Kagoshima_Luke
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Right click the taskbar, click Properties. Check the box under Use Small Taskbar Buttons.
Upgrade to Windows 10?
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Right click the taskbar, click Properties. Check the box under Use Small Taskbar Buttons.
ISee
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There is an option to reset the system in win 10. This erases the current win 10 and installs it clean, new and fresh...
And yes you should 100 % upgrade before trying to install a fresh win 10.
but I want the bigger icons
Right click the taskbar, go to search. There's an option to hide the bar.
From the Insider 10240 build to a clean install made from a USB, things went fairly smooth tonight except for:
- The "Reset" option in 10 actually resulted in multiple boot-loops into BSOD's.
- I had to tell the BIOS to boot from a USB, where I FORTUNATELY had already put the Windows 10 64-bit ISO on prior to even trying anything. If you want to make your own ISO, do so here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install?ocid=ms_wol_win10 (You may think you don't need it, but trust me, you might end up in my situation... keep reading)
- Went through the setup process with that. Hit a snag where it wouldn't let me install to my SSD where my old install was. Here is precisely what it told me and I followed the top rated suggestion to fix it: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers...-mbr-partition-table-efi-systems-windows.html
It was in 3 separate partions for some reason. I had to delete each partition on my designated drive and then it let me proceed with the install. - It asked me to confirm my settings twice during setup for some reason. Not sure why...
- Finally finished. Updates finally installed, except...
- The Nvidia driver said it failed but the Device Manager showed the latest driver. I had to manually download it from guru3d since they weren't on Nvidia's site yet, and install from there. It was fine after I did that and finally gave me back the Nvidia control panel afterwards.
- Got some old programs reinstalled. All were fine. Reinstalled some of my most used Metro-style apps from 8.1, all were fine and actually remembered my settings/logins where appropriate.
My own thanks, was trying to figure that out myself.
tried it, but it doesn't get applied, the check just stays there
That'll save a couple of minutes. Thanks!
EDIT:
...or not. I guess I'll play it safe and burn a dvd then.
curiouscharles
Member
i can see "upgrade to windows 10 home" under my update history, as "failed".
wtf - any way i can try again?
:/
wtf - any way i can try again?
:/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=173328189&postcount=1404
Make sure the command prompt is run as admin.
Blue Ninja
Member
Nothing yet for me. All three my devices are now reporting there's some extra updates to download, guess I'll do that first.
Yeah, imagine my reaction when I stepped away for a few minutes and came back to a BSOD, something I hadn't seen in ages. It started fine and bam... BSOD into reboot, rinse and repeat.
Now, keep in mind that I haven't had a clean Windows installation since before 7. I went from 7 to 8 to 8.1 to 10 (Insider build 10166 then to build 10240), all upgrades. I was long overdue for a clean install.
Your situation may be different but don't risk it. Have that DVD or USB stick backup ready to go just in case.
curiouscharles
Member
damn, post was removed.
i already cleared the softwaredistribution/download folder, was there something else i missed?
The original Reddit post was:
https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/3eyrre/fix_for_the_80240020_error_when_trying_to_install/
"What this error means is, your Windows 10 installation folder is unfinished and/or corrupted. Now, how do you fix that?
1. Go into "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download" and delete everything in that folder.
2. Now, run the command prompt as an administrator. Type in "wuauclt.exe /updatenow".
3. Go to your Control Panel > Windows Update and your Windows 10 should start re-downloading from scratch, hopefully without flaws this time."
Ulysses 31
Gold Member
How does the upgrade work with the windows 8 key?
If you ever want to reinstall Windows 10, you have to install Windows 8.1 and upgrade again? >.<
If you ever want to reinstall Windows 10, you have to install Windows 8.1 and upgrade again? >.<
You know, strange thing is, I upgraded from 8.1 to 10 and it never asked me for a key.
curiouscharles
Member
yeah, that doesn't do anything for me unfortunately.
my windows 10 never even started downloading, just noticed the failed entry in my updates history.
gosh... what in the hell is so fubared here
also, my "get windows 10" icon appeared again, after it had disappeared for a few hours - SO CONFUSED
Give it a minute. Then check your windows update. If you did everything right, update starts silently downloading windows 10. Make sure you run the command prompt as administrator.
Dreamwriter
Member
That's not really a failure, it means you have predownloaded the installer and are fully ready for the upgrade but Microsoft hasn't flagged your computer for the update yet. You'll get another failure every time you do a Windows Update until it starts the download.
It worked for me, even though I haven't got a confirmation that I can upgrade yet. It forced it to start. Strange
It worked for me, even though I haven't got a confirmation that I can upgrade yet. It forced it to start. Strange
If it's downloading (should be 8 gigs or so), it will prompt you to upgrade once it has downloaded + prepared for install.
well, Things did not go as smooth as they should over here.
I had an existing install of win 7 pro. (After having to reinstall it to get the win 10 upgrade button)
Naturally the update downloaded (checked the hidden Folder) but after waiting some time this morning It didnt say anything about being ready to upgrade.
Then I downloaded that tool from Microsoft to get stuff done, did the upgrade. After the upgrade my pc sat at a black Screen that only showed the mouse. It sat at that Screen for too long, like half an hour.
Restarted the pc, Windows restored itself to win 7 which was better than expected.
Then unplugging one of my two Monitors and disabling the integrated gpu I went for the update again (I also uninstalled nvidia Software to be sure)
Which worked. However this install is Kind of janky and feels more like running from an hdd than an ssd which it is installed on.
Now Im creating an USB installer to go for a clean install since this is what I wanted to do anyway. Well nice Thing to do in the morning huh.
Also how do i turn off autocorrect on win 10? It doesnt even work properly, Im correcting the shit out of it all the time.
I had an existing install of win 7 pro. (After having to reinstall it to get the win 10 upgrade button)
Naturally the update downloaded (checked the hidden Folder) but after waiting some time this morning It didnt say anything about being ready to upgrade.
Then I downloaded that tool from Microsoft to get stuff done, did the upgrade. After the upgrade my pc sat at a black Screen that only showed the mouse. It sat at that Screen for too long, like half an hour.
Restarted the pc, Windows restored itself to win 7 which was better than expected.
Then unplugging one of my two Monitors and disabling the integrated gpu I went for the update again (I also uninstalled nvidia Software to be sure)
Which worked. However this install is Kind of janky and feels more like running from an hdd than an ssd which it is installed on.
Now Im creating an USB installer to go for a clean install since this is what I wanted to do anyway. Well nice Thing to do in the morning huh.
Also how do i turn off autocorrect on win 10? It doesnt even work properly, Im correcting the shit out of it all the time.
curiouscharles
Member
It worked for me, even though I haven't got a confirmation that I can upgrade yet. It forced it to start. Strange
should i try deleting my windows BT folder, or should i just leave this all alone and wait longer... ?
CertifiedFP
Member
Updated, no problems, just took a long ass time.
Oblivion seems wonky, but the rest of my games work fine still, and Oblivion was already wonky on Win7 so no change there.
Also, Wii U Pro controller still works, and is still recognized as XInput. Take that, DS4.
Oblivion seems wonky, but the rest of my games work fine still, and Oblivion was already wonky on Win7 so no change there.
Also, Wii U Pro controller still works, and is still recognized as XInput. Take that, DS4.
Don't delete the BT folder
Delete everything in "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download"
Then run a command prompt as admin, and type in wuauclt.exe /updatenow
Give it a minute. You can watch update start to put stuff in the folder you previously emptied. Then it will start downloading windows 10.
Ulysses 31
Gold Member
It didn't here eitther which is why I asked the question.
I also downloaded Windows 10 to an USB to install from in the future and I'm pretty sure that installation will ask for a key.
I don't know, I didn't do anything besides what was in the Reddit post and it worked.
CaptainMellow
Banned
Is it live in UK? As I see no, update yet, and reserved it day 1.
You can force it to update and bypass the check by doing the following: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=173331948&postcount=1478
curiouscharles
Member
yeah, did all that - it's put two files back into that folder [totalling about 100kb combined], and that's about it
my free space on my C:\ drive DID just go down by ~4 gigs though... hrmmm
Insert Disk Two
Member
Will that work if you install on top of Windows 8.1, without asking for a key? (I had Win10 reserved).
Update will pre-allocate what it needs. Just give it a minute. It doesn't kick in instantly.
After reading the Microsoft FAQ about the upgrade I think ist like this:
You do the upgrade, get a win 10 license. However if you reinstall Windows 10 you do not Need (or it is not possible) to use your key for authentification.
Your Windows 10 license is tied to your Hardware. So if you reinstall (10), it recognises your Hardware and checks online whether this Hardware has a win 10 license.
Sadly I did not find any Information about what happens if you reinstall win 7 and try to activate it with your key
BlueSilver
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I have an OEM Windows 7 drive that can no longer boot normally for reasons I don't know of, especially since it wasn't my computer. It boots only in safe mode. Would it be a good idea to upgrade to 10 or should I try to fix my booting issue and keep 7?
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
Planning on upgrading my lappy to 10 (ftom 8.1) tonight after work.
Will i need to find new drivers for everything (wireless, bluetooth, gtaphics card, chipset etc)?
Will i need to find new drivers for everything (wireless, bluetooth, gtaphics card, chipset etc)?
No, 8 and 10 use largely the same drivers. I had to do a clean Nvidia driver install.
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