How to fix Windows 10 update failure loop on low free space HDDs?

Question

Got a headache with my Windows 10 tablet. It's the Tesco Connect 9 (32gb HDD 1GB RAM)

The update takes almost 3 hours to finish installing. When the tab reboots, I hit

"There isn't enough memory available to create a ramdisk device”

Error Code 0xc0000017"

As soon as I get back into Windows, the process begins again. The update starts, installs and fails.

Any pointers?

download the [1803 ISO](https://superuser.com/a/1108086/174557), connect an USB hub to the tablet, store the content of the ISO on 1 USB flash drive and attach a 2nd empty USB drive. now run setup.exe from the 1st USB drive and upgrade, during upgrade , select the empty drive as temp drive. — magicandre1981, May 17 '18 at 15:06
ok, I posted it as answer, so that [you can accept it](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/5235) — magicandre1981, May 20 '18 at 16:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 20 '18 at 16:16

For devices with less mass storage you need to do some steps on your own:

download the 1803 ISO
connect an USB hub to the tablet, store the content of the ISO on 1 USB flash drive and attach a 2nd empty USB drive.
now run setup.exe from the 1st USB drive and upgrade, during upgrade , select the empty drive as temp drive.

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