SOLVED Still not received 1809 to 1903 update.

[ed2353]

My laptop received the update months ago, but my PC has multiple internal SSDs and 2 USB Hard Drives, so my initial attempt (made last June) was stopped with a warning about possible Drive letter changes, saying my computer was not yet ready.
I continue to receive updates for version 1809 on my PC, but I have still not received the 1809 to 1903 update.

When will the 1809 version be fixed for the USB issue?
Alternatively, will the 1909 version update fix the USB issue?

 

[m3110w]

I'm on Win 10 Home. I was having similar problem just 2 days ago. It was suggested I change the registry key at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control

It was set to 1 and I changed it to 0. Then I was able to successfully proceed with upgrading from 1809 to 1903 (Home edition).

As always, take the proper precautions and do your research before changing registry settings.

I started the upgrade from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

HTH! Cheers,

 

[ed2353]

Thanks, but the real problem for me is whether the USB drive issue has been resolved. I do not want to force an update in case my multiple drive letters are messed up.

 

[m3110w]

Thanks, but the real problem for me is whether the USB drive issue has been resolved. I do not want to force an update in case my multiple drive letters are messed up.

I forgot to mention that once you navigate to the registry key, the one you want to change is 'Portable Operating System' from '1' to '0'

As always, make a full image and/or clone of your system drive before making any changes to the registry. And make sure your system can boot from a recovery usb stik or optical disc.

 

[ed2353]

Since nobody said anything about whether the USB drive issue had been solved, I decided to bite the bullet!
I disconnected all my USB drives and NAS drives, plus two drives in caddies. I uninstalled ZoneAlarm Extreme Security and with an Acronis Image on DVD to hand if needed, I used Media Creation Tool to create a Windows 10 ver 1903 on DVD and used that to update.

An hour later I had a successful update to 1903. After reconnecting all my drives and re-installing ZoneAlarm, my system was fully functioning again.