Windows 10 FAQ

Daytrader · 26 Aug 2015 at 10:09

Guys, i am installing windows 7 so i can upgrade to 10 straight away, do i have to do all the windows 7 updates before upgrading to 10 ? hope not, cheers

ED209 · 26 Aug 2015 at 10:13

Daytrader said:
Guys, i am installing windows 7 so i can upgrade to 10 straight away, do i have to do all the windows 7 updates before upgrading to 10 ? hope not, cheers

once W7 is installed, download the ISO file, extract this and run the setup.exe and this should start the upgrade process to W10.

make sure your W7 install is activated before doing the upgrade to W10!

Daytrader · 26 Aug 2015 at 10:24

I have a windows 10 iso for clean install, but you mean there is a upgrade iso as well ?

ED209 · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:21

Daytrader said:
I have a windows 10 iso for clean install, but you mean there is a upgrade iso as well ?

use the iso you already have, it will do the upgrade and then you can use it to do a clean install after if you choose too

Daytrader · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:32

Ah, i thought you could not use retail disc, thought it had to be a upgrade iso, or do it thought windows update.

ED209 · 26 Aug 2015 at 11:51

I did mine from the ISO I downloaded and then done a clean install with no issues.

as you are running from within windows it will do a upgrade to W10 and then you can do a clean install after

Daytrader · 26 Aug 2015 at 13:16

Yeh thats what i want to do, but wanted to know if i have to do all the windows 7 updates, that will take all day, hoping i can just disable windows update, then hope i get icon bottom right saying i can update to 10.

ED209 · 26 Aug 2015 at 13:34

Daytrader said:
Yeh thats what i want to do, but wanted to know if i have to do all the windows 7 updates, that will take all day, hoping i can just disable windows update, then hope i get icon bottom right saying i can update to 10.

try it, don't think you have too as it was only a requirement to get the W10 icon to appear in the system tray.

once W7 is installed and activated run the setup.exe from the downloaded ISO file and it should do the upgrade

Credo · 30 Aug 2015 at 01:02

I have built a new system recently, and what I did was a fresh install of Windows 7, and then an immediate upgrade to Windows 10 using the 'refresh' - or whatever it's called - option which afaik is effectively a fresh installation. Everything has been fine since. I used the ISO from within Win 7.

Skeeter · 30 Aug 2015 at 09:47

Daytrader said:
Yeh thats what i want to do, but wanted to know if i have to do all the windows 7 updates, that will take all day, hoping i can just disable windows update, then hope i get icon bottom right saying i can update to 10.

You don't need the updates or the icon. You just need SP1 and then just run the inataller from within 7 and select upgrade. The updates and icon were just all about reserving 10 to allow Microsoft to preload the files onto machines to prevent being swamped on release day.

Daytrader · 30 Aug 2015 at 10:54

Skeeter said:
You don't need the updates or the icon. You just need SP1 and then just run the inataller from within 7 and select upgrade. The updates and icon were just all about reserving 10 to allow Microsoft to preload the files onto machines to prevent being swamped on release day.

Where do i get the installer from for win 10 upgrade, cheers

koolpc · 30 Aug 2015 at 11:58

Daytrader said:
Where do i get the installer from for win 10 upgrade, cheers

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

Daytrader · 30 Aug 2015 at 12:02

Cheers mate.

Daytrader · 30 Aug 2015 at 14:00

So i can use that windows tool to make a disc for a complete new install of 10 as well then ?

ED209 · 30 Aug 2015 at 14:37

Daytrader said:
So i can use that windows tool to make a disc for a complete new install of 10 as well then ?

you can make a USB stick tool from it or download the iso file t burn to disk

Daytrader · 30 Aug 2015 at 14:43

Ok cheers, guess i just need the english language version of 10.

RyanF · 31 Aug 2015 at 00:48

Is it worth upgrading yet? I've been holding off to avoid having to put up with glitches and stuff.

Glaucus · 31 Aug 2015 at 00:50

RyanF said:
Is it worth upgrading yet? I've been holding off to avoid having to put up with glitches and stuff.

I would wait till October and the big update, there's some annoying things in it currently.

covenantuk · 3 Sep 2015 at 10:24

Definitely wait if you have a Surface 2. Although the Surface Pro3 we have at work updated ok, Windows 10 destroyed battery life on my Surface Pro 2. Even after finishing index tasks etc and turning off all background apps it would drain the battery in a day where 8.1 would sit on standby all week and still have a charge left. I rolled it back

Daytrader · 3 Sep 2015 at 21:44

Been trying all day to install win 7 pro 64 from a usb stick, keep getting CD / DVD driver missing, tried everything, moving from one usb 2 port to another usb 2 port(like it says when i google the problem, but that not work for me), any ideals ?