[SOLVED] Running Windows 8.1 - no possibility to update to Windows 10

C:\windows\system32>bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup
Fehler beim Exportieren des Speichers.
Das Handle ist ungültig.

C:\windows\system32>

+++automated translation+++
C:\windows\system32>bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup
Error exporting the memory.
The handle is invalid.

C:\windows\system32>
 
Do you have a DVD or flash drive with Windows 8.1 to boot the system?
 
Boot the system from the DVD to access the Recovery Environment and from there recreate the BCD by tying:
[B]bootrec /RebuildBcd[/B]

Instruction to access the Recovery Environment can be found on this link:
https://www.winhelp.us/repair-your-computer-in-windows-8.html#repairdvd

Read the part "Booting to Recovery Environment with Windows 8/8.1 installation media or Recovery Drive/System Repair Disc"
 
I have started the computer via dvd
"console" (cmd)

bootrec /RebuildBcd

Answer is:

+++translation+++
The search for Windows installations was successful
Total number of installed Windows installations: 0
The process was completed

+++original+++
Die Suche nach Windows Installationen war erfolgreich
Gesamtzahl der installierten Windows Installationen: 0
Der Vorgang wurde abgeschlossen
 
I have started the computer via dvd
"console" (cmd)

bootrec /RebuildBcd

Answer is:

+++translation+++
The search for Windows installations was successful
Total number of installed Windows installations: 0
The process was completed

+++original+++
Die Suche nach Windows Installationen war erfolgreich
Gesamtzahl der installierten Windows Installationen: 0
Der Vorgang wurde abgeschlossen
sorry wrong wording:
correct is:
Total number of Windows installations identified: 0
 
I don't think it worked because it should found one Windows Installation!

On the Recovery Environment do this:

In the command prompt that opens, run the disk management tool by typing the command:
diskpart
Display the list of drives on the computer:
list disk

Select the disk with Windows installed (if there is one hard disk in the system, its index should be 0):
sel disk 0
Display the list of partitions and volumes on the disk:
list partition
list volume


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In this example, you can see that the EFI boot partition (it can be easily identified by the size of 100 MB, and the FAT32 file system, most often its label is System EFI)

Assign the drive letter K: to the hidden EFI volume:
select volume 1
assign letter K:

A message that the drive letter has been successfully to the EFI partition should appear:
Code:
DiskPart is successfully assigned the drive letter or mount point.

Close the diskpart:
exit

Go to the bootloader directory on the hidden volume:
cd /d K:\efi\microsoft\boot\

In this case, K: is the drive letter assigned to the EFI partition just above. If the \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\ directory is missing (error The system cannot find the path specified), try the following commands:

cd /d K:\Boot\
or
cd /d K:\ESD\Windows\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\

Use the attrib command to remove the hidden, read-only, and system attributes from the BCD file:

attrib BCD -s -h -r

Delete the current BCD configuration file by renaming it (this will keep the old boot configuration as a backup):
ren BCD BCD.bak

Rebuild the BCD using the command:
bootrec /rebuildbcd

(Rebuilding the BCD should found at least one Windows Installation)

Let me know if you have problems with any of those commands.
 
bcd renamed and recreated

result:
search for windows installations was successfull
Total number of Windows installations identified: 1

then the question was whether I want to add the "installation to the start list?
I answered "yes".
the process was completed.

I hope that the "yes/add" was ok.
 
Yep, good job (y)

Now boot Windows normally and try again the bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup to see if it works
 
ok seems working

C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /export c:\bcdbackup
The operation was completed successfully.

bcdbackup file is located at c:
 
Ok, good now try to upgrade again if it fails collect the logs again please.
 
Great, the update to windows 10 was working.

Thank you for the super nice and above all highly competent help.

I will of course make a donation to you. (=this forum)

Thanks again and best regards from Austria
 
That's good news :-)

It was a pleasure working with you and in behalf of the Sysnative Team Thank You for the donation.

Regards from Portugal.
 
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