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guilbert53 said:
I must admit I have not tried it for a while, it tried it when W10 first came out.

Maybe they have made the W10 ISO size smaller than when it first came out.
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jukebox said:
I've made several DVDs from W10 ISOs recently without a problem, all on standard DVDs.
I found some time ago that some DVD burner software was not too reliable and eventually discovered the free version of Ashampoo Burning Studio. Never had a problem since.
If you do need an activation key these can be bought for around a fiver from ebay. I've bought several and all have worked OK.
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I had my wifes old pc W8.1 & decided to try & upgrade to W10. I started the process at teatime yesterday, & it`s now 13.46 pm the following day & it`s still hasn`t finished (doing updates,& on 95%) The upgrade has been continually running since yesterday & hopefully will be finished by the new year (sarcasm) :confused:
 
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I had my wifes old pc W8.1 & decided to try & upgrade to W10. I started the process at teatime yesterday, & it`s now 13.46 pm the following day & it`s still hasn`t finished (doing updates,& on 95%) The upgrade has been continually running since yesterday & hopefully will be finished by the new year (sarcasm):confused:
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Hi Smudger,
If it is taking more than an hour or two something isn't working. Did you verify that the data on the DVD was ok?
I have done quite a few W10 upgrades etc on my own computers but seemed to have needed a slightly different method every time I did it.

I did upgrade someone elses computer in Dec 2017 using an 8Gb flash drive and verified that data on it was ok. I understood that the 'free upgrade' even for 'Assistive Technologies' ended Dec 31 that year. The OEMs don't like us upgrading old computers and want us to buy new ones .... ;)

Assuming your device has a legal W8.1 licence key try the following.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials...10-directly-without-having-upgrade-first.html
Looking at their image in step 4 they seemed to have used a DVD.
 
oldMohawk said:
Hi Smudger,
If it is taking more than an hour or two something isn't working. Did you verify that the data on the DVD was ok?
I have done quite a few W10 upgrades etc on my own computers but seemed to have needed a slightly different method every time I did it.

I did upgrade someone elses computer in Dec 2017 using an 8Gb flash drive and verified that data on it was ok. I understood that the 'free upgrade' even for 'Assistive Technologies' ended Dec 31 that year. The OEMs don't like us upgrading old computers and want us to buy new ones .... ;)

Assuming your device has a legal W8.1 licence key try the following.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials...10-directly-without-having-upgrade-first.html
Looking at their image in step 4 they seemed to have used a DVD.
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oM, thanks for your reply. I copied the dvd when they were offering W10 for free just in case i ever needed it. I have finally got it up & running, but it seemed to take forever. especially the updates. I suppose there were a lot of them since W10 was released. By the way, i didn`t need a key. I don`t like W10, i only put it on this 5 year pc so i can try & sell it. I much prefer the simplicity of W7. It`s easy going, just like me.:cool:
 
Glad to hear that you have got it running. Even when buying a new computer the W10 in it can be a few months old and there is the usual lengthy procedure of updates coming in. I like W10 but generally use it with a desktop and taskbar so it looks like W7 apart from a different icon bottom left. I do use the Start screen for things I don't have on the taskbar and finally the Edge browser now works perfectly for me except Google complains when I open Gmail with it ... :)
 
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Smudger said:
I copied the dvd when they were offering W10 for free just in case i ever needed it.
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If you created the DVD when W10 was free then this would have been an old build of W10 on the DVD.

However you could have download the latest build of W10 "for free" and installed that,

Microsoft make the LATEST W10 code available for anyone to download and install on the following website. So if you do want to install W10 again just download the ISO from here and create the DVD or USB stick with the latest W10 build on it.

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

Smudger said:
I have finally got it up & running, but it seemed to take forever. especially the updates.
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Microsoft have changed the way they build and download updates between W7 and W10.

In W7 they built updates on top of updates on top of updates, so if you installed an old copy of W7 it could download hundreds of updates to bring you up to date.

However in W10 they now download a complete copy of the latest build of W10 and install that.

They tend to build a new "version" of Windows 10 every 6 months or so. In spring 2018 that created build 1803 and most W10 users have probably got that.

However in late November 2018 they released the "October 2018 W10 update" which was build 1809 (they had a few problems with it when they released it in October so re-released it in November).

They are gradually moving everybody across to 1809 in a phased process.

But of course one of the "problems" with doing a complete replacement of W10 is that it is a large file to download (a few gigabytes) and the actual process for changing from one build of W10 to the other can take maybe 2 hours (depending on the speed of your broadband, the speed of your computer, the amount of data on the PC etc).

BACKUPS - IMPORTANT. Because major updates are a complete replacement of W10 it is even more important that people make regular backups of their personal data and store it on an external hard drive, USB memory stick, or up in the cloud (or all three!).

While I have never had a W10 update go wrong on me they CAN go wrong and you COULD lose all your data.

So to be safe always keep recent backups of your personal data on one or two other media.

Personally I keep VERY LITTLE personal data on my actual computer, I store nearly all my personal data on external hard drives. I can open Word files from the external hard drive, play music from the external hard drive, watch movies from my external hard drive and so on.

The beauty of this is that if my W10 PC crashes for any reason all my personal data is safe.
 
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hi all have being reading your posts on upgrading to win 10. made a win 10 dvd and have updated from win 7 to win 1o on my old laptop. it loaded ok with only a few up dates runs quite fast better than win 7 kind reguards sidwho
 
Has anyone through recent update had en-softonic.com pop ups (sample attached). They are so irritating and wish I could stop them. they seem to come through Google Chrome. softtronic.JPG
 
You may have accidently allowed notifications from Softonic.
You could try blocking the notification list in Chrome Settings.
You can go directly to the page in Settings by copying and pasting the following in the Chrome address bar.
chrome://settings/content/notifications
Alternatively type it in the address bar.

Having got there add Softonic to the blocked list.
The web site is below BUT I have added an hyphen in the https address to stop it being active here.
You need to remove the hyphen when you type it in your blocked list.
h_ttps://en.softonic.com/

If it is a pop up you can also block that in Chrome Settings.
 
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Here is my blocked Notifications list. They must have annoyed me at sometime so they got blocked from sending notifications ... even Youtube!
Click the 'Add' button and add a blocked site.
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Oldmohawk so simple when you know how. Even had microsoft take over my laptop and they did all sorts of things but still the pop ups kept coming up. I have done what you said, fingers crossed. Thanks very much
 
Carolina, if a Softonic notification appears again, right click on it and see if it has a different address. If it has then add it to the block list.
 
I have recently upgraded from w7 to w10. Every time I put my pc to sleep & wake it up again, I lose the wireless connection. A right click on the connection icon in taskbar & click on troubleshoot gets me connected again & a window showing, "problem with wireless adapter or access point" I have it set to automatic connect when in range. I never had this problem with w7.:confused:
 
I have sometimes lost wireless connection (not lately) but the troubleshooter usually sorted it but once I had to fiddle about as in the following https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wifi-gets-disconnected-after-sleep
Also I once had to make a previous laptop completely forget my router and then re-connect with password etc. If you have recently upgraded to Windows 10 it might pay to check the integrity of your system files by opening the Command Window (Admin) or with the latest W10 Powershell (Admin) and run sfc /scannow. The space after sfc is important and it can take 30mins. I ran it recently and it corrected something in my latest laptop.
 
oldMohawk said:
I have sometimes lost wireless connection (not lately) but the troubleshooter usually sorted it but once I had to fiddle about as in the following https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wifi-gets-disconnected-after-sleep
Also I once had to make a previous laptop completely forget my router and then re-connect with password etc. If you have recently upgraded to Windows 10 it might pay to check the integrity of your system files by opening the Command Window (Admin) or with the latest W10 Powershell (Admin) and run sfc /scannow. The space after sfc is important and it can take 30mins. I ran it recently and it corrected something in my latest laptop.
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sfc/scannow would not work, need to be "administrator running network session"? Tried unticking the save power button whilst in sleep mode, that didn`t work either. I even tried disabling network adapter & installing a TP link wireless adapter which seemed to work but disconnected as soon as I tried to connect to the internet. I think i`ll just have to use the network troubleshoot problem when it goes off. Bit of a nuisance but not frustrating.
 
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sfc/scannow would not work, need to be "administrator running network session"? Tried unticking the save power button whilst in sleep mode, that didn`t work either. I even tried disabling network adapter & installing a TP link wireless adapter which seemed to work but disconnected as soon as I tried to connect to the internet. I think i`ll just have to use the network troubleshoot problem when it goes off. Bit of a nuisance but not frustrating.
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Which version of W10 are you running ... is it an early version?
To find this you can right click on the window icon, left click 'run' in window which appears, and type winver in the run box.

Also if you right click on the window icon and click Command Prompt (Admin) you should be able to run sfc /scannow.
Note on my device, Command Prompt has been replaced by Powershell ... same thing but prettier.
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oldMohawk said:
Which version of W10 are you running ... is it an early version?
To find this you can right click on the window icon, left click 'run' in window which appears, and type winver in the run box.

Also if you right click on the window icon and click Command Prompt (Admin) you should be able to run sfc /scannow.
Note on my device, Command Prompt has been replaced by Powershell ... same thing but prettier.
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I`m using version 1809. I ran the sfc /scannow & found no problems. Disconnecting after put in sleep mode is not a major problem, just means I have to run the network troubleshooter. I was disappointed that w10 didn`t have the same games as w7, but I found a download & now I can play the old w7 games.:) From an amateur point of view I can`t see much of an improvement from w7. I thought it wise to upgrade as I don`t know how much longer w7 will be supported.
 
Yes I tend to run W10 very much like W7, task bar and desktop with shortcuts as can be seen here.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/windows-10.45268/post-628958
I do use the Start menu full screen with a press of the Windows Key for things I don't have on the task bar.
I find the 5Gb free OneDrive useful as a cloud drive for moving pics from phones and tablets to computers etc.
I read somewhere that MS will end support for W7 in Jan 2020. Version W10 1809 is the latest
 
I've had a strange thing happen.
Using the Chrome browser (my usual) I tried to upload two images from my W10 laptop to City Centre Photographs thread but the 'Attach Files' button would not respond.
So I shut down the laptop and restarted (highly technical) and Chrome still would not upload images.
Cleared the Chrome cache, logged out from forum and logged back in ... Chrome would not upload images.
Tried the Edge browser and the 'Attach Files' button worked and I uploaded two images, they can be seen.
Tried IE 11 and this would upload images.
Tried Chrome in my Desktop computer ... Chrome would not upload images.

To eliminate Windows 10 from the question I started up a Linux Mint computer and Chrome in it still would not upload images.
When I use the Chrome browser with any device the 'Attach Files' button is dead.

I can however force Chrome to upload images by dragging them from my computer into the forum.

Can any other Chrome user upload an image here using the 'Attach Files' button?
 
Thanks Mike, perhaps if an ordinary member can try just in case it is your Admin status allowing it to work ... :)
 
pjmburns said:
Only use Chrome. Haven't tried today but uploaded some images last night using "attach files"
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I uploaded images yesterday and intended to upload some today but the 'attach files' was unresponsive. I have found a 'work-around' which is to click the mouse on the button then press 'enter' on the keyboard. I'm trying to work out why !
 
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Have you checked that Chrome is up-to-date? Click the three dots (top right), select Help then About Google Chrome. It will then tell you if it's up-to-date and if not will do an update.
 
jukebox said:
Have you checked that Chrome is up-to-date? Click the three dots (top right), select Help then About Google Chrome. It will then tell you if it's up-to-date and if not will do an update.
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Yes Google Chrome is up to date
Version 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit)
The thing that puzzles me is I'm getting the same thing when using Chrome with the Linux Mint OS in my old desktop computer, so I can't blame Microsoft Windows ...:)
 
At 7.04 this morning tested image upload from Win 10 and Chrome and would not work normally unless I used a work-around. Tried same using Linux and Chrome and still needed a work-around to upload but a message flashed up about authorised users, it did not make sense so shut down Linux and went back to my W10 laptop.

Tried image upload from Chrome and would not work normally so looked at the news, weather, and other stuff then at 8.30 decided to have a real go at sorting out the problem ... but did not need to ... suddenly everything was back to normal !!!

Now running a deep virus and spyware scan on W10 ... just in case ...:cool:
 
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