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Updating Windows on vhd image - vcespon - 06-15-2025
Hello, I can run Windows on a vhd image, and it boots fine and I can install drivers and programs.
But if I try to update Windows, it does all the process, reboots, continues from 30% to 100% and then says "something has not gone as planned, reverting changes"
This only happens when booting the vhd with the Ventoy plugin. The same vhd can be updated if booted on a virtual machine.
Has anyone found an explanation of why this happens and how to avoid it?
RE: Updating Windows on vhd image - pioj - 07-28-2025
Hi, I've found this problem too, it's related to the type of VHD you're using and how the partitions are disposed of.
VHDX don't seem to work well with Windows installs. I recommend to stay with normal VHD instead. Also, if you try to optimize your installation by removing the optional partitions that the Windows Installer creates during its setup, it breaks the system. I recall you can compress at least one of them, but don't know how.
On the other hand, that message can appear if you try to install some major updates for a certain Windows ISO versions, or if you the update became incompleted or corrupted during its download. I tend to download them manually instead of relying on Windows Update...