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[Corpekata]

New to PC is there a way I can move all my steam games to an external hard drive then do clean install? I'd hate to download everything again.

You don't have to redownload games unless you do a clean install.

If you do a clean install what you can do is copy the games to your external, do the clean install, redownload Steam, then paste the games into where it would be normally (download a small game or something if you want it to create the folder for you). Then what you do is hit "download" on one of the games you pasted, point Steam toward that folder, and it will discover files instead of downloading them.

 

[Compsiox]

Duel booting another windows 8 and upgrading one.

 

[pixel monkey]

I reserved my copy but might wait until late August when there are more updates to smooth things out.

Exactly. If one is running stable 7 or 8, there's really no rush to upgrade until the kinks get knocked out.

 

[OmegaDL50]

New to PC is there a way I can move all my steam games to an external hard drive then do clean install? I'd hate to download everything again.

Yes, actually. Steam has it's own back up utility. Simply right click on a game in your library and select the "backup game files" option

You can then select whatever you want to back up and split the file sizes to whatever you like, move this over to removable storage such as a USB flash drive.

And via the same method restore them using Steam's back up utility.

 

[FordGTGuy]

No, but you can simply upgrade and leave your games where they are.

Uh.... yes you can.

New to PC is there a way I can move all my steam games to an external hard drive then do clean install? I'd hate to download everything again.

Go to Steam in program files or where you have it installed.

Copy the entire Steam folder to the external.

When your done with the clean install just just it back where you want it installed.

Delete everything in the Steam folder except for the steamapps folder and Steam.exe; run Steam.exe and it will install a fresh version of the client that will work on the new OS.

All your games will now work on the new install.

 

[pixel monkey]

Uh.... yes you can.

He can, but there's really no need when he has the option to upgrade. Particularly being "new to PC".

 

[dex3108]

New to PC is there a way I can move all my steam games to an external hard drive then do clean install? I'd hate to download everything again.

One way or another if you want free Win 10 you need to do Upgrade first and then clean install.

 

[FordGTGuy]

He can, but there's really no need when he has the option to upgrade. Particularly being "new to PC".

It's perfectly fine to tell him that he should upgrade but don't tell him it isn't possible when it is.

Honestly I would recommend that people keep their games, and steam install, on a separate drive so you can run clean installs at any point losing data.

 

[Storm360]

Go for the upgrade. I'm running the final build and its been solid, the upgrade process was really easy, the drivers were sketchy at first with my 980 Ti, but I had some updates earlier that seem to have fixed my issues

 

[Compsiox]

Is there a downside to duel booting windows 10? It won't limit it in any way will it?

 

[FordGTGuy]

Is there a downside to duel booting windows 10? It won't limit it in any way will it?

Just in the available space on the drive your splitting.

 

[pixel monkey]

It's perfectly fine to tell him that he should upgrade but don't tell him it isn't possible when it is.

Oh, yes sir... my apologies, Mr. Ford Guy. Rest assured I'll make certain to run all future correspondence by you.

 

[Compsiox]

Just in the available space on the drive your splitting.

Oh so if it's on a completely separate drive there aren't really any cons?

 

[Salbug]

What has the general consensus for Win10 been like? I've been fine with Win8, but I do miss the traditional start menu.

 

[FordGTGuy]

Oh, yes sir... my apologies, Mr. Ford Guy. Rest assured I'll make certain to run all future correspondence by you.

Is it really that hard to understand why spreading bullshit is wrong? Why is the guy going to listen to your advice when you blatantly tell him something that isn't even true?

The smart ass response is completely immature and unneeded.

Oh so if it's on a completely separate drive there aren't really any cons?

There shouldn't be, as you're running one at a time you shouldn't see a negative affect of dual-booting except for the space it takes.

 

[orochi91]

Just wait for a bit.

I'm personally gonna update several months down the road, hopefully by then most of the kinks will be worked out.

 

[Compsiox]

There shouldn't be, as you're running one at a time you shouldn't see a negative affect of dual-booting except for the space it takes.

Alright thanks a bunch.

 

[RedFury]

Cool thanks all, exactly what I was looking for.

 

[pixel monkey]

Is it really that hard to understand why spreading bullshit is wrong? Why is the guy going to listen to your advice when you blatantly tell him something that isn't even true?

The smart ass response is completely immature and unneeded.

No one's "spreading bullshit" I merely told him to upgrade to save himself the hassle. Whether he chooses to take the advice or not, that's HIS choice. You didn't like it... that's a YOU problem.

Do you know what's unneeded? You presuming to know my intent or my experience, and to then tell me, or anyone else for that matter, what to type.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

the OS is their best one ever, but waiting for the first service pack if youre a patient person is never a bad thing.

ill be one of the first across though, the OS is amazing

 

[orochi91]

the OS is their best one ever, but waiting for the first service pack if youre a patient person is never a bad thing.

ill be one of the first across though, the OS is amazing

Solid advice.

Listen to this man, OP.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

the OS is their best one ever, but waiting for the first service pack if youre a patient person is never a bad thing.

ill be one of the first across though, the OS is amazing

There won't be a service pack for Windows 10. Any OS updates will come as regular updates when they're ready.

 

[FordGTGuy]

New to PC is there a way I can move all my steam games to an external hard drive then do clean install? I'd hate to download everything again.

No, but you can simply upgrade and leave your games where they are.

No one's "spreading bullshit" I merely told him to upgrade to save himself the hassle. Whether he chooses to take the advice or not, that's HIS choice. You didn't like it... that's a YOU problem.

Do you know what's unneeded? You presuming to know my intent or my experience, and to then tell me, or anyone else for that matter, what to type.

Don't presume my experience or intent either.

I also agree with you on him upgrading and I've also been running Windows 10 for months.

 

[pants]

Gonna wait till the inputmapper/ds4windows issue is sorted before upgrading on my gaming PC. All my other laptops/pcs are getting upgrade hype though.

 

[Kallor]

Gonna upgrade my laptop right away and give it a couple months for my desktop upgrade.

 

[FordGTGuy]

Solid advice.

Listen to this man, OP.

There will be no service packs, there is hint of a larger update in October but there isn't going to be a service pack.

 

[Klocker]

There will be no service packs, there is hint of a larger update in October but there isn't going to be a service pack.

Yea. The OS delivery system has changed for good. Really liking this new quick and nimble way.

 

[cube001]

No one's "spreading bullshit" I merely told him to upgrade to save himself the hassle. Whether he chooses to take the advice or not, that's HIS choice. You didn't like it... that's a YOU problem.

Do you know what's unneeded? You presuming to know my intent or my experience, and to then tell me, or anyone else for that matter, what to type.

The guy asked a simple question whether he can back up his steam games in an external drive and restore them after a clean windows 10 install, your valuable advice aside, the answer was yes, you said no.

As short your answer might be, it's pretty bullshit.

 

[pixel monkey]

It's perfectly fine to tell him that he should upgrade but don't tell him it isn't possible when it is.

Don't presume my experience or intent either.

I presumed nothing about you beyond the directive above... which I've conveniently bolded for your viewing pleasure.

How entertaining this all is.

 

[Lupin the Third]

So I've been using Windows 10 and I'm liking it. Thinking I'll wipe my HDD again and reinstall Win7 to get a clean-ish install Win10 and the ability to resintall it on my PC.

 

[CuckFupertino]

I presumed nothing about you beyond the directive above... which I've conveniently bolded for your viewing pleasure.

How entertaining this all is.

Can you two just get a room?

 

[pixel monkey]

Can you two just get a room?

Not if he doesn't buy me dinner first.

And if you'll check the original post, I've now clarified my intent, Ford. Cheers.

EDIT: For an end to this.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

the OS is their best one ever, but waiting for the first service pack if youre a patient person is never a bad thing.

ill be one of the first across though, the OS is amazing

Well, keep in mind with Win10 they've essentially killed the concept of a service pack. This is what they mean by wanting to release Windows as a service. Instead of large monolithic updates, with maybe one or two large updates focusing on fixing issues, they have constant, smaller releases. Think about how they're updating the Xbox One OS (and in fact, Phil said the Windows insider program spawned out of the Xbox One preview program).

However, if you're a patient one and satisfied with your existing OS, waiting until the rumored Oct/Nov release to upgrade wouldn't hurt.

So I've been using Windows 10 and I'm liking it. Thinking I'll wipe my HDD again and reinstall Win7 to get a clean-ish install Win10 and the ability to resintall it on my PC.

I would personally just recommend doing a clean install of Win10 if you're liking it. Keep in mind the ability to roll back to your previous OS is time limited. I can't recall the exact amount of time, but it only keeps your previous install for X amount of days. After let's say 60 days, it will delete your previous installation so you can get disk space back for something that you likely will not need to do (rolling back).

 

[Bazookaxp]

Not if he doesn't buy me dinner first.

It's funny when people like you do not want to admit when you are wrong. Sometimes it happens man. Also windows 10 is great and everyone should upgrade.

 

[FordGTGuy]

Well, keep in mind with Win10 they've essentially killed the concept of a service pack. This is what they mean by wanting to release Windows as a service. Instead of large monolithic updates, with maybe one or two large updates focusing on fixing issues, they have constant, smaller releases. Think about how they're updating the Xbox One OS (and in fact, Phil said the Windows insider program spawned out of the Xbox One preview program).

However, if you're a patient one and satisfied with your existing OS, waiting until the rumored Oct/Nov release to upgrade wouldn't hurt.



I would personally just recommend doing a clean install of Win10 if you're liking it. Keep in mind the ability to roll back to your previous OS is time limited. I can't recall the exact amount of time, but it only keeps your previous install for X amount of days. After let's say 60 days, it will delete your previous installation so you can get disk space back for something that you likely will not need to do (rolling back).

I'm thinking the Oct/Nov date might be a good choice for those on the fence too.

 

[cwistofu]

DS4Windows doesn't work with Win10, right? Guess I'll wait for that to drop--it's not like my laptop, good as it is for gaming, is going to get a boost in performance from this update...right?

 

[TheLegendOfMart]

Really liking GameDVR. It's so handy to have it built into system level instead of having to run MSI Afterburner.

 

[//ARCANUM]

Anyone know how upgrading to Windows 10 on a Mac running boot camp is? Does it even work? I'm using a MacBook Pro with a boot camp partition of Windows 7 (a legit copy) that took a good bit of work to get running properly with everything running as it should. Worried that if I upgrade it will break the whole thing.

 

[TriAceJP]

So far I've updated about 6 computers to 10. Solid so far, except for a strange rebooting issue with my main desktop (computer will reboot into the UEFI settings menu automatically, hangs on exit. Needs to be unplugged to get going) and the auto rotating screen orientation on an old Asus tablet PC not working.

I've upgraded an office PC, my main desktop, my laptop, two tablets and a buddies laptop so far and with the exception of the issues above, everything has been smooth sailing.

Running games workss great, the UI is simplistic and beautiful, the new usage in metro apps is how they should have handled them in the first place, the notification screen is very helpful and Cortana is just pretty darn cool.

If you were on the fence coming from Windows 7/8, I highly suggest making the jump.

Anyone know how upgrading to Windows 10 on a Mac running boot camp is? Does it even work? I'm using a MacBook Pro with a boot camp partition of Windows 7 (a legit copy) that took a good bit of work to get running properly with everything running as it should. Worried that if I upgrade it will break the whole thing.

If it's anything like 7 to 8 (I reckon it would be), running the installer from within Windows and upgrading should go off without a hitch.

DS4Windows doesn't work with Win10, right? Guess I'll wait for that to drop--it's not like my laptop, good as it is for gaming, is going to get a boost in performance from this update...right?

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I've been using it and no issues aside from occasional high latency (but it's probably my cheap Bluetooth receiver).

I've used my DS4 with the Xbox One streaming mode and I had no problems.

 

[FordGTGuy]

Anyone know how upgrading to Windows 10 on a Mac running boot camp is? Does it even work? I'm using a MacBook Pro with a boot camp partition of Windows 7 (a legit copy) that took a good bit of work to get running properly with everything running as it should. Worried that if I upgrade it will break the whole thing.

I've seen people running bootcamp say that 10 works fine.

 

[Gattuso]

Anyone know how upgrading to Windows 10 on a Mac running boot camp is? Does it even work? I'm using a MacBook Pro with a boot camp partition of Windows 7 (a legit copy) that took a good bit of work to get running properly with everything running as it should. Worried that if I upgrade it will break the whole thing.

I've been running it on my MacBook pro with not too many issues for a good month now. the only issues on my end at least is that brightness controls don't work at all, buttons or within windows settings. it can only be adjusted going to osx, changing brightness there, then booting back. the only other thing I've had to fiddle with is the the f-keys option in the control panel sometimes don't do anything after installing and the only way to get it to actually save settings is to reinstall it again. outside of that, seems perfectly fine.

 

[cpp_is_king]

its been a struggle

anyone got any solutions, tried using boarders and such but no luck, the whole thing comes crashing down

You have to set the game to fullscreen windowed mode. Most games provide an option

 

[Lupin the Third]

I would personally just recommend doing a clean install of Win10 if you're liking it. Keep in mind the ability to roll back to your previous OS is time limited. I can't recall the exact amount of time, but it only keeps your previous install for X amount of days. After let's say 60 days, it will delete your previous installation so you can get disk space back for something that you likely will not need to do (rolling back).

I just mean I need to put Win7 back so I can actually do the upgrade process that I presume gives me some key or entitlement to later clean-install Win10 on my PC, which I can't do by staying in Win10 Tech Preview. I could have sworn that's how they described you needed to do it in earlier statements.

Am I mistaken? How DOES this work, exactly?

 

[Bruno]

Only issue I'm having with my main rig is the newest nvidia drivers have a weird bug which wont allow my monitors to run at different refresh rates. Keeps trying to force my 60Hz monitors to run at 144Hz even though it works perfectly fine on older drivers and windows updates replaces the old version on a daily basis. I read on the nvidia forums the driver being released at the launch of Windows 10 has this bug fixed but it's annoying having to reinstall old drivers every morning.

Windows 10 is solid though - very happy with it so far.

 

[VoxPop]

Loved W7. 8.1 was a piece of turd. Used the preview for a bit and it seemed to be the best of both worlds. None of that terrible Metro layout and a nice little start bar with Cortana. It was a bit unstable with some games so I had to roll back but things should be a bit smoother when the full update rolls out tomorrow. Excited!

 

[Glass Joe]

I've never upgraded OSes before. If I'm Windows 8 and upgrade to 10, what would happen in the event I have to eventually reinstall my computer to factory settings? Will things get really bad or go smoothly? Also, would the reformat (from a partitioned part of my hard drive) roll me back to 8?

 

[FordGTGuy]

Loved W7. 8.1 was a piece of turd. Used the preview for a bit and it seemed to be the best of both worlds. None of that terrible Metro layout and a nice little start bar with Cortana. It was a bit unstable with some games so I had to roll back but things should be a bit smoother when the full update rolls out tomorrow. Excited!

You can roll back and stop automatic updates on device drivers.

 

[Giolon]

You can roll back and stop automatic updates on device drivers.

This setting has been shown to have no effect on Win 10 (unless something has changed in the last 48 hours), but in the thread over in community there is a link to an MS KB patch that will let you block automatic driver installs from the new Windows Update.

Edit: here it is https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

 

[FordGTGuy]

This setting has been shown to have no effect on Win 10 (unless something has changed in the last 48 hours), but in the thread over in community there is a link to an MS KB patch that will let you block automatic driver installs from the new Windows Update.

Edit: here it is https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

Probably something that will be fixed for launch, if not then soon after.

 

[SeeNoWeevil]

It seems games perform worse on the whole and InputMapper doesn't work properly. I don't see why I would upgrade straight away on a pure gaming machine.