The Redmond giant confirms that this issue affects only a small percentage of users, which is a good piece of news after all.

Windows 10 build install hangs

Issue: During the 15042 install, your PC may “hang” and become unresponsive at the Windows boot logo screen Why: One of the required install processes may initialize but not complete or timeout, thus causing the “hang” What to do: There are no lasting effects from this issue. Please see the workaround steps below to continue with your update

Fix: Windows 10 build install hangs

  1. Manually reboot your PC if it “hangs” at the boot logo during the first attempt to install build 15042 2. Allow your PC to successfully roll back to your previous OS build 3. Log into your PC and open a Command Prompt (Admin) window:

Click Start > type Command Prompt Right-click Command Prompt (desktop app) in the results list > select Run as Administrator Click Yes to confirm Paste these commands into the command prompt window > press enter after each line:

reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\setup\upgrade\nsimigrationroot /f netsh int ipv6 set locality state=disabled reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nsi{eb004a01-9b1a-11d4-9123-0050047759bc}\28 /f 4. Close the Command prompt window 5. Reboot your PC 6. Re-scan for updates and re-attempt the install. Unfortunately, some Insiders report that Microsoft’s solution doesn’t always work, and despite having performed the steps listed above, the build install process still hangs. Did you manage to fix the build install issues using Microsoft’s solution? If you’ve come across other workarounds, you can list the troubleshooting steps in the comment section below. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:

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