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Cannot upgrade from Windows 8.1 to 10. security (AVG) uninstalled, restarted. plenty of memory. Updated and updates turned off
Setup Diagnosis:
Finalize Error: 0x80004005 - 0x50015
Thanks for the advice. This is what I found to work.
Search: TroubleShoot on Your Computer
This will open a Trouble Shoot Window.
Select Windows Update and it will “Fix”
I then Downloaded Windows 10 to a Thumb Drive and Ran it from there. Upgraded no problem, no lost files. As Always, Backup To Be Safe
I hope this helps, I know it was a very frustrating process for me.
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If you are able to reinstall drivers and applications consider a clean install:
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