Cannot install Windows 10 Creator update: “something went wrong” error code 0x800703ed












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I have an older Lenovo Thinkpad that I dual boot Win10 & Kali Linux on. I cannot get the "Creator's Edition" update to install. The error code I keep getting is 0x800703ed



So far I have:

- Ran ChkDsk /F /R

- Reset Windows Update Components via these instructions (though perhaps I missed a step since there are so many).

- Ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:E: /LimitAccess (where E: was the Windows 10 mounted ISO)



I am out of ideas here. Any help appreciated. Thank you.










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    If you mount the current 1703 ISO while within Windows, and start the upgrade process, does it still fail?

    – Ramhound
    Oct 4 '17 at 21:07






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    uninstall any anti-virus or security and malware software's from the system reboot and try again. Also unplug anything that is not needed to boot like any printers usb anything etc.

    – vembutech
    Oct 5 '17 at 7:47






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    0x800703ed = ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME. so windows detects the linux partition where it tries to store temp files, but fails because windows doesn't understand linux file systems

    – magicandre1981
    Oct 5 '17 at 15:18











  • Thanks, @magicandre1981. I was afraid that might be the case! :( I cannot get rid of my Kali install, so I will just have to live with this I guess.

    – KidACrimson
    Oct 5 '17 at 20:19
















1















I have an older Lenovo Thinkpad that I dual boot Win10 & Kali Linux on. I cannot get the "Creator's Edition" update to install. The error code I keep getting is 0x800703ed



So far I have:

- Ran ChkDsk /F /R

- Reset Windows Update Components via these instructions (though perhaps I missed a step since there are so many).

- Ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:E: /LimitAccess (where E: was the Windows 10 mounted ISO)



I am out of ideas here. Any help appreciated. Thank you.










share|improve this question




















  • 1





    If you mount the current 1703 ISO while within Windows, and start the upgrade process, does it still fail?

    – Ramhound
    Oct 4 '17 at 21:07






  • 1





    uninstall any anti-virus or security and malware software's from the system reboot and try again. Also unplug anything that is not needed to boot like any printers usb anything etc.

    – vembutech
    Oct 5 '17 at 7:47






  • 1





    0x800703ed = ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME. so windows detects the linux partition where it tries to store temp files, but fails because windows doesn't understand linux file systems

    – magicandre1981
    Oct 5 '17 at 15:18











  • Thanks, @magicandre1981. I was afraid that might be the case! :( I cannot get rid of my Kali install, so I will just have to live with this I guess.

    – KidACrimson
    Oct 5 '17 at 20:19














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I have an older Lenovo Thinkpad that I dual boot Win10 & Kali Linux on. I cannot get the "Creator's Edition" update to install. The error code I keep getting is 0x800703ed



So far I have:

- Ran ChkDsk /F /R

- Reset Windows Update Components via these instructions (though perhaps I missed a step since there are so many).

- Ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:E: /LimitAccess (where E: was the Windows 10 mounted ISO)



I am out of ideas here. Any help appreciated. Thank you.










share|improve this question
















I have an older Lenovo Thinkpad that I dual boot Win10 & Kali Linux on. I cannot get the "Creator's Edition" update to install. The error code I keep getting is 0x800703ed



So far I have:

- Ran ChkDsk /F /R

- Reset Windows Update Components via these instructions (though perhaps I missed a step since there are so many).

- Ran DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:E: /LimitAccess (where E: was the Windows 10 mounted ISO)



I am out of ideas here. Any help appreciated. Thank you.







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  • 1





    If you mount the current 1703 ISO while within Windows, and start the upgrade process, does it still fail?

    – Ramhound
    Oct 4 '17 at 21:07






  • 1





    uninstall any anti-virus or security and malware software's from the system reboot and try again. Also unplug anything that is not needed to boot like any printers usb anything etc.

    – vembutech
    Oct 5 '17 at 7:47






  • 1





    0x800703ed = ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME. so windows detects the linux partition where it tries to store temp files, but fails because windows doesn't understand linux file systems

    – magicandre1981
    Oct 5 '17 at 15:18











  • Thanks, @magicandre1981. I was afraid that might be the case! :( I cannot get rid of my Kali install, so I will just have to live with this I guess.

    – KidACrimson
    Oct 5 '17 at 20:19














  • 1





    If you mount the current 1703 ISO while within Windows, and start the upgrade process, does it still fail?

    – Ramhound
    Oct 4 '17 at 21:07






  • 1





    uninstall any anti-virus or security and malware software's from the system reboot and try again. Also unplug anything that is not needed to boot like any printers usb anything etc.

    – vembutech
    Oct 5 '17 at 7:47






  • 1





    0x800703ed = ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME. so windows detects the linux partition where it tries to store temp files, but fails because windows doesn't understand linux file systems

    – magicandre1981
    Oct 5 '17 at 15:18











  • Thanks, @magicandre1981. I was afraid that might be the case! :( I cannot get rid of my Kali install, so I will just have to live with this I guess.

    – KidACrimson
    Oct 5 '17 at 20:19








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1





If you mount the current 1703 ISO while within Windows, and start the upgrade process, does it still fail?

– Ramhound
Oct 4 '17 at 21:07





If you mount the current 1703 ISO while within Windows, and start the upgrade process, does it still fail?

– Ramhound
Oct 4 '17 at 21:07




1




1





uninstall any anti-virus or security and malware software's from the system reboot and try again. Also unplug anything that is not needed to boot like any printers usb anything etc.

– vembutech
Oct 5 '17 at 7:47





uninstall any anti-virus or security and malware software's from the system reboot and try again. Also unplug anything that is not needed to boot like any printers usb anything etc.

– vembutech
Oct 5 '17 at 7:47




1




1





0x800703ed = ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME. so windows detects the linux partition where it tries to store temp files, but fails because windows doesn't understand linux file systems

– magicandre1981
Oct 5 '17 at 15:18





0x800703ed = ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME. so windows detects the linux partition where it tries to store temp files, but fails because windows doesn't understand linux file systems

– magicandre1981
Oct 5 '17 at 15:18













Thanks, @magicandre1981. I was afraid that might be the case! :( I cannot get rid of my Kali install, so I will just have to live with this I guess.

– KidACrimson
Oct 5 '17 at 20:19





Thanks, @magicandre1981. I was afraid that might be the case! :( I cannot get rid of my Kali install, so I will just have to live with this I guess.

– KidACrimson
Oct 5 '17 at 20:19










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The error 0x800703ed means ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME:



//
// MessageId: ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME
//
// MessageText:
//
// The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
// Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.
//
#define ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME 1005L


Updating from a Windows 10 Build to a newer one is an upgrade like Win7 to 8. And here Windows always failed in dual boot situations with Linux. Backup the Linux, delete the Linux, update to (Fall) Creators Update 1703/1709, restore the Linux partition.






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  • This explains the cause of the issue, but provides no resolution or workaround.

    – KidACrimson
    Dec 21 '18 at 19:31



















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I had very similar situations several times, and each time it went away when I removed some external devices and removed my 4k screen.



So try to disconnect all non-elementary USB devices, and reduce your screen resolution to 1024x768. Then try it again. Once it is successfully installed, change the screen back to what you had, and plug everything back in, there should be no issues.






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  • Thanks, but not applicable to my case.

    – KidACrimson
    Dec 21 '18 at 19:31



















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SOLVED! This is what I did to fix the issue:




  • Created Win10 bootable USB installer with Rufus and latest Win10 ISO from MS

  • Booted to Win10 partition (which had the updating issue) -> DiskMgmt.msc -> marked System Partition as Active

  • Rebooted, this time using Win10 USB installer -> Advanced -> CMD prompt: ran all 4 BootRec.exe commands (/FixBoot /RebuildBCD, etc.)

  • Rebooted -> Win10 boots normally (Linux is temporarily broken or "missing" at this point due to GRUB bootloader being inaccessible by the machine)


  • Used EasyBCD to add Linux partition as a boot option in Windows BCD (you can also just use CMD prompt to do this, but I took the lazy route :P)

  • Booted to Win10 partition and updated Windows normally






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    The error 0x800703ed means ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME:



    //
    // MessageId: ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME
    //
    // MessageText:
    //
    // The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
    // Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.
    //
    #define ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME 1005L


    Updating from a Windows 10 Build to a newer one is an upgrade like Win7 to 8. And here Windows always failed in dual boot situations with Linux. Backup the Linux, delete the Linux, update to (Fall) Creators Update 1703/1709, restore the Linux partition.






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    • This explains the cause of the issue, but provides no resolution or workaround.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31
















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    The error 0x800703ed means ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME:



    //
    // MessageId: ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME
    //
    // MessageText:
    //
    // The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
    // Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.
    //
    #define ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME 1005L


    Updating from a Windows 10 Build to a newer one is an upgrade like Win7 to 8. And here Windows always failed in dual boot situations with Linux. Backup the Linux, delete the Linux, update to (Fall) Creators Update 1703/1709, restore the Linux partition.






    share|improve this answer
























    • This explains the cause of the issue, but provides no resolution or workaround.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31














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    The error 0x800703ed means ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME:



    //
    // MessageId: ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME
    //
    // MessageText:
    //
    // The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
    // Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.
    //
    #define ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME 1005L


    Updating from a Windows 10 Build to a newer one is an upgrade like Win7 to 8. And here Windows always failed in dual boot situations with Linux. Backup the Linux, delete the Linux, update to (Fall) Creators Update 1703/1709, restore the Linux partition.






    share|improve this answer













    The error 0x800703ed means ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME:



    //
    // MessageId: ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME
    //
    // MessageText:
    //
    // The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
    // Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.
    //
    #define ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_VOLUME 1005L


    Updating from a Windows 10 Build to a newer one is an upgrade like Win7 to 8. And here Windows always failed in dual boot situations with Linux. Backup the Linux, delete the Linux, update to (Fall) Creators Update 1703/1709, restore the Linux partition.







    share|improve this answer












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    answered Oct 6 '17 at 15:03









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    • This explains the cause of the issue, but provides no resolution or workaround.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31



















    • This explains the cause of the issue, but provides no resolution or workaround.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31

















    This explains the cause of the issue, but provides no resolution or workaround.

    – KidACrimson
    Dec 21 '18 at 19:31





    This explains the cause of the issue, but provides no resolution or workaround.

    – KidACrimson
    Dec 21 '18 at 19:31













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    I had very similar situations several times, and each time it went away when I removed some external devices and removed my 4k screen.



    So try to disconnect all non-elementary USB devices, and reduce your screen resolution to 1024x768. Then try it again. Once it is successfully installed, change the screen back to what you had, and plug everything back in, there should be no issues.






    share|improve this answer
























    • Thanks, but not applicable to my case.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31
















    1














    I had very similar situations several times, and each time it went away when I removed some external devices and removed my 4k screen.



    So try to disconnect all non-elementary USB devices, and reduce your screen resolution to 1024x768. Then try it again. Once it is successfully installed, change the screen back to what you had, and plug everything back in, there should be no issues.






    share|improve this answer
























    • Thanks, but not applicable to my case.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31














    1












    1








    1







    I had very similar situations several times, and each time it went away when I removed some external devices and removed my 4k screen.



    So try to disconnect all non-elementary USB devices, and reduce your screen resolution to 1024x768. Then try it again. Once it is successfully installed, change the screen back to what you had, and plug everything back in, there should be no issues.






    share|improve this answer













    I had very similar situations several times, and each time it went away when I removed some external devices and removed my 4k screen.



    So try to disconnect all non-elementary USB devices, and reduce your screen resolution to 1024x768. Then try it again. Once it is successfully installed, change the screen back to what you had, and plug everything back in, there should be no issues.







    share|improve this answer












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    answered Oct 5 '17 at 1:37









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    • Thanks, but not applicable to my case.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31



















    • Thanks, but not applicable to my case.

      – KidACrimson
      Dec 21 '18 at 19:31

















    Thanks, but not applicable to my case.

    – KidACrimson
    Dec 21 '18 at 19:31





    Thanks, but not applicable to my case.

    – KidACrimson
    Dec 21 '18 at 19:31











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    SOLVED! This is what I did to fix the issue:




    • Created Win10 bootable USB installer with Rufus and latest Win10 ISO from MS

    • Booted to Win10 partition (which had the updating issue) -> DiskMgmt.msc -> marked System Partition as Active

    • Rebooted, this time using Win10 USB installer -> Advanced -> CMD prompt: ran all 4 BootRec.exe commands (/FixBoot /RebuildBCD, etc.)

    • Rebooted -> Win10 boots normally (Linux is temporarily broken or "missing" at this point due to GRUB bootloader being inaccessible by the machine)


    • Used EasyBCD to add Linux partition as a boot option in Windows BCD (you can also just use CMD prompt to do this, but I took the lazy route :P)

    • Booted to Win10 partition and updated Windows normally






    share|improve this answer




























      0














      SOLVED! This is what I did to fix the issue:




      • Created Win10 bootable USB installer with Rufus and latest Win10 ISO from MS

      • Booted to Win10 partition (which had the updating issue) -> DiskMgmt.msc -> marked System Partition as Active

      • Rebooted, this time using Win10 USB installer -> Advanced -> CMD prompt: ran all 4 BootRec.exe commands (/FixBoot /RebuildBCD, etc.)

      • Rebooted -> Win10 boots normally (Linux is temporarily broken or "missing" at this point due to GRUB bootloader being inaccessible by the machine)


      • Used EasyBCD to add Linux partition as a boot option in Windows BCD (you can also just use CMD prompt to do this, but I took the lazy route :P)

      • Booted to Win10 partition and updated Windows normally






      share|improve this answer


























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        SOLVED! This is what I did to fix the issue:




        • Created Win10 bootable USB installer with Rufus and latest Win10 ISO from MS

        • Booted to Win10 partition (which had the updating issue) -> DiskMgmt.msc -> marked System Partition as Active

        • Rebooted, this time using Win10 USB installer -> Advanced -> CMD prompt: ran all 4 BootRec.exe commands (/FixBoot /RebuildBCD, etc.)

        • Rebooted -> Win10 boots normally (Linux is temporarily broken or "missing" at this point due to GRUB bootloader being inaccessible by the machine)


        • Used EasyBCD to add Linux partition as a boot option in Windows BCD (you can also just use CMD prompt to do this, but I took the lazy route :P)

        • Booted to Win10 partition and updated Windows normally






        share|improve this answer













        SOLVED! This is what I did to fix the issue:




        • Created Win10 bootable USB installer with Rufus and latest Win10 ISO from MS

        • Booted to Win10 partition (which had the updating issue) -> DiskMgmt.msc -> marked System Partition as Active

        • Rebooted, this time using Win10 USB installer -> Advanced -> CMD prompt: ran all 4 BootRec.exe commands (/FixBoot /RebuildBCD, etc.)

        • Rebooted -> Win10 boots normally (Linux is temporarily broken or "missing" at this point due to GRUB bootloader being inaccessible by the machine)


        • Used EasyBCD to add Linux partition as a boot option in Windows BCD (you can also just use CMD prompt to do this, but I took the lazy route :P)

        • Booted to Win10 partition and updated Windows normally







        share|improve this answer












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