Error 0xc1900204 while attempting Windows Update

Question

Whenever I tried to update windows I recieved the error code  0xc1900204. I've already troubleshooted the windows update and I believe I meet the requirements for the update since I have a Ryzen 7 2700x and a nvidia rtx 2070 with 16gb of ram. Does anyone know how to fix the problem? I don't know where to even start.

Answer 1

My weekend was completely ruined. When i tried to install the update from the link you gave me it conpletely locked me out of my pc which forced me to reset it. And now it’s insanely slow and will be stuck loading for the smallest things. Thanks to that update my computer has now become nearly unusable. Thank you, for this.

Answer 2

I dont believe this is going to work for multiple reasons. 1.  My pc can barely open settings. Basically trying to do any action of my pc is useless. Whenever i do something theres like a chance that it’ll cause my cursor to pop up as loading and stay like that forever. I cant open taskmanager or do anything when this happens. Additionally, most times when this happens an application shows up as not responding. If you have a fix for this issue let me know. 

2. The second reason is that my family member said he cometely deletd everything with the exception of my documents. So returning to a previous version i believe is not possible. I hope you can help me with this issue as well.

Answer 3

Thank you for the informations.

I understand that you had problems with Windows updates, I'm sorry to hear about this problem.

In this case I recommend that you undo the update.

Please follow the procedures below and check that everything goes back as before.

1. Press the “Win ​​+ I” keys to open the Windows settings screen;
2. Enter “Update and security”;
3. Click on “Recovery”;
4. In “Go back to the previous version of Windows 10”, click “Start now”;
5. Select one of the reasons to uninstall this version and click "Next";
6. In the message, click on “No thanks”;
7. As the warning says, if you created any important files after updating Windows, it is recommended to back them up before proceeding. Click "Next" twice;
8. Finally, click on “Go back to the previous version”.

I await news.

If these procedures helped you in any way, please click on "I solved my problem" and also mark as an answer, so you can help other users.

We will always be available for whatever you need!

Answer 4

Hello, how are you?

Welcome to the Microsoft Community!

My name is Paloma B., I'm an independent advisor, I'm here to help you in the best possible way.

I understand that you had problems with updates through Windows Update.

In this case I suggest that you try to use the Microsoft update tool.

Please download it below, run it and select to keep files and programs, check if the problem still happens.

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799445

I await news.

If these procedures helped you in any way, please click on "I solved my problem" and also mark as an answer, so you can help others users.

We will always be available for whatever you need!

Answer 5

If you are actually doing a Windows upgrade, would the meaning of the error mean anything?

0xC1900204	MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_MIGCHOICE_BLOCK	The migration choice selected is not available (ex: Enterprise to Home)