- How to Perform a Windows 11 In-Place Upgrade? 1 year 31 weeks ago
A Windows in-place upgrade is to use the Windows OS installer to replace the current operating system files on your computer. Unlike a clean install of Windows, you can start a Windows in-place upgrade when your OS is still running. And an in-place upgrade can keep your files, settings, & apps during the upgrade process.
When Should You Perform a Windows 11 In-Place Upgrade?
When your Windows operating system encounters issues like the menu not opening properly, the desktop icons keep moving, File Explorer not working, and more, you can perform a Windows 11 in-place upgrade to fix the problem. Or if you can’t fix Windows 11 using an emergency repair method, you can also do this to make your Windows 11 computer go back to normal. Due to this, a Windows in-place is also called an upgrade repair install.
How to Perform a Windows 11 In-Place Upgrade?
Method 1: Use Windows 11 Media Creation Tool
Method 2: Use Windows 11 ISO File
Method 3: Use Windows 11 Bootable USB Drive
- A Complete Guide to Windows 10 Media Creation Tool: How to Use 4 years 14 weeks ago
When you want to install or upgrade Windows 10, you will need a Windows 10 installation media like a bootable USB drive or CD/DVD disc. And Windows 10 Media Creation Tool enables you to create an installation USB drive or download its ISO file so that you can burn on to a DVD to install the operating system on a different computer. It sounds that using Media Creation Tool to upgrade or install windows 10 is very convenient. However, some users don't know what it is and how to make use of this utility. In this article, I will show you how to use Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to make Windows installation media or to download ISO file with detailed steps and screenshots.
- What If a Media Driver Your Computer Needs Is Missing on Win10? 3 years 14 weeks ago
Most users upgrade to Windows 10 directly via Windows update rather than depending on installation media like USB, CD or DVD. However, some users still choose to install the operating system using a USB drive, DVD or CD disc. Perhaps you are one of them.
Unfortunately, during the installation process, an error occurs with the message “A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB or Hard disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with the driver on it, please insert it now.”
- 6 Solutions - The Drive Where Windows Is Installed Is Locked 5 years 10 weeks ago
"The drive where Windows is installed is locked. Unlock the drive and try again."
Why our hard drive is locked? Do you know how to unlock a hard drive?
Method One: Rebuild MBR with MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable CD
MiniTool Partition Wizard, a professional partition magic developed by a famous software development company based in Canada, is recommended here. Since Windows cannot boot because of hard drive locked error, we can click the "Bootable Media" feature to download MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable Media Builder.
Method Two: Repair Your Computer with Windows Installation Disc
Step 1. You have to prepare an installation disc or repair disk, either USB or CD/DVD.
Tip: you'd better use the installation disc which is for the same edition of Windows you are trying to repair.
Step 2. Connect the installation disc to your computer and boot from it to get the window below (here we take Windows 8 installation disc for example):
Step 3. Choose a language, a time, a currency, a keyboard, or an input method, and then click Next to continue.
Step 4. Choose Repair your computer rather than Install now.
Step 5. Click on Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Automatic Repair (Windows 8) or Startup Repair (Windows 8.1) → choose Windows 8 to repair. Then, Windows will look for and fix problems.
Method Three: Fix Boot-related Files with Bootrec.exe Tool
Step 1. Insert the Windows bootable drive and boot from it.
Step 2. Select your language preferences, and click Next.
Step 3. After selecting language, press Shift + F10 to open command prompt.
Step 4. Type bootrec.exe in command prompt and press Enter key to launch the tool.
Step 5. Type the following commands, and each command should end with pressing on Enter key:
bootrec /FixMbr
bootrec /FixBoot
bootrec /RebuildBcd
Method Four: Fix Disk Errors with CHKDSK.exe
- Fixes for Some Windows 11 Upgrade and Installation Errors 1 year 13 weeks ago
When you upgrade your computer to Windows 11 or install Windows 11 on your device, you may receive some upgrade or installation error codes like 0xC1900101 or 0x80070070. These error codes can be removed as long as you try the solutions mentioned in this MiniTool post.
- [Best Fixes] Windows 11 Installation Stuck at 35%/85%... 1 year 38 weeks ago
The first Windows 11 Insider preview build has been released for a while. If you have joined the Windows Insider Program and meet the basic Windows 11 system requirements, your computer could be easily upgraded to Windows 11. If your computer doesn’t perform an automatic update, you could go to Start > Settings > Update & security > Windows Update to check for updates and upgrade your system.
However, the Windows 11 installation process may not be smooth. The entire Windows 11 installation process may even take hours. In some cases, the installation process may be stuck at a percentage for a long time. In a situation like this, you should wait until it jumps to the next percentage.
But another situation may occur: the Windows 11 installation stuck at 35% or 85%, and a Windows 11 update what needs your attention interface appears on the screen.
On the Windows 11 Update What needs your attention interface, you could see a description like this:
The following things need your attention to continue the installation and keep your windows settings, personal files, and apps.
But, weirdly, you couldn’t see what causes the issue of Windows 11 installation stuck. You don’t know the cause. So, you also don’t know how to continue the Windows 11 installation process.
However, MiniTool finds the causes and knows how to make the installation process go back to normal. In the following content, we will show you the causes and solutions.
- Fixed – the Installation Failed in the Safe_OS Phase 3 years 19 weeks ago
sually, Windows 10 installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during different operations, and the error messages are various:
The installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during migrate_data operation
The installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during apply_image operation
The installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during replicate_oc operation
The installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during install_updates operation
The installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during prepare_first_boot operation
More…
The reasons for this issue can be older drivers, incorrect system settings, etc. The upgrade stops when the problem occurs. You can exit the setup and go back to the previous version of Windows. Next, start to fix your issue and upgrade or install Windows again.
