Updating Windows 8 to Windows 10

aliEnRIK

As I hate Windows 8 with a passion and I wanted others to test the waters first (And As I have been very busy this last year), Ive finally got round to trying to update to Windows 10 on a Packard Bell lappy I have

Installed ALL updates I could
No joy at all
Googled and found I need 8.1 (Which wasn't in an update?), so forced that through the Microsoft site
Updated everything again
Still no joy (And getting angry by now, why is nothing ever simple!?)
Google again and see a way of FORCE installing windows 10

Downloading as I type this.............

HappyMJ

I had to reinstall Windows 8 from the recovery partition. I didn't install anything. Then I upgraded to Windows 10.

Problems during upgrade. Touchpad drivers did not work. Solution - External mouse.

Took quite a few hours.

aliEnRIK

HappyMJ wrote: »

I had to reinstall Windows 8 from the recovery partition. I didn't install anything. Then I upgraded to Windows 10.

Problems during upgrade. Touchpad drivers did not work. Solution - External mouse.

Took quite a few hours.

Why did you have to recover windows 8?

GT60

there is this http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-windows_install/how-to-download-official-windows-10-iso-files/35cde7ec-5b6f-481c-a02d-dadf465df326
I have read somewhere about an ISO being available on the M soft site
but cant find it sorry

HappyMJ

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Why did you have to recover windows 8?

Updates were failing. Although I could have spent time investigating the problem it was just much easier to start from scratch.

GT60

Just found this page which may help http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10?tab=Wiki&auth=1


also if there is an issue with your PC like a corrupt file I believe 10 wont install or so I am led to believe.
try a disc clean also to get rid of any junk, there is some thing on the windows 10 thread on here that is about mile long about cleaning your pc before downloading 10 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5252271
good luck

enfield_freddy

this is the official Microsoft update site


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


scroll down and choose your version

aliEnRIK

Well my forced update failed

aliEnRIK

enfield_freddy wrote: »

this is the official Microsoft update site


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


scroll down and choose your version

Looks like this one might work. Just installed and putting my details in

grumpycrab

enfield_freddy wrote: »

this is the official Microsoft update site
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Looks like this one might work. Just installed and putting my details in

Yep, just upgrade using the ISO (works with any version of 7,8,8.1 - no updates needed).

aliEnRIK

grumpycrab wrote: »

Yep, just upgrade using the ISO (works with any version of 7,8,8.1 - no updates needed).

Maybe I am being a bit dumb here, but after downloading and running the 'tool' it simply installed. I thought I needed to burn an ISO. Did I miss a trick there?