Q&A for How to Install Windows 10

Based on step 5 above, when it prompts "Which type of installation do you want?", you should select "Upgrade" to keep your files and settings. If you select "Custom", you will have a clean installation and all of the files and settings of your previous version of Windows will be cleaned.

This is commonly F12, but can vary, depending on manufacturer. Your system will tell you which key to press upon first turning on the machine.

It should detect the key if it's on your motherboard. If not, you can re-enter the key.

You will need to download and install it separately.

No. You can choose which hard drive to install on during installation, so there is no need to remove hard drives.

You can dual boot your computer, or you can use a virtual machine .

Backup your files before you do it.

There are some ways that you can do it, but it's very difficult, and requires some hardware modification. I would recommend just buying a new computer with Windows 10 on it.

The developers of Gentoo really don't like Windows 10 or Microsoft, so it is not designed to be easy. I would recommend keeping them on separate computers.

Make sure that you remove the installation disk or USB drive after completing the installation. Otherwise, your computer will just start up the setup rather than the drive.

Yes. You can continue to use Windows 10 without the activation code but some features will be locked. It is recommended to activate Windows 10.

For Windows 10 32-bit, it is 1GB. For 64-bit, it is 2BG. It is recommended to use the 64-bit version since that is compatible with more programs.

If you are installing the hard drive in the same computer, then Windows 10 will detect it and automatically activate itself. To retrieve the key for a different computer open PowerShell (search for it in the Start menu), and then type in "(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey" Then the product key will be displayed below the command.

Your hard drive is failing or has failed. If you can still boot into Windows 10, then do so and immediately back up all of your important files and then take your computer to a repair service (like one at a retail store) to get it fixed. If you cannot boot into Windows, then take it to a computer repair service to get it fixed, and to try to recover your data.

The only real risk is data loss and system slowdowns. If your system is old enough to have drivers for Windows 7, it may slow down. Generally, if you have anything before a 2nd generation Intel core i3/i5/i7 processor, you should get Windows 8.1 instead.

You can upgrade directly to Windows 10, but you will need to format for a clean install.

If you mean 2 at a time, then yes. To do this, partition your HDD/SSD (or use a separate one) then follow the steps for a clean install.

Your laptop is a bit old for using Windows 10. If you can, consider an SSD and upgrade your system to the maximum of 8GB of RAM. As for the other problem, make sure you are clicking Install and entering a product key (if you choose to) that is valid. If it still has this same problem, try recreating the installer. If it still happens, try another USB.

1. During the post/boot, is there any way that you think you can get to the BIOS level? That would be hitting the "F2 or F8" key'(s) to reach it. If that works and you see a BIOS screen, you will need to change the "boot - setup initial commands". Look for drives to be changed to the following in booting sequence order... (some computers at the time of era had an A:\ diskette drive.) A:\, C:\, D:\, SCSI You might want to use this and "save the file" and then "exit" out and re-boot your machine back to Windows.

No. Yes, you can have two drives in one computer but only one drive must be the "master" and the other drive must be a "slave" hard drive. And then you need to know how to change the "jumper pins" on the back of the two hard drives in order for that to work on one bus - line into the motherboard. Some machines have 1 bus line with 2 connector jacks or maybe preset for just 1 bus line jack instead. Sure, you can build up your hardware inside the computer. Most hard drives have a label on their backs to indicate where to place those jumper pins between the "master" and the "slave."

You can download the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's website, and it will allow you to turn your USB drive into a Windows 10 install disk.

A warm boot is a boot where the computer does not fully shut down, but it reloads all of the programs. This occurs when you restart it, since the computer reloads everything, but it never actually turns off. A cold boot is the exact opposite. It is when the computer starts up from when it was shut down.

Enter your product key in the Windows setup media. You can also activate windows once it is installed.

Every BIOS has boot options. Check again to make sure that you haven't missed it. If you are still having issues, then call the company that manufactured your computer.

It sounds like the install failed for some reason. Try to go through the installation process again to fix it.

It sounds like your Operating System is corrupted. You need to reinstall Windows. You can follow the steps on this article to reinstall Windows.

Most likely not. You can only do that if it is a volume license. Most licenses that you buy from the store, or online as a home consumer, will not be volume licenses, so you will only be able to use the activation code once.

Run a Windows update. OS installs all drivers automatically. This is the safest way to get compatible drivers. You can also use Driver Pack Solution online driver installation service.

Try to different way to install windows 10 with windows 7. First set you create a separate partition for win 10 or you can create virtual partition that call VHD. Second, create a bootable pendrive and then Restart your PC, press F12 for boot menu (depend on the PC model number), select your bootable device (pendrive or DVD). When it comes to the hard disk partition option, select the one that you created, partition for win10, and follow the process.

It could be a generic error (that your computer is not compatible) or that it cannot find a specific driver.