Windows 10 failed error code 80240020

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windows 10 failed error code is 80240020

 

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"This is an expected error message if the upgrade requires customer user action. For example, the message may be present if one or more applications or disk utilities that need to be uninstalled before upgrading. PCs seeing this error message will get instructions on how to fix this when they perform the upgrade. We recommend waiting until your PC receives a notification to upgrade and then following the instructions provided."

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What this error means is, your Windows 10 installation folder is unfinished and/or corrupted. Now, how do you fix that?
1. Go into "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download" and delete everything in that folder.
2. Now, run the command prompt as an administrator. Type in "wuauclt.exe /updatenow".
3. Go to your Control Panel > Windows Update and your Windows 10 should start re-downloading from scratch, hopefully without flaws this time.
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I did that, it downloaded it and it installed. I was about half way when I went out of the room and I returned to a screen which said I need to install updates. I did that. I get back onto windows 7 and it said nothing about windows 10. When I did that command again it came up with this http://gyazo.com/0d0d7d237f5ba598a0cb8d8805c78e35 How do I fix this please

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I tried this and it was to install Windows 10 insider preview not Windows 10 pro!

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Doesn't work.  Tried it exactly as prescribed and still fails.

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I tried this and the download started. But after while the error came back. Is there another fix? 

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Same issue for me on my tablet dell venue pro 8.

And no effect of the suggested solution around C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and wuauclt.exe /updatenow

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That method worked on my desktop computers.... but it continues to fail on my notebook!
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Exactly the same here. Worked on my desktop PCs, won't work on my Lenovo Yoga S1 laptop.

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I tried this, but I get 2 new error codes when it tries to download.

80246010 and 80246007

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