Windows 10 upgrade notification
Discussion
Riley Blue said:
What do people think of the new browser, Windows Edge? I tried it briefly - urgh! I'll stick to Opera, thanks...
I've given up (again) and gone back to Firefox, which is a bit sad because it's had a lot of PR and I was hoping to see something good in the retail version. I've been an insider for a few months and tried each variation as at came out, but I just don't get it. To me it looks unfinished and some websites/forums I use just don't work properly with it. Apparently it's fast but I prefer the personalisation & Add-ons you get with things like FF.
RaymondVanDerDon said:
mygoldfishbowl said:
I haven't got it yet...
If you're referring to the notification to download, try going to windows update via control panel. Should see a Windows 10 install now button.I'm happy with 7 anyway.
wjwren said:
spoke to MS and they said to upgrade via windows update not the ISO.
So now putting 7 back on the pc and waiting for 198 updates to download before i can try 10!
That was my question to you a few posts back; it was noted earlier in the thread that you have to upgrade in-situ first for your key to be linked to a new Windows 10 key. Once you have that you can reinstall using the DVD (you'll need to run a key extraction to get the new Windows 10 key).So now putting 7 back on the pc and waiting for 198 updates to download before i can try 10!
Edited by wjwren on Thursday 30th July 23:40
Edited by Funk on Thursday 30th July 23:54
Black screen for me after running some updates (nvidia included).
System restore b
hes about something, it now won't go into F8 for safe mode or any troubleshooting.
A bricked PC, now I've got to remove the disk, mount it else where, copy data and then put it all back together and install 7.
System restore b
hes about something, it now won't go into F8 for safe mode or any troubleshooting. A bricked PC, now I've got to remove the disk, mount it else where, copy data and then put it all back together and install 7.
I updated my secondary desktop last night (was running 7 Home). All fine apart from when it finished at asked me for my windows password (which I've never set). It gives you an option "I'm not xxxxxxx" so I clicked that and it just carried on with the same user name as it wanted a password for.
So I've done two out of 4 so far and apart from a couple of minor things, all have been fine. And both have Nvidia GPUs which updated themselves just just before I did the windows 10 upgrade.
So I've done two out of 4 so far and apart from a couple of minor things, all have been fine. And both have Nvidia GPUs which updated themselves just just before I did the windows 10 upgrade.
I upgraded on Weds & there have been a few minor (yet annoying) glitches on my Dell XPS 13.
- Mouse & trackpad speed settings revert to standard upon shutdown
- Mail app has overwritten my signature and occasionally the fonts list is rendered in white against a white background.
Other than that it has been fine & a great improvement on 8.1
- Mouse & trackpad speed settings revert to standard upon shutdown
- Mail app has overwritten my signature and occasionally the fonts list is rendered in white against a white background.
Other than that it has been fine & a great improvement on 8.1
Funk said:
wjwren said:
spoke to MS and they said to upgrade via windows update not the ISO.
So now putting 7 back on the pc and waiting for 198 updates to download before i can try 10!
That was my question to you a few posts back; it was noted earlier in the thread that you have to upgrade in-situ first for your key to be linked to a new Windows 10 key. Once you have that you can reinstall using the DVD (you'll need to run a key extraction to get the new Windows 10 key).So now putting 7 back on the pc and waiting for 198 updates to download before i can try 10!
Edited by wjwren on Thursday 30th July 23:40
Edited by Funk on Thursday 30th July 23:54
MarkRSi said:
I assume you're all using that tool to manually start the upgrade process?
I've got several Windows 7/8 machines with Windows 10 reserved and none of them have said they're ready to upgrade yet...
Me too. Is it a staggered release then? I'd assumed everyone could upgrade on day 1.I've got several Windows 7/8 machines with Windows 10 reserved and none of them have said they're ready to upgrade yet...
It was seamless on a desktop and a laptop that I upgraded yesterday, both from 8.1.
Minor niggles:
The desktop icons are arranged in several vertical columns, sometimes after sleeping the PC and waking it again a few of them move position to fill gaps. I've installed Iconoid to save/restore the positions.
I had to re-install FastImageViewer codec pack so that PSD and DNG files show correctly as image thumbnails in File Explorer.
I re-installed SpyBot since the original icon for it had gone. As it happened it was still installed.
On the laptop I started the maintenance so it could do its indexing and suchlike. Then I noticed that the disk activity was very high in Task Manager, this was because it was defragging the SSD. Yes, defragging - it said something like 'Solid state drive - compacting 3%'. I stopped it and pressed 'Optimise' and it used trim correctly. It *knew* it was an SSD but had never run against it before in this build, so I can only conclude that this is a bug in the way the auto maintenance works.
The USB ports on the side of my Dell monitor had stopped working a few months ago due to a driver issue. Now they work again, so not a niggle.
Minor niggles:
The desktop icons are arranged in several vertical columns, sometimes after sleeping the PC and waking it again a few of them move position to fill gaps. I've installed Iconoid to save/restore the positions.
I had to re-install FastImageViewer codec pack so that PSD and DNG files show correctly as image thumbnails in File Explorer.
I re-installed SpyBot since the original icon for it had gone. As it happened it was still installed.
On the laptop I started the maintenance so it could do its indexing and suchlike. Then I noticed that the disk activity was very high in Task Manager, this was because it was defragging the SSD. Yes, defragging - it said something like 'Solid state drive - compacting 3%'. I stopped it and pressed 'Optimise' and it used trim correctly. It *knew* it was an SSD but had never run against it before in this build, so I can only conclude that this is a bug in the way the auto maintenance works.
The USB ports on the side of my Dell monitor had stopped working a few months ago due to a driver issue. Now they work again, so not a niggle.
ZesPak said:
Funk said:
wjwren said:
spoke to MS and they said to upgrade via windows update not the ISO.
So now putting 7 back on the pc and waiting for 198 updates to download before i can try 10!
That was my question to you a few posts back; it was noted earlier in the thread that you have to upgrade in-situ first for your key to be linked to a new Windows 10 key. Once you have that you can reinstall using the DVD (you'll need to run a key extraction to get the new Windows 10 key).So now putting 7 back on the pc and waiting for 198 updates to download before i can try 10!
Edited by wjwren on Thursday 30th July 23:40
Edited by Funk on Thursday 30th July 23:54
karma mechanic said:
Then I noticed that the disk activity was very high in Task Manager, this was because it was defragging the SSD. Yes, defragging - it said something like 'Solid state drive - compacting 3%'. I stopped it and pressed 'Optimise' and it used trim correctly. It *knew* it was an SSD but had never run against it before in this build, so I can only conclude that this is a bug in the way the auto maintenance works.
Very good point regarding checking that 10 knows it's on an SSD and turns off defragging! I'll check that tonight on the laptop.Edited by Funk on Friday 31st July 10:22
b2hbm said:
What I did was to upgrade W7 and check it was activated. Then use a keyfinder prog to get the W10 (upgrade) key/registration number, which as you might expect was different from the original W7 one. I used "showkey" which came from a member on the Windows10 Forum
http://www.tenforums.com/software-apps/2577-showke...
Then a clean install on a new SSD, I got exactly the same sequence, skip at first but eventually it nags for a number. Input the one from the upgrade and it's activated. There are also reports of folks just ignoring the nag screen and eventually it just activates. No idea why, but there's at least one guy who said it activated after 3 "skips". Putting in the key works right away though.
can you confirm if you used show key when you had w10 installed? Im a bit confused when i should run showkey.http://www.tenforums.com/software-apps/2577-showke...
Then a clean install on a new SSD, I got exactly the same sequence, skip at first but eventually it nags for a number. Input the one from the upgrade and it's activated. There are also reports of folks just ignoring the nag screen and eventually it just activates. No idea why, but there's at least one guy who said it activated after 3 "skips". Putting in the key works right away though.
thanks
Further to the SSD thing, I've just found this: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=23870...
Looks like an existing maintenance anomaly carried over to 10.
Looks like an existing maintenance anomaly carried over to 10.
Funk said:
Not a problem - just backup your data, do the in-situ upgrade to 10. Then extract the newly-provided Win 10 key, flatten the machine and install clean. Shouldn't take long to do, no need to wait.
Thanks, sounds like I'll have to give that a go!Any instructions on this online? How do you get by the "clean install" media for win 10?
got Win10 installed a couple days ago, pretty impressed.
however I didn't need to input any key etc, I just ran the update. (forced the update as below)
It just ran through a basic update/install and job done.
All applications are there etc. Feels better (less resource usage?) - FPS in games seems marginally improved as well (coming from Win7)
Really pleased. my only minor gripe being I don't like a password on my gaming/media server (its a beast of a machine.. good luck nicking/carrying that out the door!)
however it links your account to your MS account - so on reboots (not that I do it often as is only rebooted for updates).. I have to input my Microsoft live password to get in.
--- not sure if its been discussed, but you can force update as below :
Navigate to C:WindowsSoftwareDistributionDownload and delete all the files within the Download folder.
This should give you a clean start with Windows Update.
Next, open up the Windows Update app by hitting the Windows key and simply searching for "Windows Update". Hit enter to launch the app.
While Windows Update loads, open the command prompt by hitting the Windows key again and searching for "cmd".
But do not hit enter – instead right-click on the item and choose "Run As Administrator."
Once the windows opens, type – but do not hit return – “wuauclt.exe /updatenow” (but without the speech marks).
The command will reportedly force Windows Update to discover the latest operating system update
Back to the Windows Update window, click on the "Check for Updates" button in the menu on the left-hand side, beneath Control Panel Home.
Once you have clicked the menu option a progress bar should appear with Windows telling you it is now "Checking for Updates…"
While this loads – quickly navigate back the command prompt window and hit enter on the command you typed in earlier.
---
this worked on the second time of trying for me.
it just came up 'downloading windows 10' - think 2 something gig in size, then it carried on as if it was a normal update - no need to add license key etc.
however I didn't need to input any key etc, I just ran the update. (forced the update as below)
It just ran through a basic update/install and job done.
All applications are there etc. Feels better (less resource usage?) - FPS in games seems marginally improved as well (coming from Win7)
Really pleased. my only minor gripe being I don't like a password on my gaming/media server (its a beast of a machine.. good luck nicking/carrying that out the door!)
however it links your account to your MS account - so on reboots (not that I do it often as is only rebooted for updates).. I have to input my Microsoft live password to get in.
--- not sure if its been discussed, but you can force update as below :
Navigate to C:WindowsSoftwareDistributionDownload and delete all the files within the Download folder.
This should give you a clean start with Windows Update.
Next, open up the Windows Update app by hitting the Windows key and simply searching for "Windows Update". Hit enter to launch the app.
While Windows Update loads, open the command prompt by hitting the Windows key again and searching for "cmd".
But do not hit enter – instead right-click on the item and choose "Run As Administrator."
Once the windows opens, type – but do not hit return – “wuauclt.exe /updatenow” (but without the speech marks).
The command will reportedly force Windows Update to discover the latest operating system update
Back to the Windows Update window, click on the "Check for Updates" button in the menu on the left-hand side, beneath Control Panel Home.
Once you have clicked the menu option a progress bar should appear with Windows telling you it is now "Checking for Updates…"
While this loads – quickly navigate back the command prompt window and hit enter on the command you typed in earlier.
---
this worked on the second time of trying for me.
it just came up 'downloading windows 10' - think 2 something gig in size, then it carried on as if it was a normal update - no need to add license key etc.
red_slr said:
Just done - took 1hr 15 min.
All my faves have gone from "edge".... any ideas?!
just type 'internet' in search bar and IE will show up .. its not uninstalled during upgrade, Edge is just a different app/browser.All my faves have gone from "edge".... any ideas?!
I still have to use IE11 as one application I use for work is only IE compatible.
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