7 Windows 10 Upgrade Problems & How to Fix Them is a post by Travis Pope from Gotta Be Mobile.
Microsoft had to know going in that offering the free Windows 10 upgrade to anyone and everyone running a home or professional version of its Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems was going to be a huge, monumental task. It’s tough to imagine that the company didn’t have flow chats and bar graphs estimating how may upgrades it expected to see within the first week. Regardless of how much planning Microsoft did, the users around the world are running into some Windows 10 Upgrade Problems.
Some of these Windows 10 upgrade problems are widespread. Others are actually due to users not understanding the Windows 10 upgrade process in the first place. If you’ve read our Windows 10 Review, but haven’t yet reserved a free Windows 10 upgrade you can do so by following these instructions.
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: Where to Reserve a free Windows 10 Upgrade
Some users report having a very hard time finding the Windows 10 upgrade. Mostly, that’s because Microsoft doesn’t want you to manually install the update. Instead, the company hopes that you’ll upgrade directly through Windows itself. To do this, turn Windows updates back if you’ve turned them off. Once all of your updates are installed there’ll be a flag in the bottom-right corner of your screen. Click on it and reserve your copy.
Read: How to Reserve the free Windows 10 Upgrade
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: How to do a Clean Windows 10 Install
Microsoft hopes you’ll do an in-place upgrade of Windows 10 if you’re eligible. If you are eligible for a free Windows 10 upgrade, but want to start fresh you can do that too by grabbing the Windows 10 Download tool.
Read: How to do a Clean Windows 10 Upgrade
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: Reserved but Missing Windows 10 Install
If you’ve reserved a free Windows 10 upgrade, but have no idea why it’s not available, you shouldn’t worry. Microsoft is rolling out the upgrade in phases, starting with machines it has seen upgrades complete on easily. Give it a few days or even a week.
If you’re feeling impatient, skip the waiting and install the free Windows 10 upgrade now using this Windows 10 Download Tool.
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: Something Happened Error
Even when users get Windows 10 running on their PCs, they are running into issues. Once issue that happens is simply being referred to as the Something Happened error. It’s called that because that’s what shows up on-screen.
Microsoft has a tool to automatically fix this issue and it is called the Windows Update Troubleshooter. If you’re an experienced user you can manually try and fix this with the Command Prompt by following these instructions.
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: Windows 10 Will Run on This PC Devices Issue
Some are reporting that the upgrade system tells them Windows 10 is compatible with their PC, but some devices don’t work. If that’s the case, go ahead and do the update anyway. After the update is finished, you can have Windows Update download any new drivers for the devices inside your notebook, desktop or tablet.
Manually check for updates after you’ve upgraded by going to Start, then Settings, then Update and Security. Tap or click on Check for Updates.
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: Where to Find Your Windows Key
Doing a completely fresh install requires that you have your product key from the version of Windows that was on the PC before Windows 10. If you have Windows 7 or Windows 8 look for a sticker somewhere on your PC. If you are using Windows 8.1 the key may be embedded in your device. If that’s the cause you’ll need for the Windows product key that should have come in the paperwork for your device.
Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: Windows 10 Is Not Genuine
According to most estimates there are millions upon millions of PCs not running a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. If you get the Windows 7 is not genuine there’s very little that you can do for free.
Free Windows 10 upgrades are only being given to users who have genuine versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Genuine means that either the copy of Windows that came with your machine is directly from Microsoft’s hardware partners or someone purchased a copy of Windows directly from Microsoft and installed it.
Microsoft has purchasable versions of Windows 10 coming on flash drives in August directly from Amazon. These upgrade flash drives start at $119.99. You can also join the Windows Insider Program and get access to the upgrade free of charge. Of course, doing this gives Microsoft permission to put unreleased, possibly unfinished features on your device.
Read: What is the Windows Insiders Program?
Good luck with your Windows 10 upgrade. Remember Microsoft is not updating devices running Windows XP or Windows Vista for free. If you have a computer running Windows Vista you are better holding off until your next PC purchase instead of paying the $119 base price to upgrade.
7 Windows 10 Upgrade Problems & How to Fix Them is a post by Travis Pope from Gotta Be Mobile.
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