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#851 |
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Windows Update only offers me 8.1 to update to. Do I have to update to that first or can I go straight to 10?
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#852 |
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I have an Office 365 subscription, but doesn't recognise that adress as a Microsoft account for some reasons, so won't let me use it.
I like the look, seems fresher and more clean. I too like what I'm seeing of W10. The UI looks fresh and clean. On my Surface Pro 3 I can toggle between Tablet mode and Desktop mode nicely. |
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#853 |
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An upgrade path is only from 8.1 and 7.0 SP1, so yes, you need to update to 8.1 first if you want 10 for free.
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If you want to upgrade, you must upgrade to 8.1.
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#854 |
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Join Date: May 2009
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It says log onto the Internet to activate windows 10 what it suppose to say stig on the activation and point me in the direction of computer properties:
Right-click Start button > Control Panel > System and Security > System or Left-click Start > Settings > Update & Security > Activation |
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#855 |
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Thanks for the info.
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#856 |
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Yes, it's ridiculous that you can't use your Office 365 login as a Microsoft account.
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#857 |
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On my pc its saying cortana isnt available in my language, im set at English, uk
![]() Surely they havent launched this with the whole uk unable to access this? |
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#858 |
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Mine downloaded and is up and running, still working my way round but so far, no problems. It didn't take that long to set up either.
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#859 |
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On first use, Cortana is activated by saying "Cooeee Cortana, Cooeee"
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#860 |
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Used the media tool to download an iso which is currently burning to a DVD in case I need to do a fresh install at some point. Will attempt an upgrade first though (from 7 SP1).
The Get Windows thingummy was just saying We're validating Windows 10 for your PC so not sure how long I would have been waiting - it was saying something about a Broadcom Virtual wireless adaptor not having Win10 compatible drivers but as I connect my desktop via wired I'm not too fussed about that. |
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I have a very strange problem. When I restarted my download, having realised it had failed, following the instructions for clearing the folder and then the instruction to make it start again, it downloaded an empty folder and a few files, but nothing else. Yet Windows Update doesn't say there has been an error. I don't know whether it is just downloading very slowly, or if it has failed. If I try to delete files, they are apparently in use. No more files are appearing. It's a good job I'm not in a rush.
If I shut down my computer, will the download resume from where it stopped when I next restart it or do I have to go bak to the begininning of the process again? |
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#862 |
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You can still use Control Panel
Right-click Start button > Control Panel > System and Security > System or Left-click Start > Settings > Update & Security > Activation |
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#863 |
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No sign of it yet
Windows Update history says it's failed 3 times so far, and there are no other updates to run (running 8.1 Pro).
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#864 |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
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On first use, Cortana is activated by saying "Cooeee Cortana, Cooeee"
If I needed any more reasons not to activate it, you've just supplied one! |
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My PC came installed with Windows 7 Pro, and as far as I can see, there in nowhere to reserve Windows 10, does it have to be reserved? or can it just come as an Windows update,
thank you for any help. |
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We have just upgraded at work to Windows 7...
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#867 |
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Yes, it's ridiculous that you can't use your Office 365 login as a Microsoft account. You can create another Microsoft account with the same email address though. This was the same on W8.x.
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No sign of it yet
Windows Update history says it's failed 3 times so far, and there are no other updates to run (running 8.1 Pro). |
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My PC came installed with Windows 7 Pro, and as far as I can see, there in nowhere to reserve Windows 10, does it have to be reserved? or can it just come as an Windows update,
thank you for any help. I think it was probably just a marketing gimmick or something for an MS Intern to measure and provide a Report on |
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#870 |
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Finally got it activated (again) took a while though
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#871 |
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We are just moving from Windows 95 to 98
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#872 |
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Join Date: Jun 2014
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Finally got it activated (again) took a while though
1. You are not alone. 2. It's them not you! 3. Keep trying and eventually it will work. |
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#873 |
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Join Date: May 2004
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OK so I've only been using it for two days, but I haven't found any major bugs at all.
It even used some old divers that I thought it might object to but it didn't. It seems a lot easier on drivers than past windows versions. - I even have an old WI-FI dongle that I don't use much do it worked fine on XP but wouldn't work on Windows 7. Then some bright spark actually wrote their own Windows 7 driver for it, which he let everyone have. I plugged it in to Windows 10 and it loaded up a working driver for it without me having to do anything. So it seems a lot better thought out than old Windows versions. Far less driver headaches. The one thing I don't like is the white windows on every folder you open. The edge are not clear enough for my eyesight. I have found how to make the border a solid colour which helps with visibility, but apparently it does have an "Aero" setting that gives it transparent borders like windows 7, but I haven't found out how to turn that on yet. The task bar is transparent but the window frame are solid and ugly. I suspect that Win 10 will have launched with fewer significant bugs but that some niggles will still have got through though. |
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#874 |
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After downloading the ISO and extracting I am finally up and running. All works fine, no incompatibility issues as windows stated, its also activated. So can't complain.
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To all those who don't have Windows 10, is this of any use to you all? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10
Sorry, not reading 35 pages... |
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Windows Update history says it's failed 3 times so far, and there are no other updates to run (running 8.1 Pro).