Unable to install 8.1 (Error code 0xC1900101-0x3000D)

Question

Attempted to upgrade Windows 8.0 to 8.1 three times today, each time upon install and restart, after the windows logo I am given a black screen with only my mouse cursor. Task manager will not run, (No response from Ctrl+Alt+Delete or Ctrl+Shift+Esc). 

No change occurs after waiting on the black screen for more than one hour. Forcing restart causes the computer to recover Windows 8 and I am given the message that 8.1 can not be installed and the error code 0xC1900101-0x3000D

The black screen makes me suspects a graphic driver issue with the update (Running GeForce GTX660).

Windows 8 Pro, Intel Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GhZ, 64-bit (x64-based processor).

Answer 1

I'm getting a 0xc1900101-0x3000d error at 24% of applying Personal Settings. 2 attempts to install the update from the Windows Store with no luck. Lenovo P500, i5, 6gb Ram, Windows 8 Pro 64-bit. The section of my Windows update log which includes this error is as follows...

2013-10-17 11:36:59:801  868 6ec Report WARNING: PostReboot: Failed to update the history status: 0x80248FFF

2013-10-17 11:36:59:801  868 c24 Report REPORT EVENT: {FCD09BBA-04C5-4AEE-B070-D9586B856E52} 2013-10-17 11:36:56:665-0400 1 147 [AGENT_DETECTION_FINISHED] 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 0 Device Driver Retrieval Client Success Software Synchronization Windows Update Client successfully detected 0 updates.

2013-10-17 11:36:59:801  868 c24 Report REPORT EVENT: {24745A92-618A-415B-AF12-00C6E27AA91B} 2013-10-17 11:36:59:801-0400 1 204 [AGENT_INSTALLING_FAILED_POST_REBOOT] 101 {1B1B22FE-B1BC-4B35-9BCF-8EFC6630AFC6} 1 c1900101 WSAcquisition Failure Content Install Installation Failure Post Reboot.

2013-10-17 11:36:59:957  868 c24 Report CWERReporter::HandleEvents - WER report upload completed with status 0x8

2013-10-17 11:36:59:957  868 c24 Report WER Report sent: 7.8.9200.16693 0xc1900101(0x3000d) 1B1B22FE-B1BC-4B35-9BCF-8EFC6630AFC6 Install 101 Unmanaged

2013-10-17 11:36:59:957  868 c24 Report CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000)

2013-10-17 11:36:59:957  868 c24 Misc Validating signature for C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782\wuredir.cab:

2013-10-17 11:37:00:144  868 c24 Misc  Microsoft signed: Yes

2013-10-17 11:37:00:144  868 c24 Misc  Infrastructure signed: Yes

2013-10-17 11:37:00:144  868 c24 EP Got 117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782 redir Client/Server URL: "https://fe2.ws.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx"

2013-10-17 11:37:01:985  868 c24 PT WARNING: Cached cookie has expired or new PID is available

2013-10-17 11:37:02:391  868 c24 EP Got 117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782 redir Reporting URL: "http://statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com/ReportingWebService/ReportingWebService.asmx"

2013-10-17 11:37:02:391  868 c24 Report Uploading 1 events using cached cookie, reporting URL = http://statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com/ReportingWebService/ReportingWebService.asmx

2013-10-17 11:37:02:812  868 c24 Report Reporter successfully uploaded 1 events.

Answer 2

Same error on final boot and restores back to previous version of Windows.

Answer 3

Got the same error code as well and also at 24%

Answer 4

windows 8.1 error 0xc1900101-0x3000d coming while applying personnel settings at 50%

Answer 5

Same error code here.  Always happens at 24% of Applying Personal Settings