Users having issues install windows 10

Microsoft Corporation marked July 29 as the date it starts to roll out its most awaited Windows OS, the Windows 10. Users with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 acquired via official channels or actually purchased it are eligible for the free upgrade to Windows 10.

Most users have already started downloading and installing Windows 10 on their PC’s and laptops and comments are pouring in of the early views. The installation file size for Windows 10 is somewhere north of 3 gigs and up to 6.5 gigs.

A few excited early users who reached the installation process claim the Windows 10 is reporting some sort of error and have lodged complaints

The “Something Happened” screen is actually the error and there is no way forward. The error dialog box contains no error code that could help describe the error and users have stated that Microsoft Support line is not of much help either.

The issue dates back to Windows 10 Technical Preview, where users complained on the Microsoft Community in search of answers. Some expert answer claims that it could be because users were trying to upgrade over Windows 7 or 8 instead of installing it in a separate partition.

The current issue of “Something Happened” is the same but users upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 are now confused as to why Microsoft has been unable to fix it. A possible fix is attributed to language settings. Changing the default Windows language settings to en-US resolved the issue for some.

To check the reason for error, users would need to dig into the event logs. To do that; ‘Right Click > Manage on "Computer"> Event Viewer> Windows Logs. Another solution is to ensure that there is ample space in the main partition for Windows to download and install.