Windows 10 build 10122 upgrade failure work around

If you are one of the 1.2% of Windows Insiders who are experiencing an install failure at the 18% mark then this fix may work for you.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

May 22, 2015

2 Min Read
Windows 10 build 10122 upgrade failure work around

Beta testing a new operating system is full of challenges and with any new build it could easily go south for you.

For myself I successfully upgraded an HP Stream 7 through three Windows 10 builds but the latest one, 10122, brought me to a screeching halt with a DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE error.

I ultimately had to clean install build 10074 and then upgrade to 10122 to get the new build up and running.

It is possible that my issue may have been related to the one being seen by other Windows Insiders on Surface Pro 3 devices since apparently the recommended fix from Gabe Aul on Twitter can address this install failure on other devices.

Later on in the discussion, as I mentioned earlier, he also confirmed that this fix can help Surface Pro 2 users and those on other devices experiencing the same failure:

While I no longer have the option to try this fix myself it is a good example of the valuable telemetry Microsoft is seeing as we install and use the Windows 10 Insider Previews.

They are easily able to see how many people are impacted by different situations and use that info to triage and prepare a solution such as a patch or resolution instructions.

Any of you used this fix yet?

Source: Gabe Aul on Twitter via   NeoWin

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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