Windows 10 installation query

Quartz · 5 Sep 2015 at 23:51

I installed Windows 8 on a system a week or so ago, and early on in that installation, after putting in the licence key, I was asked if I wished to upgrade to Windows 10. I did not accept. Can someone who's tried that tell me what then happens? I assume it will try to download Windows 10 from Microsoft, but if I have the ISO of Windows 10, can I use that?

Quartz · 6 Sep 2015 at 11:54

nightmare99 said:
You can use the Windows 10 ISO but please make sure your Windows 8 is activated first.

Well yes, presumably at that stage - when Windows 8 is not installed yet - it's checked the licence key with Microsoft. The installation image I'm using long pre-dates Windows 10.

Quartz · 7 Sep 2015 at 00:00

nightmare99 said:
What is happening is during the Windows 8 out of box wizard it goes and gets updates from Microsoft at which point it will offer to download and install Windows 10.

Yes, so rather than let it take ages downloading, can I point the Windows setup at my already-downloaded Windows 10 install set?

Quartz · 7 Sep 2015 at 12:51

I think we're talking at cross-purposes. I'm aware of the in-place upgrade option, but I got the message - and option - early on during the installation of Windows 8, just after entering the licence key.