Shit, you're right. Literally the first thing I test is the one that doesn't support it, lol.
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Shit, you're right. Literally the first thing I test is the one that doesn't support it, lol.
I didn't even get notified that I could upgrade. I had reserved a long time ago so the update files were on my system since yesterday. I just went ahead and used that Media Tool that people kept linking in here and boom, it worked. I'm posting right now running on Windows 10. So far, so good.
Yes, it can be touch and go. I recommend a full 353.62 install, using the clean install option.
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...s-10-display-driver-feedback-thread-7-16-15-/
You won't need any product key. You can clean install whenever you want.
RoadHazard
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It actually retained my W7 setup pretty much 1:1. Desktop looks the same, the same programs are installed (including shit like Adobe Reader update nag), etc. Which is nice if you want that, I suppose, but I'll be resetting this to a clean state.
But let's say my HDD crashes. What then?
You dont have to create external install media using the tool, you can use it to upgrade right there.
But let's say my HDD crashes. What then?
You dont have to create external install media using the tool, you can use it to upgrade right there.
Diablohead
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Update & security > Recovery.
Should give you options to roll back or reset the pc.
exmachina64
Banned
Dxdiag says I have DX12.
So the upgrade install is like 6GB larger than the clean install (not counting the windows.old folder)?
https://twitter.com/theovalich/status/626385120447066112
Might have to wipe and go clean...
https://twitter.com/theovalich/status/626385120447066112
Might have to wipe and go clean...
Randomizer123454444
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Everyone, thanks thousand times for suggesting to use manual upgrade via the MS link media creator thing! I never got the "ready to upgrade" -notice myself.
* I downloaded and installed all Windows updates (in Windows 8.1)
* Started the media creator thing
* Created install media on USB stick
* Started setup.exe on the USB stick
* I did not download the latest updates when install asked
* Rest went flawlessly.
Well, when I first logged in W10 I had tiny resolution and Graphics drivers weren't detected or something, plus only one monitor out of two worked. But a single restart and things have worked perfectly since!
I'm posting this from Edge. It has still some rough edges (insert sunglasses): for example Neogaf does not have correct layout, sometimes keyboard inputs are not added and the loading is a bit slow. But my Chrome works perfectly! Games work fine too, I tested graphics drivers with Evil Within, and it ran well. Well, as well as that game can run.
I attribute part of this flawless experience to my extremely cookie-cutter hardware.
* I downloaded and installed all Windows updates (in Windows 8.1)
* Started the media creator thing
* Created install media on USB stick
* Started setup.exe on the USB stick
* I did not download the latest updates when install asked
* Rest went flawlessly.
Well, when I first logged in W10 I had tiny resolution and Graphics drivers weren't detected or something, plus only one monitor out of two worked. But a single restart and things have worked perfectly since!
I'm posting this from Edge. It has still some rough edges (insert sunglasses): for example Neogaf does not have correct layout, sometimes keyboard inputs are not added and the loading is a bit slow. But my Chrome works perfectly! Games work fine too, I tested graphics drivers with Evil Within, and it ran well. Well, as well as that game can run.
I attribute part of this flawless experience to my extremely cookie-cutter hardware.
SDCowboy
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It said it failed again.
Red Liquorice
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Jesus Christ, just yesterday it was 2015, today it's 1984.
Sgt.Pepper
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Everytime I check Windows Update I have a new important update. I guess that's why I still can't upgrade to 10.
The Cowboy
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A number of things got a huge amount of feedback/up-votes during the insider previews, the start menu issue you are talking about, OneDrive loosing the fantastic smart files system from Windows 8.1 (this one was huge in terms of feedback), not being able to pick your own title bar colours (and similar visual things) etc and the big one, forced driver updates via Window update - they all got a hell of a lot of feedback with requests for change, and MS seems to have ignored it all.
Mrcapcom
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Man this is the 5th time I have installed Windows 10 it will not work with my Dell Precision M3800. I updated all my drivers, tried installing "Windows 10 Drivers" Nothing works. None of my Network Cards work I have a Intel AC7260 and I have the latest Intel and Intel Win10 drivers same result. Anyone have this laptop and have the same issue? I'm guessing if I did a fresh install it might work but can't do that right now smh
So has anyone tried to activate W10 after doing a full clean install?
When i try it is just says it can't activate. Do we get a new key when we upgrade or do they just upgrade the key to have to a W10 one as the last part on my current product key is different from my W8.1 one.
When i try it is just says it can't activate. Do we get a new key when we upgrade or do they just upgrade the key to have to a W10 one as the last part on my current product key is different from my W8.1 one.
SerTapTap
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Req specs are about the same as win 8 which were lower than win 7. If it runs fine on Win 7 it will probably run better on win 10 in general
Silly scaremongering. This is how every proper digital assistant works and it should ask if you want to use it when you first try to use Cortana. Just turn it off if you want
BluenoseGames
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Umm it appears to be updating now, I went into troubleshooting and ran it then closed it went back to windows update and now its updating
RoadHazard
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Seems like I automatically have a new product key. But I can only read the last 4 letters. Can I somehow get the whole thing?
Also, should I activate Windows? What does that actually do? It's failing when I try right now.
Also, should I activate Windows? What does that actually do? It's failing when I try right now.
Just did a full clean install of Win 10 Pro using the the usb key created with the MS Tool. The machine is a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 that came with Win 7 Pro.
For some reason when I enter the product key from the Windows 7 Pro sticker, Windows 10 says it's not a valid key. What gives?
For some reason when I enter the product key from the Windows 7 Pro sticker, Windows 10 says it's not a valid key. What gives?
Cortana is just one of the things they bring up though? And like stated, you can turn (some) things off, but it should be by default. And then ask you if you want to turn it on when you use it for the first time.
I have not tested win10 yet, so I have not played around with any of that myself.
LostMyNarbles
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Ugh my gaming performance is horrible and I'm guessing it is driver related, but whenever I try to install the Nvidia drivers it comes up as "Failed".
Victory Red
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Anyone elses mouse wheel not scrolling?
Logitech MX 1100
Logitech MX 1100
Spunky Monkey
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Thats what im trying, its just telling me to inset recovery media. Which of course i don't have cos i did the update through windows update.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Anyone from (South East) Asia confirm that W10 is live in that area?
UpperCaseN
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Does this install do a full reimage? I just need to know if I need to manually backup or if it just kind of installs on top of things without doing a wipe
It installs without doing a wipe, same as 8.
Turin Turambar
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A question about the aesthetics of the new Start Menu. From example, a image from RPS
Or from Tested
It's ugly. They fixed it being a full screen, but still it's uglier than Windows 7 Aero.
So, can you turn off that "style"? Can you make transparent the square icon-tiles of a solid color which inside has the real icon for each program in the left side of the menu?
And in the right side of the menu, the proper tiles, can you change their size? For a desktop experience with a big monitor they are 33%-50% bigger than they should be (with the exception of the live tiles, it makes sense for them to be bigger). And the solid blocks of color, ughh. Funnily, they were kind of acceptable in Windows 8 as it was a full screen of them, there was a certain coherence. But now here that style clashes badly with the rest of the screen and the entire desktop, where icons, fonts, transparencies and gradients are all a different "visual theme". Can it be customized?
Sounds shallow as hell, but I was thinking in waiting a month until there is a third party tool to customize it, if it can't be done right now.
Or from Tested
It's ugly. They fixed it being a full screen, but still it's uglier than Windows 7 Aero.
So, can you turn off that "style"? Can you make transparent the square icon-tiles of a solid color which inside has the real icon for each program in the left side of the menu?
And in the right side of the menu, the proper tiles, can you change their size? For a desktop experience with a big monitor they are 33%-50% bigger than they should be (with the exception of the live tiles, it makes sense for them to be bigger). And the solid blocks of color, ughh. Funnily, they were kind of acceptable in Windows 8 as it was a full screen of them, there was a certain coherence. But now here that style clashes badly with the rest of the screen and the entire desktop, where icons, fonts, transparencies and gradients are all a different "visual theme". Can it be customized?
Sounds shallow as hell, but I was thinking in waiting a month until there is a third party tool to customize it, if it can't be done right now.
ratcliffja
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My computer keeps locking up with Windows 10. It didn't at all with 7. Is anybody else having this issue?
The upgrade does exactly what it says, keeping all files. Once you've upgraded you can do a clean install.
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Deleted member 325805
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At least you guys tried, it's a shame Microsoft are so pigheaded and ignored your feedback.
So I made my windows 10 disc used that to upgrade first now I'm on Windows 10 and I want to do a clean install so I boot from the disc I made from the Microsoft iso that they provided and when booting into it and trying to format my partition with Windows 10 I get an error and it won't let me format anyone else run into this problem?
cuchulainn
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So my guessing its already live in Western Europe, in particular Ireland and U.K?
I wonder what exactly triggers the update to take hold and download? Still a reservation box for me, with clicking the check for updates doing nothing...
I wonder what exactly triggers the update to take hold and download? Still a reservation box for me, with clicking the check for updates doing nothing...
Squall ASF
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Hey guys, I tried to upgrade twice last night using the WSUS pull command and both times right after it'd get close to 100 percent or maybe it was around 75 (circle bar progress tracker) it'd go to a black screen and just sit there for the better part of an hour before reverting back to W7. One time I reset it myself and it reverted back on bootup and the other I let it sit overnight and this morning saw it reverted back after failing.
Any ideas? I'm hoping it's just an issue with what was available last night but I'm nervous the install won't work tonight either... I figured what was available last night is the same thing since I pulled it from their WSUS server and people in a different time zone were getting it...
Any ideas? I'm hoping it's just an issue with what was available last night but I'm nervous the install won't work tonight either... I figured what was available last night is the same thing since I pulled it from their WSUS server and people in a different time zone were getting it...
Askherserenity
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Is Chrome being super laggy for anyone else? I open Chrome and it's taking a few seconds to even start.
my left and right clicks aint working on both mouse that ive tried it on. reinstalling drivers didnt work either and apparently nobody has a solution for it
Mechanized
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Thanks for this, it kept saying failed to install on the windows update screen before following these steps. It tried to install 10 about 5 times and failed every time. Weird.
A question about the aesthetics of the new Start Menu. From example, a image from RPS
Or from Tested
It's ugly. They fixed it being a full screen, but still it's uglier than Windows 7 Aero.
So, can you turn off that "style"? Can you make transparent the square icon-tiles of a solid color which inside has the real icon for each program in the left side of the menu?
And in the right side of the menu, the proper tiles, can you change their size? For a desktop experience with a big monitor they are 33%-50% bigger than they should be (with the exception of the live tiles, it makes sense for them to be bigger). And the solid blocks of color, ughh. Funnily, they were kind of acceptable in Windows 8 as it was a full screen of them, there was a certain coherence. But now here that style clashes badly with the rest of the screen and the entire desktop, where icons, fonts, transparencies and gradients are all a different "visual theme". Can it be customized?
Sounds shallow as hell, but I was thinking in waiting a month until there is a third party tool to customize it, if it can't be done right now.
There's no way to disable the square background on win32 app icons yet.
About the tiles, you can choose between four sizes for each individual tile: "small" (same size as the icons on the left and on the taskbar), "medium" (what you see there), "wide" (2x1 medium) and "large" (2x2 medium). The availability of "wide" and "large" depend on the app. "Small" tiles cannot display live information for obvious reasons.
So, set anything that doesn't have useful live information to "small".
RoadHazard
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You can't install fresh with your W7 key, you can only upgrade from W7 to W10 (for which you don't even need a key).
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