Windows 10?

yoyo wrote: »

There will be an option to "Keep all programs, files and Settings". By default this should be enabled during the initial installation. It is possible to just skip everything and upgrade though.

Nick

Ok, I'm confused. I always thought an upgrade of an OS essentially meant a new install. With Windows 10 I was thinking I'd have to dual boot with 7?

yoyo wrote: »

Your Windows 7 license key will be consumed during the upgrade procedure and it will activate Windows 10 instead. Since windows 8 the Windows upgrade tool has become more advanced. It will let you choose to keep all installed programs that were on your previous install (e.g: Chrome, Word, Photoshop, Steam etc.) along with all the files and settings you have set.

Nick

Are there any issues then with program compatability and the uograde?

I reserved my copy of windows 10 a month back - I dont normally have windows Update running on my Windows 8.1 laptop, I like to disable it and download updates manually if I need them - but for this rollout of win10 will I have to enable windows updates and have it running in the background so it will start downloading it or give me an option to download it, or dont you need windows update to be running/enabled?

Downloaded it earlier but Google Chrome seem to not work, ones just a blank page.

The new Microsoft Edge isn't a bad search engine either.

BTW Internet Explorer and Edge work perfectly just Chrome doesn't, anybody else have the same problem?

catsbanter wrote: »

How did you download it. I have the windows 10 icon in my taskbar. Tried windows updates but nothing coming up.

I registered early June and as media reported I didn't expect to receive it on launch day but I just happened to click on the icon yesterday evening and it opened up saying Window's 10 is ready to install and off I went.

As for Chrome make sure you switch off compatibility mode if you use that browser.

There was an article on the Journal last night with a way to speed up when you get it, might be worth a look.

OPPS

Iv answered everyones question about getting back into windows 10 not easy you sign in to Microsoft and you will have to use same email and password to re access Windows 10 you are locked out and for me i was i use last pass and who remembers passwords any more. Well here you are again the in code is well first access RUN lower left search the web and windows yes thats it now type "netplwiz" I hope this helps every one, it did for me, thank you fo0r looking.

You don't need your serial number to upgrade. You will need it if you ever have to wipe your laptop and re install Win10 in the future. During the upgrade process the serial key linked to your laptop becomes the serial key for Win 10. You can never go back to old version unless you go and buy an old product key somewhere.

I updated yesterday from Win8.1 to Win10 - it upgraded it to Win10 Home edition (on 8.1 it just said windows8.1 with Bing)

My update was not coming through even though I reserved it so got it from here: (gives you choice of 32 or 64 bit creation)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

I do have option to go back to win8.1 within a month

If I wanted to go back to 8.1 after that time its a dell laptop and 8.1 can be installed from the protected part of the hard drive (normally partition where the windows installation files are normally invisible when in windows - a lot of laptop/pc manufacturers do this - however I dont think a lot of people would want to go back to windows 8/8.1 because a lot of people didnt like the Tiles and everything in windows 8)

I have found this windows 10 to be buttery smooth so far. Its early days but i think it will be OK - cannot be any worse than Windows8

I would advise before you upgrade (or fresh install) to win10 to download a free auditing device from the net something like Belarc advisor and look for the product key (think its top left) and copy the key into notepad and then save the text file onto a USB key (dont save it to your hard drive just in case your hard drive gets wiped) - then if you do install Win10 and it asks for your valid windows key then you have it on the USB stick. Sometimes these labels underneath laptop get worn and you end up cannot reading the key. Some laptop manufacturers put the key password in the battery compartment of the laptop so look there too.

As a side note if you have an illegal version (naughty you!) of windows 7 or 8 installed and you choose to load to load windows 10 you might find your key wont work and that you might have to purchase (yes buy!) a new key to get windows 10 installed!

Windows 10 - Store, Calender, Mail etc won't open! (Greyed out in start menu)


Try different tips to try a resolve this!

wsreset - The application can not be started!
powershell script - tried it did not work.

I really don't want to be doing a reset of my Laptop, on limited broadband and don't want to reinstall all my apps etc.

Anyone help would be appreciated!

Regards
John

Cumulative Update for Windows 10: August 5, 2015 (a.k.a SR1)

John T Carroll wrote: »

Finished installation around 1300 hrs with no problems, seems to be working away fine so far... doesnt seem hugely different to 8.1.

On the front end it really isnt. W10 can really be considered an optimized 8.1.

maki wrote: »

What you're trying to do isn't going to work. Windows 10 can't be activated with a 7 or 8 product key, and Microsoft support seem to be a bit confused about the whole matter too.

You need to perform the upgrade from your previous OS to 10. When you do Microsoft will create an identifier from your hardware configuration and store it on their servers saying "yes this person has upgraded within the first year", and assign you a generic Windows 10 key (TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99 for Home, VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T for Pro.
Then when you clean install Windows 10 later and skip the product key prompts (forcing the generic key to be used), Microsoft will check on their servers to see if your hardware has a licence, and activate it if so. This also means hardware changes will likely break Windows 10 activations for people who took the free upgrade.

So until you actually perform the upgrade, you won't be able to grab a Windows 10 licence.

This is very interesting - I read in some review that once activated, it would be possible to create a DVD or USB copy of Windows 10 for future use?

Maidhci wrote: »

This is very interesting - I read in some review that once activated, it would be possible to create a DVD or USB copy of Windows 10 for future use?

You can, once activated from an upgrade. After that you clean install and it will detect that you've previously upgraded and activate.

andrewdeerpark wrote: »

What key are the asking for on a clean install so?

That's all well and good however in cases where the upgrade just will not work and the only option is a clean boot, format and reinstall (what is the point of the ISO/USB creations tool) what are the options? Microsoft need to address these situations as its obvious when you buy a device from an OEM with the BIOS embedded key you are entitled to the upgrade provided you match the versions correctly.

I am going to give the current device 48 hours then pester the activation lines, hopefully a few more will do the same and it will force Microsoft into a better system for cleans installs where the upgrade has failed.

On a clean install they're asking for a key from customers who purchased Windows 10 from retail (or got a key through MSDN/DreamSpark). The Media Creation Tool is also primarily directed towards the same group of customers.

If Windows Update isn't working you can try to upgrade using the Media Creation Tool, and selecting "upgrade this pc". If that doesn't work you likely have a problem in your own OS, and will have to try to fix that. Worst case scenario you can do a clean install of your current OS, and upgrade from that.

maki wrote: »

Yes, when you skip the product key entry screen during install, Windows will use a generic key. When it tries to activate it will see the generic key, which causes it to query some server to see if that computer has previously upgraded from Windows 7 or 8 within the one year time limit.

Thanks maki for that information. It appears therefore that the Windows 10 upgrade licence, if that is the correct term, will be computer specific?

I would have thought that having created a backup DVD copy, post upgrade, that it should be possible to use that media to do a complete reinstall, say in the event that a new HD was installed or some similar eventuality?

maki wrote: »

It's computer specific in the sense that the licence is associated with a specific hardware configuration. It's not clear how exactly the pairing is done and what components are used to generate the hardware ID. I would doubt hard drives are considered, so I assume a hard drive change won't invalidate your licence, but something like a motherboard change certainly will.

In the case of the latter, you'd have to reinstall and activate Windows 7 or 8, then upgrade to 10 again to refresh your hardware ID as valid. Of course, once the one year free upgrade window has passed, this won't be possible.

At the end of the day, people who availed of the free upgrade don't exactly have the same freedom as people who bought a proper Windows 10 licence from retail.

Thanks again for your clarification in these matters.

I think the factors discussed here will be a major deterrent for W7 / W8 users in opting to upgrade to Windows 10. It appears to me, at any rate, that effectively, by upgrading, users are essentially converting a purchased Windows software licence, if relevant, to the equivalent of OEM installed software, which is not as flexible or adaptable by any standard.

I had understood, obviously incorrectly, that Miscrosoft were "pushing" W10 upgrade to existing W7 and W8 users. I think I am now convinced that it is better to hold onto W7 Pro and let it run its course - I am of course presuming that upgrading to W10 is not mandatory and that W7 will still be supported. All very interesting. Thanks again for your help here.

Starting to really piss me off now!!

Ive had display issues with three different Nvidia cards now nothing ive tried seems to fix it.

I only just bought a new card in last few days thinking it would fix the issue as well. It actually did at first but it seems its back again now!!

What is happening is certain sections of windows are been shaded in color or been made darker. The first thing i notice is the login screen when i boot up is a lot darker to the point i cant see my name or what im typing on the screen or any of the white font with time and date etc.

Then theres shading issues when i right click on certain sections of windows everything just looks blank inside the box.

Updating drivers fixs it but it just reverts back each and every time.

Ive tried disabling updates ive tried running only windows updates for the drivers and not nvidias i dunno what else i can do.

It sounds like a small issue but its driving me crazy that a lot of what im using is shaded out or darkened for no bloody reason. It affects the quality of picture as well.