Windows 10 arrives July!

[Calverley Lad]

Well all good things comes to those that wait!
First update on startup this morning, icon on toolbar now visible on startup this evening.
 Brian

[LizzieW]

downside - I'll get back to you tomorrow (Monday) afternoon.  I don't even know where to find Windows Explorer on 8.1.  I think I need to start again.

[LizzieW]

Downside, I clicked on the link you gave me and after scrolling down, I came to Method I which starts 1. "Open Notepad" and copy and paste the text.  2. is the text. 3 Save it as "Reserve Windows10.cmd" in 'C' drive - it then gives a link from which one can download the script file without copy and pasting. 4. Run the file by opening comman prompt as administrator. 

That is where I am stuck.  I don't understand how I can run a text file.

What am I doing wrong?

Lizzie

[downside]

When you save the file in Notepad the default Save As is *.txt but you need to click on the down arrow and change that to All Files (*.*) so the file is saved as ReserveWindows10.cmd otherwise it will be saved as ReserveWindows10.cmd.txt.  That is the important thing, because you cannot run a text file - it must .cmd at the end and then Windows knows that it should be run as an executable file in a DOS shell i.e. a black screen with white text.  By the way you can name the file as anything you like e.g. Lizzie.cmd as long as it has .cmd at the end of it.

Save the file in My Documents if you like - somewhere you can easily find it.

To find the file - right click the Windows button in the bottom left hand corner and select File Explorer - then double click Documents (if you saved it there).  Then right click the file and run it as Administrator.

[Calverley Lad]

Lizzie/downside: Family friend having just purchased Windows 8.1 laptop 4weeks ago.
The computer just updated itself to Windows 10 notification by itself last week.
[Could the problem experienced by Lizzie be like myself, no file available from Microsoft]
 Brian

[LizzieW]

Downside - I did as you said, but even though I changed to All Files, it is still a text file, and when I click to open, I don't get an option to Run.

I checked the link you gave and it does say For Windows 8.1 Update I should have installed KB3035583 and KB2976978. I've checked on recent updates and I have both of these, KB3035583 installed 20.5.15 and KB2976978 installed on 6.6.15.  So perhaps my laptop is ready for Windows 10 without my having to do anything.

Lizzie

[downside]

Make sure you can see file extensions by following these instructions:-

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/show-hide-file-name-extensions#show-hide-file-name-extensions=windows-7

If your file is a text file then it will have .txt at the end of it.  If that is the case then rename it and delete the .txt so that it ends in .cmd.  Then right click it and you should see the option Run as Administrator.

Basically, I just tried getting the Get Windows 10 logo in my System Tray.  You don't need to reserve a copy as you can manually download it from July 29 onwards providing you qualify.

[Lostris]

You don't need to reserve a copy as you can manually download it from July 29 onwards providing you qualify.

Thats good to know - must have missed that when browsing the FAQs .....

[LizzieW]

Make sure you can see file extensions by following these instructions:-

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/show-hide-file-name-extensions#show-hide-file-name-extensions=windows-7

If your file is a text file then it will have .txt at the end of it.  If that is the case then rename it and delete the .txt so that it ends in .cmd.  Then right click it and you should see the option Run as Administrator.

Basically, I just tried getting the Get Windows 10 logo in my System Tray.  You don't need to reserve a copy as you can manually download it from July 29 onwards providing you qualify.

Sorry, didn't see your reply Downside, I went away on 19 June.  We're having a rest day today - OH fast asleep on the sofa in the rented house! - so I decided to have a quick look at Roots before going back outside in the sun.  I'll try this when I get home in another 10 days or so and if that doesn't work I'll wait until 29 July.

Lizzie