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Yuanathan

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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #180 on: August 10, 2015, 06:26:23 AM »
Didn't pay attention to the before/after HD space like Anax when I updated, but the boot time is definitely much improved. Other than the initial wifi issue, I find it a much improved version so far. I like that I didn't have to reformat my whole computer  :)p1
The task view really reminds me of OSX, very useful when you are running so many things in the background  :money:
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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #181 on: August 10, 2015, 03:28:16 PM »
Did the Win10 update on my other tablet, an Asus Vivo Tab Note 8. This one had a couple issues, unlike the off-brand, Chinese WinBook tablet from MicroCenter (go figure, right?). Still, nothing major. The update and Win10 install went OK, but it got stuck trying to configure something right before it would take me to the desktop. No matter. A reboot fixed it right up.

I then wanted to try to do a clean install of Win10 on the tablet. Factory reset would have taken me back to Win8, so I did the lesser option that still offered to wipe the drive for me. This time, the install actually went much faster and didn't get stuck like it did before. All it prompted me to do was clear or not clear the TPM prior to the Win10 re-install.

Everything seems to be working just fine, including the Wacom pen. Plenty zippy on the tablet. Nice!

Wife upgraded her gaming PC, and the Win10 process was about as smooth as could be. No issues to report during or after the fact.
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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #182 on: August 11, 2015, 04:13:03 AM »
Quote from: Yuanathan on August 10, 2015, 06:26:23 AM
Didn't pay attention to the before/after HD space...

If you right click on your boot drive, click properties, tools tab, click clean system disk, then disk clean up. Scroll down and select temp windows files and old windows files. You should be able to pick up around 5-10GB of extra space. Of course, that means you can't revert back to 7, so you better be comfortable with 10.

Went ahead and did my old 9 year old backup Thinkpad. No issues. Clean and snappy. If Windows says your hardware and upgrade is good to go ('Ready'), I highly recommend it for slower hardware to give them a little more life.

2 PCs upgraded, 2 more to go. Saving my primary for last.
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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #183 on: August 11, 2015, 04:19:46 AM »
Microsoft is on to a winner methinks with W10. I have a lenovo at work and upgraded it last week...no fuss...everything went like clockwork
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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #184 on: August 11, 2015, 07:08:44 PM »
Incidentally, it seems that the Start Menu replacement apps for Windows 8 seem to continue to work fine in W10, so if you don't like the new "half and half" look, you can have the W7 type menu in W10 if you want it.
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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #185 on: August 12, 2015, 03:38:17 AM »
So I took the plunge and installed Windows 10 from a pirated and authorized version of Windows 8.1, easiest install ever and a breeze to set up.
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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #186 on: August 12, 2015, 11:50:30 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on August 11, 2015, 04:13:03 AM
If you right click on your boot drive, click properties, tools tab, click clean system disk, then disk clean up. Scroll down and select temp windows files and old windows files. You should be able to pick up around 5-10GB of extra space. Of course, that means you can't revert back to 7, so you better be comfortable with 10.

Tried. 10GB is an understatement. Freed up 45GB  :-00 :-00 p:3
Happy enough with this iteration of Windows so no point of keeping the old files.
Anax -> Headphone guru ->Tech guru -> what's next?  :)p13 :)p13
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Re: Windows 10 "upgrade"? haha
« Reply #187 on: September 18, 2015, 03:51:38 AM »
I upgraded wasn't a big deal.  I actually ended up putting the full version on a flash drive and reinstalling windows all together.
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