Windows 10 Upgrade Stuck At 99% And Ways On How To Fix It

Being at 99% progress when attempting to upgrade to Windows 10 should be a great sight. However, for some people, it would seem forever and it would become annoying when nothing happens after a few minutes of waiting.

Well, there are a few ways to deal with this type of dilemma. Here are steps that you can mimic when you encounter a similar scenario.

Stop The Windows Update Service

In most cases, this solution might work, so follow the procedure stated here.

• Press the key combination Win + R in order to run the dialog box.
• Type the keyword services.msc in the box and click the OK button.
• In the list of services, locate Windows Update and right-click to find Properties. Choose it to open the properties window.
• Click the Stop button when enabled.
• Change the Startup type to Disabled.
• Press the OK button.
• Restart your computer and redo the upgrade once more.

If that wouldn’t fix it, try deleting the Windows Update Cache. Simply go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and delete the contents found in this directory so everything will work fine the next time you upgrade.

Update The Missing Drivers

Missing drivers might also cause errors when upgrading your operating system. You can check if certain drivers are missing, then reinstall them.

• Press the Win + R key combination to run the dialog box.
• Type the keyword devmgmt.msc in the box and click the OK button to open the Device Manager.
• You can see exclamation points inside a yellow triangular notification next to the logo of the device on the list. If so, right-click on the device and choose update driver.

Drivers can be found from the website of the manufacturer. Thus, look for the computer model and the version of Windows you are using to pinpoint the driver version you are looking for.