microsoft hardware, Windows 8.1 installed and in good shape, Windows 10 upgrade will be a breeze? Now, I know there is an ISO route that would probably … Continue reading Windows 10: My Surface Pro is mocking me<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nPostscript<\/h3>\n
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