RICHARD46 Loc: New Jersey

Just upgraded my laptop to Windows 10. Everything went fine except where did my installation files go. If I ever need to change my drive how do I reinstall Windows 10

AirForce509th Loc: Massachusetts

Hi Easyrider. When you upgraded to Windows 10 did it give you options to either down load an ISO image file or make a bootable flash drive? It would have been around 3gigs.

hlmichel Loc: New Hope, Minnesota

Follow the link to get the media creation tool and follow the directions.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install

avemal Loc: BALTIMORE

I upgraded to Windows 10 but my keyboard had some problems. The swift key did not work as well as the numbers pad. Uninstalled & reinstalled. Same problem. I am back again to Windows 8.1 & will be with it for awhile.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You can download the setup files then and get your registration code here.-

http://www.redmondpie.com/windows-10-product-key-and-activation-how-to-find-it-and-how-it-works/

Download -

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Kuzano

I cannot find the damned SWIFT key on my keyboard.

Now I have to look for the SWIFT key AND the "Any" key.

Darn!!! ;)

RICHARD46 Loc: New Jersey

No option...it just started to install

Rich

Skinny Bob Loc: Park Falls, WI

Windows 10 is nothing more than an advertising agent for anyone in the world. I have gone back to 8.1 using the classic shell. Much easier to navigate.

Phreedom Loc: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Is this it? :-D
http://swiftkey.com/en/blog/untap-your-potential-with-swiftkey-flow-hard/

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Clever, but I can't imagine actually using it. I think they should select a term other than "flow hard." That sounds like something the late night comedians would like to joke about.

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

It's a little bit larger for the 64 bit version and if you download both 32 and 64 bit ISO's it takes up almost 8 gig. If you didn't use the FLASH or DVD installation process and record the ISOs, then you're shit out of luck unless you clone the original drive. However, when updates are issued, MS will interrogate your machine for valid key number and if you haven't got a multi-user license, they could ban you from downloads or install some system blocker into your machine and halt the OS completely. This is why they recommend you record your WINDOWS KEY NUMBER and the install program ISO gives you the option to change the KEY NUMBER for other machine installations. Each standard copy of WINDOWS is licensed for a desktop and a laptop (2 machines owned by one user) under a single license and KEY NUMBER.

The multi-user version for institutions costs 4 times as much as the basic HOME or PRO version just for this reason. After 2 machine installs, the old WINDOWS used to notify MICROSOFT and you'd get a notice that this copy of WINDOWS is unauthorized during the update process of the installation.

theoldcougar

I have now updated two computers, a Lenovo laptop and a custom desktop. The Lenovo took ten tries before finding the right combination of settings to get rid of the security check failure error at about 32% into the process. The desktop installed on the first try. So far Windows 10 is a bittersweet experience. First, the start menu "all" option can contain no more than 512 program entries, I have over 600. No cure in the offing so downloaded the "Classic Menu" which solves the problem and provides a Windows 7 like start menu. The Win 10 start can be selected from the classic menu. I use the desktop machine for flight simulator and immediately had problems with FS2004 (fs9) not working in full screen mode, must run in window mode selected with keyboard, no known solution. Also you must use a modified fs9.exe file to bypass the safedisc copy protection. Not sure this is legal but most fsim users use it. As for SafeDisk, it apparently has been left out of Windows 10 so forget running any older programs requiring the distribution disc to be in the drive. So far most of the other niggles have been setting up to my personal preferences and not real bugs. It seems to be as fast as Win 7 but some things seem to thrash the hard drive more than usual. Is Windows 10 a keeper? I haven't experienced any crashes or catastrophic errors and it seems to run all the software I've checked so far. Microsoft is using Windows 10 to gather more information about what one does than I think is reasonable and I hope they get called legally on some of the more intrusive stuff. I turned off everything I could find during the install as everyone should, of course Microsoft has apparently changed the EULA to protect themselves. So much for privacy, as if we have any privacy anymore. Will I keep it? Probably, it is free after all. When's the last time you got anything from Microsoft for free?

DePratt Loc: Stantonsburg, NC

( it is free after all )

Ain't no such thing as a free lunch. It will bite you in the butt and ultimately cost you.

RICHARD46 Loc: New Jersey

Thank you for the link no problem with the install

RICHARD46 Loc: New Jersey

Thank you for your link