Sorry for the necro, but it's doing it again. Same update.
I burned the ISO on my roommates computer, but it fails at the same point every time with the ever so helpful "component install failure" at 47% or after 2-4 hours.
Then I get to do a recovery install that kicks me back to 1703 Annoying, but it left the computer in a usable state for 1-2 months.
I managed to block the fall creators update for a while by lying and saying I was on a metered Internet connection. Any other workaround, such as disabling windows update in services, mucking around in group policies where I still feel like I don't belong despite being certified in it, (granted, lapsed), or whack a mole process killing did not work.
Update: Microsoft realized people were totally using the metered setting to get around the updates, and decided to kick that door down.
And now the rollback has been removed as an option. The only option I am given is a PC reset, where I am stuck with the highly technical "getting things ready" screen again.
I don't want any of this, I just want to play skyrim.
[UPDATE]
So, the "reset" was just 1703 blanked. Groundhogs day loop. It removed everything, including GTA3 and Skyrim.
so much cursing.
I decided since all my stuff got nuked, I'd just do a clean install with the ISO disk. Turns out, whatever they did unfailed the components, I'm now on 1803. yaaaay.
At least Windows ME just overheated and died, this is a whole different universe of hating the end user.
Instead of Cortana, I've got a rather stupid SHODAN.