Forcing Windows 10 upgrade ... (failed)

Windows 10 was supposed to roll out on July 29th and many have received their updates but if you read the fine print, Windows 10 is rolling out in waves and it may be days or weeks before it is finally rolled out in your area.

I waited two days before curiosity got the better of me. Is there a way to force at least a download of the files? Apparently there is and I am going to try it now.

For the interested, these are the steps. (all credit to Venturebeat.com)

1) Navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and delete every file in there. (replace accordingly if you have Windows installed in a different drive or folder

2) Run Windows Update (but don't do anything with it yet)

3) Run command prompt with administrative privileges.

4) Type the following command wuauclt.exe /updatenow into the command prompt (but don't press enter)

5) Go back to Windows Update and click Check for Updates

6) Go back to the Command Prompt and enter the command you already typed in

7) You should see Windows Update downloading Windows 10 - this is where I am now.

Windows 10 is a 2.7GB download on my computer and it now says "Preparing for Installation"

Be back when it's done!

Edit 1: Had to redo it and it now appears as a 5,412.1 MB download ...

Edit 2: It failed at the installation part and I repeated the steps and it's now showing as a 8,112.2 MB download

Edit 3: I'm a sucker for punishment! Failed at installation again, redid all the steps and it's now a 10,842.2 MB download. Weird.

Final Edit: I tried it two more times and it failed both times. Interestingly, the downloads went back to 2.7GB and then 5,412.1 MB. I am pretty sure if I tried it a third time, it would've reported 10.842.2MB. (it was doubling up in size each time).

So, I guess I'm back in the queue!

Might give this other method a try on another day if my copy was yet to arrive.