PC tech help needed!

[Roger]

Here is my issue. I downloaded the Windows 10 update last night while it was still free. It was taking forever on my slow HughesNet internet so I went to bed and left it running. This am, I had a window on the screen to schedule the update installation or start upgrade now. It said it might take a while so make sure you don't need your PC during installation. I chose start upgrade now. It restarted the system and then booted back up my windows 8. I got a Windows Update screen. It says I'm set to automatically install updates and list optional updates (all applications or windows 8.1 optional stuff). That's the normal message. Where it says "last updated" it shows the time I clicked upgrade now this am and says updates failed. My question, how do I manually get the Windows 10 installation to start? I went in and uninstalled the free virus protection I've been running as well as disabling things that run at startup. I've tried restarting to see if something happens and it doesn't. I don't know how to find or actually start the installation without the window for dummies popping up and telling me to.

[TheHammer]

I updated to Windows 10, bad mistake.... My computer has been jacked up since. None of my work programs are compatible with Windows 10 so nothing for work will work. I had to delete and re install all my apps. It has been and still is a absolute nightmare. I wish I never would have done it lol

[47]

You may have dodged a bullet.

I bought a brand new Dell Optiplex a few months ago, being a win7 Pro fan I ordered that as the OS.

Decided (stupidly) one morning that it was probably time I learned this new OS... as I'm an "IT guy"

So download install all seemed to go well, then FREQUENTLY I started having BSOD blue screen of death crashes. most of the time with nothing more than a web browser running. None of which provided any usable information to troubleshoot.

I tried rolling back a few updates, install new drivers, roll back drivers... nothing would work. After several hours of research I discovered that the 10 install had done something to the actual chipset on my motherboard (and likely other hardware), the "USB extensible host controller" for starters. It seems the OS will actually flash any EPROM it feels like it can't figure out a driver for, with what MS thinks it "needs". Hard drive, video cards, mainly MB chipsets.

In the end, I had gone as far as completely swapping Hard drive, fresh install of windows 7 Pro.... more BSOD started. So I swapped the RAM, no luck. Then reinstalled all of the "latest" drivers for all of my hardware, including motherboard, and especially that USB extensible host controller. What I discovered was, even though I was installing say release x.***x dated x/x/201X, when I looked at the properties for the actual device and driver they would always come back as completely different version numbers and dates. (now seemingly hard set at the hardware level) My suspicion was, whatever flash process it was trying failed.(never good, unless you have a new correctly programmed chip laying around).

Ultimately had to return the computer, as it was now basically a crashing brick.


up yours, windows 10!!

[coffmanbr1]

Windows 10 is a joke. Stick with what you have unless you want constant headaches.

[Bowhuntr11]

OP, I think everybody has always hated updating windows except from Vista/ME....

Anyways, the only thing I could say to try would be: There should be a little icon on the bottom right by the time/date. Should look like a Windows Icon to see if that will help you update. (Click the Arrow up symbol if you don't see it)

I have windows 10 running on about 5 computers around the house and have no problems whatsoever. Just wanted to provide a pro windows 10 side

[dustoffer]

I've not downloaded onto my desktop, but the new laptop has it on it, and it is a piece of crap, at least for an old guy who is purely a user and not a techie.

[Bill M]

I've been running Win 10 since last year on both PCs without any problems. I had one program not compatible but planned to switch to a different one anyway. I know a number of people running it without a hitch.

I downloaded to a cd/dvd and ran setup off of that.

Having said that, Win 7 and Win 8 is suppose to have support from Microsoft through

Windows 7* Service Pack 1 January 13, 2015 January 14, 2020
Windows 8 Windows 8.1 January 9, 2018 January 10, 2023

The first date is mainstream support and the second it extended support.

[Jtrage]

I have 10 on a pc and a laptop. The pic is older and I built it. Both are great. I did the upgrade online.

I haven't had one issue and both seem to run smoother. I was surprised with the older one.


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[RustyRanchero]

You can revert back and reboot your old OS.

[Davoh]

as is windows' tradition, windows 10 isn't terrible... as long as you don't upgrade. Upgrade your key through their site, but do a fresh install on a new HD to avoid the usual upgrade pitfalls