Windows 10

Semple · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:26

Windows 10 Enterprise now installed.

Having a bit of a nightmare moving setting my personal folders to a different drive!

MarkeR · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:26

ThundyCat said:
Anyway to stop automatic updates?

For system or driver thundy?

If it is system, then you can change to notify to install.

If for drivers, goto system, then adavanced and in hardware you can disable driver updates.

Danny091 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:26

ThundyCat said:
Anyway to stop automatic updates?

You have to be on Pro. But you can tick defer updates in the update settings.

The faq also says how to stop auto driver updates

The faq really could do with a sticky its moving down the page

nightmare99 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:27

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

Yes it does.

Phixsator · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:28

gareth170 said:
so u had win8.1 (not pro)? and upgraded to 10 home then converted it to pro for free? how?

No i had the pro version of Windows 8.1 and the installer downloaded win 10 home

koolpc · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:28

ThundyCat said:
Anyway to stop automatic updates?

How to stop auto driver updates

Control Panel - System- Advanced System - Hardware - Device Installation Properties > turn off the Always install drivers through updates.

adbee · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:29

Did something very stupid before and now I do not know how to resolve it.

Basically upgraded my copy of Windows 8.1 to 10 this morning through update, and then I downloaded the iso of windows 10 to do a fresh install.

Installed Windows 10 from the iso, all installed and activated fine, I then realised it was a x86 copy! doh!

So reformatted the drive and installed a x64 copy, and now it will not activate. Any ideas???

Thanks

Nutella33 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:30

~edit~ false info

dalehitchy1 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:30

Getting annoyed now. I've had problem after problem doing everything right.

Upgraded first. Did clean install after.
Booted up again - failed boot device.

Clean install again from usb
Gets in... Updates (finding amd graphics card)
Reboots... Black screen after windows logo -_-

Danny091 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:31

Nutella33 said:
For those trying to find their win 10 product key.

Cool but its not needed...

Note

If you upgraded to Windows 10 on this PC by taking advantage of the free upgrade offer and successfully activated Windows 10 on this PC in the past, you won't have a Windows 10 product key, and you can skip the product key page by selecting the Skip button. Your PC will activate online automatically so long as the same edition of Windows 10 was successfully activated on this PC by using the free Windows 10 upgrade offer.

Nutella33 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:32

Danny091 said:
Cool but its not needed...

ffs. I know..... that's great......

IF you are not changing any hardware!

GAM8LE · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:32

reinstalled windows 8 plus all updates, what a mission. Reregistered for 10 and update started already. Something must have been wrong in my other install as the prompt never appeared.

Fingers crossed for this time

koolpc · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:34

adbee said:
Did something very stupid before and now I do not know how to resolve it.

Basically upgraded my copy of Windows 8.1 to 10 this morning through update, and then I downloaded the iso of windows 10 to do a fresh install.

Installed Windows 10 from the iso, all installed and activated fine, I then realised it was a x86 copy! doh!

So reformatted the drive and installed a x64 copy, and now it will not activate. Any ideas???

Thanks

Would it be because the 32bit and 64bit look for different product keys?

adbee · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:37

koolpc said:
Would it be because the 32bit and 64bit look for different product keys?

Fixed it, I found a post a few pages back.

When you try and activate windows, it directs you to the store. The store says "windows 10 is genuine" but it did not change the activation status. Had to keep repeating the process and eventually it stuck.

All sorted, wish they just gave out a key though!

fs123 · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:42

Not too impressed with win10 after using it for a few hours. Xfi sound was working but not anymore. Witcher 3 crashed after 10 mins. Text is blurry when scaled to 125% and too small at default.
This all feels like a Vista experience. Will go back to Windows 7 tomorrow.

koolpc · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:43

adbee said:
Fixed it, I found a post a few pages back.

When you try and activate windows, it directs you to the store. The store says "windows 10 is genuine" but it did not change the activation status. Had to keep repeating the process and eventually it stuck.

All sorted, wish they just gave out a key though!

Great

Simon Belmont · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:45

fs123 said:
Not too impressed with win10 after using it for a few hours. Xfi sound was working but not anymore. Witcher 3 crashed after 10 mins. Text is blurry when scaled to 125% and too small at default.
This all feels like a Vista experience. Will go back to Windows 7 tomorrow.

I'm still waiting for the upgrade. When it does come think I'll wait a few weeks until issues are fixed. Wins 8.1 is running very smooth.

varkanoid · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:46

Finally got mine going from the ISO. It was failing as it didn't like I had Rapid Mode set in the SSD software Samsung Magician. Turned this on and its a 32% install at the moment.

IvanDobskey · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:47

Sussed it out. System file partition was too small! Well why didn't it just tell me that? And why did I have to fix it myself?? Installing now.

adbee · 29 Jul 2015 at 22:49

fs123 said:
Not too impressed with win10 after using it for a few hours. Xfi sound was working but not anymore. Witcher 3 crashed after 10 mins. Text is blurry when scaled to 125% and too small at default.
This all feels like a Vista experience. Will go back to Windows 7 tomorrow.

I am undecided, still feels a little unpolished and thrown together from different directions. The Edge browser feels awkward and unresponsive, and I agree with the scaling.