"Windows Installation not Successful. Your previous version of Windows is being restored."

I received the message "Windows Installation not Successful. Your previous version of Windows is being restored." at end of Windows 8 installation. I do not know what caused the installation to fail.
I was upgrading from Windows 7 Professional, Service Pack 1, to Windows 8.1

Hi,
If issue persists, please upload the following log to OneDrive, then paste the download link here for further analysis.
C:\$windows.~bt\Sources\Panther
C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Rollback\setupact.log
C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Rollback\setupact.err
Meanwhile. it's recommend to run a Upgrade Assistant before upgrading to Windows 8.1
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/upgrade-assistant-download-online-faq
You can also remove all unnecessary external device and uninstall the anti-virus programs, then try again.
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

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