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If you have an hp 8610 printer DO NOT upgrade yet.

To save yourself frustration, don't upgrade to Win10 yet. Too many issues.

To upgrade to Windows 10:
http://msft.gq/gxn/

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GXN is a small utility that helps you upgrade your current Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Preview installation to Windows 10 RTM without any waiting or reservation.

This tool provides a few enhancements over the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft. As an example, GXN is able to identify and clean up temporary files from previous failed installation attempts, thus lowering the chance of setup not working significantly. GXN will continue receiving updates for the app itself and will always provide the most up-to-date copy of Windows 10 Microsoft offers.

These are the following prerequisites you need for GXN to work properly:
    
.NET Framework 4.5
Windows 7 or newer
An active internet connection
Administrator rights
Please report any bugs you've found using DMs on Twitter, @Whistler4Ever.

If you want to install Windows 10 on a computer that does not have an internet connection, use this:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #320 on: November 02, 2015, 10:49:07 AM »
Quote from: pcgeek on November 02, 2015, 10:35:01 AM
Windows 7 is still supported with updates just like 10 is
correct but W10 is still more secure.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #321 on: November 02, 2015, 10:50:50 AM »
Quote from: ya on November 02, 2015, 10:49:07 AM
correct but W10 is still more secure.
Slightly. Not enough to upgrade for that alone.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #322 on: November 02, 2015, 10:54:33 AM »
Quote from: pcgeek on November 02, 2015, 10:50:50 AM
Slightly. Not enough to upgrade for that alone.
more then slightly and what do you loose if you upgrade?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #323 on: November 02, 2015, 11:01:48 AM »
Quote from: ya on November 02, 2015, 10:54:33 AM
more then slightly and what do you loose if you upgrade?
Your right to not be tracked/keylogged in all cases, and software/driver incompatibilities in some cases.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #324 on: November 02, 2015, 11:05:54 AM »
You really think Microsoft is key logging you? Software and drivers in 99% of cases you should be good besides enterprise.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #325 on: November 02, 2015, 11:07:10 AM »
Quote from: ya on November 02, 2015, 11:05:54 AM
You really think Microsoft is key logging you? Software and drivers in 99% of cases you should be good besides enterprise.
I'm the 1%
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #326 on: November 09, 2015, 07:57:20 PM »
"A blank USB or DVD (and DVD burner) with at least 4 GB of space if you want to create media. We recommend using a blank USB or blank DVD, because any content on it will be deleted."(from Microsoft site)
does this mean I need to move all my media onto USB's manually bc it wont transfer safely during the switch on its own?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #327 on: November 09, 2015, 09:05:56 PM »
Quote from: justaregularguy on November 09, 2015, 07:57:20 PM
"A blank USB or DVD (and DVD burner) with at least 4 GB of space if you want to create media. We recommend using a blank USB or blank DVD, because any content on it will be deleted."(from Microsoft site)
does this mean I need to move all my media onto USB's manually bc it wont transfer safely during the switch on its own?
They recommend backing up all of your data to an external drive in the rare case that it may be lost during the switch. But again, cases/chances are very rare. What they mean in the quote you mentioned is that the media you will use to install the software should contain only the windows 10 software and nothing else; because anything else you will lose.

Any technicians out there please CMIIW.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #328 on: November 09, 2015, 10:06:30 PM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on November 09, 2015, 09:05:56 PM
They recommend backing up all of your data to an external drive in the rare case that it may be lost during the switch. But again, cases/chances are very rare. What they mean in the quote you mentioned is that the media you will use to install the software should contain only the windows 10 software and nothing else; because anything else you will lose.

Any technicians out there please CMIIW.
Correct I've done a bunch of upgrades and never lost data
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #329 on: November 09, 2015, 10:08:07 PM »
Quote from: avromie7 on November 09, 2015, 10:06:30 PM
Correct I've done a bunch of upgrades and never lost data
Thought so. Thanks for confirmation.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #330 on: November 10, 2015, 09:48:06 AM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on November 09, 2015, 10:08:07 PM
Thought so. Thanks for confirmation.
same here. Never lost anything.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #331 on: November 23, 2015, 06:15:14 PM »
I'm upgrading my laptop from Windows 7, and it's stuck at 13% (46% of "copying files"). Any ideas?

It's been at that point for over 2 hours. Should I just let it keep going?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #332 on: November 23, 2015, 06:17:40 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on November 23, 2015, 06:15:14 PM
I'm upgrading my laptop from Windows 7, and it's stuck at 13% (46% of "copying files"). Any ideas?

It's been at that point for over 2 hours. Should I just let it keep going?
Yes. It can take a really long time on some systems.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #333 on: November 23, 2015, 06:20:56 PM »
Quote from: pcgeek on November 23, 2015, 06:17:40 PM
Yes. It can take a really long time on some systems.
+1

It is pretty long, but I'd still suggest to give it the chance. You never know what damage can be done if you interrupt.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #334 on: November 23, 2015, 07:49:20 PM »
You guys were right!
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #335 on: November 23, 2015, 07:52:23 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on November 23, 2015, 07:49:20 PM
You guys were right!
Great! How long did it take in the end?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #336 on: November 23, 2015, 07:57:39 PM »
Quote from: pcgeek on November 23, 2015, 07:52:23 PM
Great! How long did it take in the end?
almost four hours
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #337 on: November 23, 2015, 09:07:48 PM »
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #338 on: November 23, 2015, 09:11:45 PM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on November 23, 2015, 09:07:48 PM
Wow. Glad it worked in the end.
same here, thanks!
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #339 on: November 23, 2015, 09:23:42 PM »
Quote from: etech0 on November 23, 2015, 09:11:45 PM
same here, thanks!
Welcome to the Windows 10 community. Report back how it's going and any tips you have to offer.  :)
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