Use the Windows Update Troubleshooter to fix Windows 11 Update errors.Ĭheck third-party drivers and download any updates. Download and install any available updates in Windows Update, including software updates, hardware updates, and some third-party drivers. For more info, see Free up drive space in Windows.

Your device requires at least 16 GB of free space to upgrade a 32-bit OS, or 20 GB for a 64-bit OS. Make sure that your device has enough space.

If these steps don’t work, see Resolve Windows upgrade errors for more detailed technical info. If you see any of these error codes, try the following steps first to fix the problem. 0xC1900101 ErrorsĪn error that begins with 0xC1900101 is usually a driver error. If it looks like your drive is running low on space, see Tips to free up drive space on your PC. You’ll see the amount of available space under the drive. If there are multiple drives listed, the system drive is the drive that includes a Microsoft Windows logo above the drive icon. Then select Computer or This PC and look under Hard Disk Drives or under Devices and drives. To view how much hard drive space is available on your computer, select File Explorer on the taskbar (known as Windows Explorer in Windows 7) or press Windows logo key + E. If you are still having issues, see Get help with Windows 10 upgrade and installation errors.To upgrade to Windows 11, you need enough space on your hard drive for the installation to take place. Type or copy and paste the following command into the Command Prompt window:ĭism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup If you receive a User Access Control (UAC) dialog for Windows Command Processor stating, 'Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?', select Yes. Right click or long press on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator. If you receive the same message and error on subsequent retries, try this workaround to mitigate the issue:

When trying to install updates from Windows Update you might receive 'Updates Failed, There were problems installing some updates, but we'll try again later' with one of the following errors:įirst, you should try checking for updates again.

Windows update 0x80073701