Win10 install has stopped

[Newuser]

Brand new pc. I downloaded from microsofts website onto a usb. Install has been sitting at 84% for about an hour now. Theres no error and it doesnt appear to be frozen. Is this normal?

 

[Grizzly]

do you have any HDD activity?? if so, be patient.
Just to satisfy my curiosity, what did you download where??
did you download the media creation tool from here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 ?

 

[Newuser]

Yes i downloaded the media creation tool on my laptop then windows 10 onto my usb. Sorry but how do i know theres hard drive activity?

 

[Grizzly]

light on your computer flashing/blinking...
be patient with the tool. it can take sometimes more time to get finished. just let it run its course...

 

[Norton]

Patience is the key, 2 machines here took 4 hrs from start to finish. Mine sat at 25-50-75% for what seemed like hours. I think it has been the best Win 10 update. Works smooth and not one glitch or complaint with the OS

 

[davehc]

Have a look in your "download" folder, and see if there is anything arriving. Have you looked, also, in the "settings- Updates to see if it is requesting a reboot.

 

[Newuser]

Its just been built so theres no files to look in. My hdd led is not flashing, it doesnt seem to be having any activity. The light on the usb is flashing though. Its been at 85% since about 7am.

 

[davehc]

Of course! I just had a thought that, perhaps, it was installing and had created those files. -But The HD remains totally empty. ??

 

[Newuser]

How do i know if its empty? Could i have installed the hdd wrong? It wouldve given me an error right?

 

[davehc]

It may not help, but it could give some useful info. Grab a live (Linux) DVD and run it.

 

[Saltgrass]

I had two systems which hesitated at around 83% to 93%. Both continued and finished the upgrade after I disabled and then re-enabled the Wireless Network adapter.

If you are running an Ethernet connection, you could try the same thing but my Ethernet system did not encounter the situation.