If you receive an error code 0XC1900103, MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_TIMEOUT when refreshing or redesigning Windows, it means that the compatibility issues were not resolved within the required time limit. This happens when you are redesigning using the Windows Upgrade Installer. The full error message includes—The compatibility issues were not resolved within the required time limit.
Error 0XC1900103 MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_TIMEOUT
Timeout normally happens when there is a resource issue.
- Close all apps, and check storage
- Run Windows Update troubleshooter
- Reset Windows Update Service
- Upgrade through Media Creation Tool
All these will require you to use an administrator account and a clear idea of what you are doing.
1] Close all applications and check storage
If the application is timing out because of storage and memory limit, then you should do the needful to make sure the upgrade process have enough resource.
2] Run Windows Update Troubleshooter
Go to Windows 10 Settings > Update and security > Troubleshoot and run the Windows Update troubleshooter. If there is that is causing the upgrade to get stuck, then it may resolve it within its breaking point.
3] Reset Windows Update Service
Open Command Prompt with elevated privileges, and afterward execute the accompanying order.
net stop wuauserv net stop cryptSvc net stop bits net stop msiserver Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old net start wuauserv net start cryptSvc net start bits net start msiserver
Also see: How to Fix 2101: Detection error on Storage Device on Windows 10
This will stop the Windows Update, Crypt, BITS, and MSI Server services. Then the update download folder will be renamed, and services will be restarted. The idea of this method is to clear off any bad Windows update file and restart everything.
4] Upgrade through Media Creation Tool
The alternate method to resolve this issue is overhauling through the Media creation tool or ISO file. For some reason, the timeout doesn’t happen with the ISO method to upgrade.
I hope this post was helpful to resolve Windows Upgrade Error 0XC1900103 MOSETUP_E_COMPAT_TIMEOUT.
