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Easy fix for Win 10 1803 update - Hybrid laptops with discrete GPU error and/or 49% complete error
Hello all - Have a fix for this.
Let windows 10 update assistant go through it's normal procedure until it fails at 49% or you get "Hybrid laptops with discrete GPU " error.
Restart computer, open windows update assistant, retry windows 10 1803 features update - When update assistant has finished downloading and started installation process DISCONNECT ALL INTERNET CONNECTIONS until update has completed.
I tried several different fix's and this is by far the easiest, 1803 worked without issue after using this procedure
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MobileGeek
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Posted June 2nd, 2018 06:00
Worked great. A point I would like to stress based on other's experience in not being able to get this to work. Do not use the standard Windows Update interface once it has downloaded and is stuck at 49%. Download the Windows 10 Update Assistant, and update Windows 10 through that for Build 1803. For my experience, I was able to simply put the laptop into Airplane mode at the moment the download finished.
Based on the many articles I have read, it appears to be an issue with specifically an incompatible Intel driver on the hybrid laptops. For myself, I just simply disabled the Intel display adapter in the Device Manager on Windows. I haven't noticed a significant loss in battery life by using only the discrete GPU for my display needs. Matter of fact, I found my laptop works better. For the longest time, when playing Diablo 3, I felt it just wasn't quite at the speed I thought it should be. I have the GTX1070 in my Alienware R4, and I also have a GTX1070 in my gamer PC. So, something didn't feel right. After disabling the Intel display adapter, I realized it wasn't auto switching to the discrete GPU, and would have to manually do it through keyboard shortcut.
Anyway, I am happier with running always with just the discrete GPU. Basides, who really buys the Alienware for battery life? I take my power supply everywhere I go.

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Posted May 8th, 2018 18:00
Thanks for information, this worked great on my Alienware 13R3 laptop. Solved the problem to this Windows update.