I am trying to get Windows 10 to install on my brand-new 8.1 laptop. As some background, when I first started up the laptop, I was shown the GWX dialog asking if I wanted to register for Windows 10. After that, the GWX icon would not appear in the system tray until I installed every possible update, including optional updates, ran the command line script to validate GWX, and rebooted my computer several times.
Now the GWX icon shows up and my system has downloaded 6.5 gigabytes of files into the hidden download folder at $Windows.~BT . The size of the folder has not changed for several hours and I see no indication that Windows 10 is still downloading.
If I run the setup.exe in that directory, I get an error that boot.wim is missing. Is that normal or did something go wrong? What can I do now?
- Windows 8.1
- Every possible Windows update installed
- Exceeds system requirements
- GWX icon shows
- GWX app has confirmation
Best Answer
Just use the Media Creation Tool (32 or 64-bit) to download Windows 10 manually and create an ISO or DVD or USB -
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
If you don't want to create installation media for future use (on the same or different system), just select Upgrade this PC now -
You can read more about the Tool on this page -
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install