The awkwardness of Microsoft’s multiple emergency updates to resolve failed installs continues, with yet another warning of a Windows 11 flaw. But the bigger issue remains the stubborn Windows 10 user base. With little more than 100 days to upgrade or lose support, Microsoft confirms another upgrade choice for those 700 million users.
That new update warning, per Windows Latest, is that “Windows 11 KB5063060 is failing to install due to errors like 0x800f0922, 0x80070002, 0x80070306, and 0x800f0991.” Those issue are hitting PC gamers hardest. You do have the option to uninstall the update, or just await the inevitable fix.
After several months of steady upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11, last month’s data was a setback with those upgrades flatlining, leaving 50% of the user base at risk. The good news for Microsoft and the cybersecurity industry is that June has been much better — thus far. It now looks as though upgrades are accelerating, which is critical.
And now, Microsoft is making the transition much easier. Last month, the Windows-maker confirmed “we’re beginning the rollout of a new PC-to-PC migration experience in Windows,” which means “you will be able to transfer your files and settings from your old PC to the new one during the PC setup process.”
Microsoft said this data migration process would rollout “in phases for a smooth experience,” and now it’s turning up on user devices. For the 250-million-plus PC owners who need to upgrade their hardware as a Windows 11 upgrade is not possible given its hardware hurdles, this is a game-changer.
“What if you can’t upgrade to Windows 11 because you own an unsupported PC?” Windows Latest says. “You can use a new Windows Migration feature, which comes with a free ‘PC to PC’ transfer feature.” This sits within the existing Windows Backup tool, and “while it’s not exactly a new app… it is getting [this] Migration tool.”
This forthcoming update was spotted by @phantomofearth on X: “Unsurprisingly, Windows Migration is coming to Windows 10 to make it easier to move to 11 as we get closer to EoL. The migration flow in the Backup app is hidden in today’s RP CU (19045.6029), can be enabled with feature ID 56242779.”
Windows Latest says that while “this is visible in Windows 10 Build 19045.6029, but is hidden,” they “forced it on, [albeit] it warns that the feature is in internal testing, so it’s not supposed to work for regular consumers just yet.” When it is, it will be a good option for hundreds of millions of users with little more than 100 days to upgrade.
