Fix Windows 10 Error "Something Happened" Installation Error
This error occurs during the installation of Windows 10. This method is NOT guaranteed to work in all instances. If this method worked for you feel free to leave a comment below.
How to Fix Something Happened Windows 10 Errors?
Something happened message can appear in various situations, and users reported the following problems related to this message:
Windows 10 Media Creation Tool there was a problem running this tool – This is a problem that can appear with Media Creation Tool. If you encounter this problem, be sure to try some of our solutions.
Something happened Windows 10 installation failed – If Windows 10 installation fails due to this error, the problem might be your system locale. Just change your locale to English and check if that solves the problem.
Windows 10 Something happened and we couldn’t install a feature Several users reported this message on their PC. If this problem occurs, you might be able to fix it simply by running Windows Update Troubleshooter.
Something happened Windows 10 0x20016 – This is another variation of this error. If you encounter this error code, you need to check if the necessary services are running.
Something happened while installing Windows 10 – Sometimes you can encounter this error message due to lack of space on your partition. To fix that, be sure to free up some space and run the installation again.
Windows 10 create bootable USB something happened – Several users reported this problem while creating a bootable USB drive. This can be caused by your antivirus, so you might have to disable it temporarily.
Something happened Windows 10 Media Creation Tool – This problem can appear while using Media Creation Tool. To fix the issue, you need to run the tool with administrative privileges.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).