For those of you holding on Win10 v1703 and looking at it’s EOL in October 2018, here is some information on upgrading to v1709 using an ISO. Hopefully, you downloaded the 1709 ISO before v1803 was released. For those not so lucky, maybe a friend of yours has a copy. There are several other methods mentioned on this site.
The ISO I used was downloaded in the latter half of March 2018. The Installation was Win10 v1709 Build 16299.125. This was released December 12, 2017, before the Meltdown/Specter craziness, so it probably bypasses all the resulting problems created by the 2018 patches.
- Burn the ISO to a DVD or USB drive. Do not boot off the DVD/USB.
- Open Win10 v1703 on the device you want to upgrade.
- Disconnect from the Internet. (The install will try to download and install updates in the process. You have disconnected from the Internet to prevent this.)
- Open Explorer and switch to the DVD/USB.
- Locate setup.exe and double click on it to run setup.
- The Windows splash screen appears – Preparing.
- Options appear: “Download and install updates” Choose “Not right now” (you are disconnected from the Internet AND you want to choose which updates you get eventually).
- “Getting a few things Ready”. (Don’t you just love MS comments)
- Offer again to download from the Internet. Choose “use older installation files.”
- Agree to the ULA
- Checking for updates (AGAIN!! Not connected – let it run)
- Ready to install: Install Windows
Choose “Keep personal files and apps.”
(If you want to keep only personal files, or keep nothing, click on “Choose what to keep.”) - Getting updates (AGAIN – not connected, let it run)
- Installing – this will take a while. Wait for it. Several restarts.
Mine came up with all the icons in the same place. You need to go through ALL your settings BEFORE you go online. Some terminology has changed and some of the choices are different. Check the Settings App, Group Policy, Registry, Services, Control Panel. Be sure you are on Metered connections and have wushowhide handy.
You will be updating from Dec, 2017 to current – be careful.