Can't install Windows 10 22H2 update on 2019 16" MBP - try for Windows 11 upgrade?

[Rizvi1]

I fired up my 2019 16-in intel MacBook Pro's bootcamp this weekend after a long time. The one update that's not going through Is the Windows 10 22h2 update. It keeps giving a "We couldn't complete the updates..." error.
I tried some troubleshooting I found online such as going into safe boot and deleting the software distribution files. I might have tried one other thing. But no luck.
But I came across a post that gives a walkthrough on how to get to Windows 11 on an Intel Mac. And now I'm just wondering if I should just try to do windows 11 on this machine with this runaround instead of figuring out how to get 22H2 working for Windows 10.
However, I'm worried about a few things:
1) Will I be able to do the update to Windows 11 with a Windows 10 that's not on 22H2?
2) never had an activated Windows 10, it just had the background wallpaper saying to activate, but I never did. Will Windows 11 work the same, or will I actually have to go out and buy an activation key for that?
3) Do I need to designate enough space for my partition? I only have 130 GB set for boot camp. And I can't remember if I can easily change that without having to do a reinstall or anything.

 

[bogdanw]

You could download the Windows 10 22H2 ISO and use it to upgrade.
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10ISO
The page is about preview ISOs, but it should work the same on the release version.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/isos
“In-place upgrade with a ISO
- Open File Explorer and go to where you saved the ISO. Select the ISO file to open it, which lets Windows mount the image so you can access it.
- Select the setup.exe file to launch the install process.
- During setup, select the Keep Windows settings, personal files, and apps option.”

To create a Windows bootable USB from macOS – WinDiskWriter https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...g-windows-bootable-usb-drives-on-mac.2400850/

 

[Rizvi1]

You could download the Windows 10 22H2 ISO and use it to upgrade.
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10ISO
The page is about preview ISOs, but it should work the same on the release version.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/isos
“In-place upgrade with a ISO
- Open File Explorer and go to where you saved the ISO. Select the ISO file to open it, which lets Windows mount the image so you can access it.
- Select the setup.exe file to launch the install process.
- During setup, select the Keep Windows settings, personal files, and apps option.”

To create a Windows bootable USB from macOS – WinDiskWriter https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...g-windows-bootable-usb-drives-on-mac.2400850/

Thanks for the reply. What actually did it for me was the advice given to me in the Bootcamp subreddit when I made this same post there:

If the Windows 10 22H2 update doesn't work from Windows Update, do it manually with the tool from

Download Windows 10