Once it does begin, just like with the upgrade in Windows 7, you’ll need to agree to theĪfter that, you get the option to begin the upgrade now or schedule it for a later time. I retried it three times before it started to work. Note that the upgrade might fail at first. You’ll see the Windows 10 upgrade is ready. Scroll down to the bottom of the Control Panel and select Windows Update. To do that, use the keyboard shortcut Windows Key+X or right-click the Start button and select Control Panel from the power user menu – which is also available in Windows 10 (it’s called the Quick Access menu in 10). You need to use the desktop version of Windows Update. If you try, you will see the following message: However, you won’t be doing it through Windows Update in the modern Settings app.
Upgrade Windows 8.1 to Windows 10Įven if you don’t see a message from the get windows 10 app on the taskbar, if the upgrade files have been downloaded to your PC, you can start the process via Windows Update. The upgrade process is relatively simple, but there’s always a chance of something going awry. Or you might even want to make a system image and create a recovery key before the upgrade. Long term my plan is to move to Linux.Note: Before starting the upgrade, make sure you have all of your important data backed up first. I used Windows XP for years after support ended and I never had an issue regarding security of the system. I prefer that level of built-in control and no need for some third party tool to do it.Īs to when support ends for Windows 8.1, I plan to continue to use the systems normally for quite a while as OS updates are but one layer of security. Instead it just returns a list of updates that I can easily choose what to download and install. Whereas with Windows 8.1 I can simply turn off updates and also perform a check for updates any time I wish without worrying it will trigger the download of something. At some point they would automatically re-enable themselves and start running again which only contributed to the feeling the OS is not in my control anymore. I also did not like the implementation of various services (SIH Client, WaasMedic and Update Orchestrator) and scheduled tasks that would periodically run even if you had disabled them. What really pushed me over the edge was the change to Windows updates where there is no longer a simple method to turn off updating like previous OS versions. They are rock solid systems and run very well with only reboots once a month to take a system image before installing Microsoft updates.īoth PC’s came with Windows 10 but after a few months I grew tired of the “OS as a service” where it felt like the system was serving Microsoft’s wishes instead of my own. I’m still using Windows 8.1 Pro on two Dell desktop PC’s along with Classic Shell to make the UI similar to Windows 7.
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