Enable The Hidden Administrator Account
When the error is prompted, press Shift+F10 key combination to bring Command Prompt.
1 Enable The Hidden Administrator Account2 Run the Windows account creation wizard3 Disable Audit mode4 Perform Startup Repair
Next, type MMC And hit Enter. Next Click File -> Add/Remove Snap-in (Or CTRL+M)
Select Computer Management (Double click and Finish on Local Computer) Click OK
Next Double click Computer Management (Local) -> System Tools -> Local Users and Groups -> Users -> Double Click Administrator ( on middle pane ) -> Uncheck Account is disabled -> OK
Now right-click Administrator -> Set Password… -> Set a decent password to get started.Now, restart. Should be good to go.
Run the Windows account creation wizard
If the first option failed to fix the issue and still getting windows could not complete the installation error Try next solution below.Again on the Same error screen press Shift + F10 key together to bring up the command prompt.type: CD C:\windows\system32\oobetype msoobe And hit the enter key.
This should open up the user account creation wizard, where you can set a user account (and more importantly its password). Once this is done, restart windows the issue should be resolved finally.
Disable Audit mode
Some users suggest ( on Microsoft forum, Reddit ) Disable Audit mode to help them to get rid of these windows that could not complete the installation error. You can try to disable Audit mode by following the steps below. On the Same Error screen Press Shift + F10 to open the command prompt. then type the command sysprep /oobe /generalize and hit the enter key to execute the command and disable Audit mode. close the command prompt and restart windows check on the next start there is no more errors.
Perform Startup Repair
Some users report they getting windows that could not complete the installation error message and shift f10 not working them. And they are unable to access the command prompt to perform the above solutions. Solution For those users “windows could not complete the installation, shift f10 not working“. Simply Access Advanced options and perform Startup repair, Let windows to check and fix if any startup problem causing the issue. And also from Advanced options you can access the advanced command prompt option to perform the above solutions.
Another solution you may try Boot windows into safe mode where windows start with minimum system requirement and allow you to perform troubleshooting steps, fix errors that may cause windows to start normally. When windows start in safe mode open the command prompt as administrator type the command sfc /scannow and hit the enter key. This will check for corrupted system files. If found any SFC utility will restore them from a special folder located on %WinDir%\System32\dllcache. After that restart windows and check There is no more windows 10 update could not complete the installation error. These are some most effective solutions to fix windows could not complete the installation, windows 10 update could not complete the installation, shift f10 not working etc on windows 10, 8.1 and 7 computers. Still, have any queries, a suggestions about this post feel free to discuss in the comments below. Also, Read
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