Windows 10

ChrisD. · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:47

Drake5 said:
Is it possible to download the Windows 10 iso

As I will need to format tomorrow

Yes, look in the Windows 10 FAQ thread.

koolpc · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:47

Throrik said:
Everything went smoothly for me - decided to do an upgrade and then a full refresh, just re-installing development tools and battle.net and then will probably re-install Office tomorrow.

Famous last words?

varkanoid · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:48

Huxon said:
I thought the update had gone well but Cortana is missing in action and edge doesn't work. Back to 8.1 for me.

Believe me I have Cortana on my phone and its not worth having.
Its also very annoying everytime I remove it from my main screen it comes back again after a while.
Its a bit like an annoying little sister.

Phixsator · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:48

What a load of trouble this has been for me.. Finally got it to Work though but the path to success was a long one.

1) Ran the MediaCreatorToolx64 from Microsoft.com to download the iso needed
2) It gave me 32 bit home....even though i selected 64 bit..and well home is the wrong edition
3) Reinstalled Windows 8 pro
4) Ran MediaCreatorToolx64 Again and it downloaded Windows 10 home Again but this time it gave me 64 bit..
5) decided to install it and of course it wouldnt activate
6) Went to the store page and converted my Home to Pro.. took ages for it to finish that simple task
7) Rebooted and it wouldnt activate.
8) Went to the store Again and pressed a button there. Said Windows 10 is genuin.. yet kept reverting to not activated status. Kept pressing the button and after a few tries it sticked..
9) Rebooted and finally Windows 10 Pro x64 fully activated.

What a blipping headache that was.

opethdisciple · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:49

First issue I've got is mouse has power but doesnt work...

dessimpson · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:50

Tried it once on my main PC from a bootable USB. Got to about 36% (second reboot) then failed. Rolled itself back to 8.1
It also failed about 10 times on my laptop.
Trying the wifes spare laptop now. My spare laptops screen has decided it's a good time to stop working

edit:- Well. The wifes laptop is win 7 pro. I've downloaded the "N" version so no worky

gareth170 · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:54

Phixsator said:
6) Went to the store page and converted my Home to Pro.. took ages for it to finish that simple task

so you payed £99?

Phixsator · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:56

gareth170 said:
so you payed £99?

No.. there was an option to convert the installation to pro. The store seems to be more than just a market place for purchases but also a place to sort upgrades and such to your installation without paying anything(as long as your liable to get it)

cu3ed · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:58

Would the install not start if I didn't have enough space on my drive?

No-One · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:58

I'm a little confused as to why my windows.old folder is showing as having been modified tomorrow

varkanoid · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:59

Well first the app says I cant have Win 10 as my graphics card is too new (!)
So I tried using the ISO and that told me the Windows 10 install failed. It then screwed up my bootmgr which I had to fix.
Now the app has disappeared.

I think its MS subliminally telling me not to install the tripe and stick with Windows 8.1

Azza · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:59

digitalx said:
@Varkanoid, the only big space saver in disk cleanup for me, is the "previous installation" of 27GB, kinda worried to remove it.. Would it be safe to do so? I know it may seem an odd question.

Got rid of mine after a clean Windows 7 install and had no problems since. Mine was 13GB in size.

easyrider · 29 Jul 2015 at 21:59

All 3 machines are now activated and running.Got the NV gfx driver issue sorted..So I'll have a play tonight with a few beers and do some testing etc.

ED209 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:02

I have a netbook with windows 8.1 with bing. would this just be upgraded to W10 Home?

cant see it on the list when it states what you get upgraded too

gareth170 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:02

Phixsator said:
No.. there was an option to convert the installation to pro. The store seems to be more than just a market place for purchases but also a place to sort upgrades and such to your installation without paying anything(as long as your liable to get it)

so u had win8.1 (not pro)? and upgraded to 10 home then converted it to pro for free? how?

Danny091 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:03

ED209 said:
I have a netbook with windows 8.1 with bing. would this just be upgraded to W10 Home?

cant see it on the list when it states what you get upgraded too

Check this

Btw do you think a mod could sticky it or something? So people might read it before asking a question in here?

theor14 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:11

Got a clean install working and activated on a new SSD.
you had to do the upgrade then activate it then find out the product key (which is new) then use that product key to activate the new install.

bledd · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:13

theor14 said:
Got a clean install working and activated on a new SSD.
you had to do the upgrade then activate it then find out the product key (which is new) then use that product key to activate the new install.

Perfect, I'll do this tomorrow

Kurgen · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:13

Has everyone used the popup icon .. or are you using the direct download on microsoft... I STILL HAVE NO NOTIFICATION

Nutella33 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:14

theor14 said:
Got a clean install working and activated on a new SSD.
you had to do the upgrade then activate it then find out the product key (which is new) then use that product key to activate the new install.

How do you find out the new product key then? I'm just about to do this process and I'm blindly wandering around the OS not having a clue