The MS Windows 10 upgrade experience thread.
I upgraded a HP Elitebook for a friend recently and the scrolling worked out of the box. Can't comment on the photo app.
It appears to be a common problem with Pavillions - as Bushfiva says HP is who you need to look to for a solution rather than MS.
It appears to be a common problem with Pavillions - as Bushfiva says HP is who you need to look to for a solution rather than MS.
Psychophysiological entity
Today's read in of a well-known site says that Fast Startup is a good thing to turn off. I read right through and turned mine off. (normally ON, on W10)
If you dual boot, it seems that it vital to have it OFF.
Long list of reasons to have it off, against a speed advantage I can barely detect with my SSD carrying the OS.
Prior to this, I'd just spent the last half-hour reading posts from folk who are going to Linux or reverting to W7. Me? Well I've done about an hour's serious work since letting Ten barge into my PC a month or so ago. Only an old retired guy could let this state of affairs continue for weeks.
If you dual boot, it seems that it vital to have it OFF.
Long list of reasons to have it off, against a speed advantage I can barely detect with my SSD carrying the OS.
Prior to this, I'd just spent the last half-hour reading posts from folk who are going to Linux or reverting to W7. Me? Well I've done about an hour's serious work since letting Ten barge into my PC a month or so ago. Only an old retired guy could let this state of affairs continue for weeks.
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A BIT problem.
Finally upgraded from W7 to W10, took 4 hours and seems OK so far, Dell, Inspiron One, 64bit 8MB RAM etc. Very pleased that when it opened up after installation it came up with my W7 desk top and short cuts, most of which seem to work, if a little slow, also have the choice of IE11 or Edge, (how do a set a start page of my choice in Edge please?).
Problem is it thinks most of my programmes are 32 bit, or that is what it says when I look in Task Manager. The computer is 64bit and the installation process never asked me to select between 32 and 64, I assumed it would read that info for itself, especially being an upgrade and not a clean install. In System, via control panel, it says 64bit in all the places I would expect.
Does anyone have more info on this please and can I change anything anywhere so that it forgets all about 32bit? Thanks.
Problem is it thinks most of my programmes are 32 bit, or that is what it says when I look in Task Manager. The computer is 64bit and the installation process never asked me to select between 32 and 64, I assumed it would read that info for itself, especially being an upgrade and not a clean install. In System, via control panel, it says 64bit in all the places I would expect.
Does anyone have more info on this please and can I change anything anywhere so that it forgets all about 32bit? Thanks.
Why is it a problem? The bitness of the program is determined when it's compiled so can't be changed other than by installing a 64-bit version of the program. Given that you upgraded to 64-bit Win10 you must have been running the same 32-bit programs on 64-bit Win7. It's all quite normal.
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Thanks le Pingouin, wasn't sure. I bought 64 bit CCleaner and even that is showing as 32 bit 
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I changed my default browser to IE11 but I notice when I open an attachment in Outlook it opens in Edge, which I find strange.
.I changed my default browser to IE11 but I notice when I open an attachment in Outlook it opens in Edge, which I find strange.
I installed CCleaner (free version) to test & it says 64-bit - I just downloaded what was offered and didn't specifically pick 64-bit. Sorry, no idea.
Presumably it's configured to use Edge for things that aren't Internet based.
Presumably it's configured to use Edge for things that aren't Internet based.
W10 is not bad but definitely nothing to write home about.
I upgraded last Friday from 8.1 on a Lenovo laptop. It is noticeably lower after the logon to before I can start opening files or run a program and the firefox takes again more time to open completely the home page. The other negative point, making me to start thinking to move back to W8.1 is the series of small icons (facilitating various operations like turning on the bluetooth or finding any device connected to the computer) when the pointer was moved out the left side of the screen. I am not sure if it is clear what I liked on W8.1.
Any ideas on how to move back to the previous OS?
I upgraded last Friday from 8.1 on a Lenovo laptop. It is noticeably lower after the logon to before I can start opening files or run a program and the firefox takes again more time to open completely the home page. The other negative point, making me to start thinking to move back to W8.1 is the series of small icons (facilitating various operations like turning on the bluetooth or finding any device connected to the computer) when the pointer was moved out the left side of the screen. I am not sure if it is clear what I liked on W8.1.
Any ideas on how to move back to the previous OS?
To revert: PC Settings > Update & security > Recovery > Go back to Windows 8.1 (whatever your previous version was)
Be warned it can fail. You have a month (however many days that means.....) to use that facility. You can still revert later but it entails performing a clean install with your previous version.
Be warned it can fail. You have a month (however many days that means.....) to use that facility. You can still revert later but it entails performing a clean install with your previous version.
Stuck on 99%
Upgrading from Windows 7 the 'percent complete' number very slowly advanced until reaching 99% - and there it has stayed (for >5 hours now).
What to do? Leave it running overnight or kill it and start again?
What to do? Leave it running overnight or kill it and start again?
Psychophysiological entity
I found myself in that position and tried again, but, the delay might just be thousands of people all getting 10 before it runs out. Although the barometer is not moving, is the HD doing much? And also, Task Manager might give a clue as to what's going on.
I'm tempted to get another one, but didn't buy another SSD so am thinking of installing on a spare laptop drive and changing later. Not sure what the swapping-drives thing will be after the 29th.
I wish I had purchased another drive as I see the Pro version costs a lot.
I'm tempted to get another one, but didn't buy another SSD so am thinking of installing on a spare laptop drive and changing later. Not sure what the swapping-drives thing will be after the 29th.
I wish I had purchased another drive as I see the Pro version costs a lot.
Ref post #53, I tried a third time from scratch, this time disabling Avast anti-virus software. The update reached 99% much more quickly (2.30pm) but then seemingly stalled. Turned the monitor off and got on with other things. Checked at bedtime, still 99% - ah, what the heck, left it running overnight. Turned the monitor on this morning and bingo - 'Welcome to Windows 10' or words to that effect.
Will now put the whole shooting match up for sale as I recently switched to an iMac. Farewell Windows!
Will now put the whole shooting match up for sale as I recently switched to an iMac. Farewell Windows!
Psychophysiological entity
I found myself phoning PCWorld today. 'No, there's no SSD drives available in any store.'
Pity, but never mind. Don't really need another W10, just avarice, don't need it, but the pro is costly and I've got a W7 pro. I festered over this for some moments. (I'll buzz off to the silly section for the next bit.)
http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/5822...ml#post9456130
It was about 2:30PM before I decided to disbelieve the lady on the PCWorld phone. I drove to an out-of-town supermarket thingy and asked a nice young man in PCW if he'd got an SSD drive. He had.
And that's why I'm writing a load of guff on JB. It makes the time go by while I watch little circles, circle, and bar graphs, graph, or whatever bar graphs do. but behold! I'm now told I'm the owner of a Authenticated W10 Pro.
Mmmm . . . there has to be a catch. Maybe W7 will become so sought-after that a legal copy will be worth ten times the price of the equivalent W10.
Pity, but never mind. Don't really need another W10, just avarice, don't need it, but the pro is costly and I've got a W7 pro. I festered over this for some moments. (I'll buzz off to the silly section for the next bit.)
http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/5822...ml#post9456130
It was about 2:30PM before I decided to disbelieve the lady on the PCWorld phone. I drove to an out-of-town supermarket thingy and asked a nice young man in PCW if he'd got an SSD drive. He had.
And that's why I'm writing a load of guff on JB. It makes the time go by while I watch little circles, circle, and bar graphs, graph, or whatever bar graphs do. but behold! I'm now told I'm the owner of a Authenticated W10 Pro.
Mmmm . . . there has to be a catch. Maybe W7 will become so sought-after that a legal copy will be worth ten times the price of the equivalent W10.
