{"id":61289,"date":"2023-09-06T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=61289"},"modified":"2023-09-06T13:49:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:19:36","slug":"installation-assistant-stuck-at-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/installation-assistant-stuck-at-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation Assistant or Upgrade Assistant stuck at 99%"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the progress of Windows 11 Installation Assistant or Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant is stuck at 99% for more than four hours, here’s something you can try.<\/p>\n

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Installation Asistant hung at 99%<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Resolution<\/h2>\n

Option 1<\/h3>\n

Make sure you follow these steps before<\/strong> you restart your PC. Otherwise, the Media folder might be unavailable.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open File Explorer, type C:\\$GetCurrent<\/strong>, and then press Enter.<\/li>\n
  2. Copy and paste the Media folder to the desktop. If you don’t see the folder, select View and make sure the check box next to Hidden items is selected.<\/li>\n
  3. Restart your PC, open File Explorer, type C:\\$GetCurrent in the address bar, and then press Enter.<\/li>\n
  4. Copy and paste the Media folder from the desktop to C:\\$GetCurrent.<\/li>\n
  5. Open the Media folder and double-click Setup.<\/li>\n
  6. Follow the instructions to start the upgrade. On the Get important updates screen, select “Not right now” or “Not at the moment”, and then select Next.<\/li>\n
  7. Follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 10\/11.<\/li>\n
  8. After you’re done, make sure to install available updates. Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n

    Option 2<\/h3>\n

    Use the Windows 10\/11 ISO or USB setup disk to install Windows.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Download the Windows 10\/11 ISO<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. Double-click the downloaded ISO to mount it to a drive-letter.<\/li>\n
    3. Run Setup.exe from the mounted ISO drive-letter.<\/li>\n
    4. In the initial screen, click “Change how Setup downloads updates\u201d<\/li>\n
    5. Select “Not right now” or “Not at the moment”, and click Next.\n

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    6. Follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 10\/11.<\/li>\n
    7. After you’re done, make sure to install available updates. Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      (Also, see Windows 10\/11 Upgrade Stuck at Checking for Updates<\/a> and Windows 11 Installation Assistant Error 0xc00000f0<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      If the progress of Windows 11 Installation Assistant or Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant is stuck at 99% for more than four hours, here’s something you can try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[781],"class_list":["post-61289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-windows-setup"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1590,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/delete-windows-old-folder-previous-versions\/","url_meta":{"origin":61289,"position":0},"title":"How to Delete Windows.old folder [Previous versions of Windows]","author":"Ramesh","date":"February 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Windows Operating System upgrades and version updates would leave plenty of files behind in the system drive. 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