Monday, November 09, 2015

windows 10 update

Procedure to upgrade windows 7 professional to windows 10


It's free to upgrade to Windows 10 from Win 7 professional. There are a few nuances. Otherwise, the whole process is a smooth one.

Upgrade steps

  1. bing "windows 10 upgrade"
  2. Follow the link to start the process
    • you can choose to a) upgrade  b) create media to upgrade another PC
    • chosen: a)
  3. Remove antivirus, for example, McAfee, Symatec, Host Instrusion Protection, etc
  4. For any self-protected software, Windows 10 wizard can't just uninstall. Follow these steps to remove them
    • restart in "safe mode" (choice at beginning of windows)
    • "disable" the service < run "services.msc", then edit service properties
    • restart in "normal mode"
    • try to run the wizard again to uninstall
  5. Restart wizard to uninstall these "anti-" software
  6. choose "express settings"
  7. Congratulations: you are running windows 10 now.

Figure 1. Windows 10

Hiccups and resolutions:

  • Remove any anti-virus software

        1. windows firewall will be used
        2. See above Install.4
  • Display resolution:

Generic PnP display used, support only 1024x768
        1. Go to device manager, find display adapters
        2. update the driver




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