Where is Windows 10 installed? How to start updating the system
Since July 29, 2015, operating system users Microsoft Windows 7 and 8.1 can be upgraded to Windows 10. Within one year from the date of release (that is, until July 29, 2016), owners licensed versions can perform this procedure completely free of charge without losing the activation of their OS. This article describes how to install Windows 10 by updating. If you have older versions installed on your PC, such as Vista or XP, you will need to create bootable flash drive or disk and installing the system from scratch using an image.
Update Center
If you regularly install all important updates on your laptop or computer, then an icon with the Windows 10 logo will appear in the tray (panel at the bottom of the desktop).
If you click on it, you can open the utility. This displays general information about the installation process.
Until recently, you would have had to stand in line to start the update, since Microsoft servers were not capable of simultaneously working with everyone around the world. It all started from the moment you pressed the “ Reserve free update " Now everything is simpler, you can start the update process instantly by clicking on the Update now button:
The download will begin in the window that opens. installation files new operating system:
Copying installation Windows files 10 to disk will take some time...
After this, you can read the terms of the license agreement and make a choice: finally start the installation new Windows 10 or refuse it.
Now all preparatory steps are completed and the button Start update this process needs to be started.
It is also worth remembering that in Windows Vista and XP does not provide such a function. If you are using a laptop with an outdated XP OS, for installation you will need to download the image and create a bootable flash drive or disk.
Important! If after the backup the “Get Windows 10” icon has disappeared from the tray, you can run the update using the command line.
- Press Win + R to bring up the " Execute».
- Type the command “cmd” and press Enter.
- Type or copy the line “wuauclt.exe /updatenow” and press Enter.
After this, you need to wait until the installation files are downloaded, after which you can begin the update.
Installation utility
If you don’t want to wait your turn or for some reason a notification about the opportunity to update does not appear on your PC, there is another way. You need to download a special utility from Microsoft. To do this, follow the link https://www.microsoft.com/ru-ru/software-download/windows10 and download from the site the version of the program that matches the bit size of your system.
A 19 MB exe file will be saved to your laptop or computer. Run it (by default, files are saved in the " Downloads» system disk).
In the window that opens, users will be able to choose between two possible paths: updating and creating installation media using an image. If you want to install a new OS on a computer or laptop running XP or Vista, you need to choose the second option. To do this, you will need an empty flash drive with a capacity of at least 4 GB or a DVD. How to install Windows 10 using an image is described in this article.
For those users who have already switched from XP to Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, another, more correct, quick option is available - an update. Check the box next to the appropriate item and click Next. After this, the process of downloading the installation files to your laptop’s disk from the Microsoft website will begin. It may take quite a while for a long time(depends on your Internet speed and the current load on the server).
Once the download is complete, the program will check whether all downloaded files were saved correctly and create a “Windows 10 media” in a special directory of your hard drive. All this happens automatically, and at this stage you do not need to do anything. After the preparatory work, the Windows 10 installation process will begin.
Installation
All further actions are identical for both methods discussed above (through reservation and using a special utility from Microsoft).
The installation of Windows 10 has been completed successfully.
In this article, we looked at how to install Windows 10 in several ways. The site administration recommends installing this latest version of the operating system on your computer or laptop. Of course, if you are a Microsoft fan. Many experts agree that Ten is the most successful solution from the entire line of operating systems from this company.
In addition, your computer will always be more protected from viruses, since developers are always more active in supporting their most current product.
We hope that this article was useful and your computer has changed to a new operating system.
Video on the topic
Microsoft company with the aim of introducing it to the masses Windows 10 I also took care of the tools that accompany the installation of a new operating system. To update system versions 7 and 8.1 to version 10, to download the distribution and create installation media with Windows 10, the software giant has created a utility Media Creation Tool . Moreover, it is legal to install Windows 10 Home And Pro can be done in advance, without entering the purchased product key during the installation process. Let's look at the Windows 10 installation process below (overview of this operating system).
The trial version of Windows 10 Enterprise comes activated. And even in the case of a trial version of the system, we will see an indulgence from Microsoft. While the same trial version of Windows 8.1 Enterprise cannot be activated after 3 months of testing and must be removed, the trial version of Windows 10 Enterprise after 3 months will require entering a product key with the prospect of full operation in the future. The penalty for failure to comply with this requirement will be a black desktop background, an inscription in the lower right corner of the screen that the system is not genuine, and automatic shutdown computer every hour.
Like the trial Windows 8.1, the new 10 does not come with all system interface languages; in particular, the Russian language is missing. Russification of the Windows 10 Enterprise trial interface can be done manually; this process is the same as in Windows system 8.1. Instructions for Russification of English editions of Windows 8.1 can be found in.
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Greetings to all my dear readers. I think it’s time to open a separate section on Windows 10 - everything has changed quite a lot and tons of instructions on topics of interest are already in the top ten they don't roll. The same applies to the question, how to install Windows 10 and what’s new in terms of installation?
I want to write right away that everything has become much easier. If earlier it was quite difficult for the average user to find the original distribution kit without any changes by local Kulibins, now there is a utility from Microsoft that will download the system image for you, and if you ask nicely, it will write it to a flash drive right away. If at the time of the release of the Rufus program it seemed - well, how much easier is it? Download the isoshnik and upload it to USB drive, then now this option is also more labor-intensive - there is an official way to merge the most current distribution from Microsoft servers.
How to install Windows 10? - easier than any other distribution
As I already scribbled above, in the top ten it’s all very simple, any user who is able to control the mouse can handle it. The installation can be divided into two simple stages - preparing the distribution and the installation itself.
Downloading a Windows 10 image from the official website
So, now let's look at everything in order. To create an installation distribution, we need a utility from Microsoft called the Media Creation Tool. She has very few features, but she is perfect for us. You can always download it on the official website (oh, I remember how much time it took to find a normal distribution, and not everyone can still write it to a flash drive)
Go to download site Media Creation Tool
Direct links to download the tool will be available at the very bottom of the page. This pleasure weighs about 17 megabytes (at the time of writing this note, of course). Let's see what we have operating system and select the required bitness - I want to point out that this is the bitness of the distribution creation tool, and not the final operating system that we will install.
Download and launch. In general, this utility allows you not only to create an installation package, but also to update existing system before Windows 10, however, after the update, I always encountered various problems in my practice, so I recommend an exceptionally clean installation of the system - everything turned out fine there, it has been working stably since the release. To create an image, select “Create installation media for another computer”
In the next window, select the language of the final operating system, edition and bit depth (will someone really give x86 a top ten?)
On the Select Media page you need to decide what you need? I recommend that you write directly to a flash drive (at least 4 gigs for the x64 bit Pro version of dozens), but since I will install on virtual machine- I'll choose ISO file, which can then also be written to a disk or flash drive. I would like to add - every time you create a flash drive directly, the image will be downloaded from the network every time...
We wait until it downloads - it depends on the speed of your Internet connection... just estimate how long it takes for you to download a 3 GB movie and you will roughly get your bearings. Plus time to write to the flash drive itself.
Let's assume that we have created the media for installing Windows - now we need to proceed to the most interesting part, the system installation itself. In general, if you installed Windows 7/8, then you won’t see anything new here (and you can close this article and proceed with the installation)... there is nothing fundamentally new here, even the interface has not changed.
Installing Windows 10 on a computer or laptop
We install the download from our distribution, and get to the start screen with the choice of language, time format and keyboard layout. Since I am from Russia, the choice is appropriate (and you yourself remember which distribution you downloaded - not Jewish)
The next window with a very difficult choice - there is only one button “Install” (or restore - we don’t have anything yet, we’re just doing the first installation)
So now a very important point is the product key. If you have it, then everything is simple, enter it and click next. If not, then skip this point... click the “Skip” button
We read the license agreement - there are a lot of disputes here at the moment, on this topic In the very near future we will publish a note about how Windows spies on us. (by the way, the license agreement is not always loaded correctly, there may be errors, just try again if this happens and everything will work)
Here again, you need to select the installation option - update what is already there (we don’t need to transfer glitches from the old to the new) or click on custom installation - this is a clean installation where you can format hard drive, set the sizes of sections and much more, so let's go there.
I created a new partition for installation and will install into it. You can run the place here yourself - fortunately everything is simple. Just keep in mind that with careless and senseless actions you can destroy all the data on your computer without the possibility of recovery.
Since we did not enter the product key during installation, we are prompted to do so again... (I'll do it here small retreat. If you don’t have money, then there is an activator, he calls it “KMSAuto NET” - current version at the time of writing it was v1.3.8... I can’t post it here for obvious reasons, but Google is a blast - so choose for yourself, but I certainly recommend buying this OS from Microsoft.)
Next, select “Use standard settings” - we are almost there, the system is almost installed on our computer.
Next you need to wait until the system downloads latest updates and install all the applications it needs (this installation item can take quite a long time)
The next step is to determine where the computer is located. Since we don’t use a Domain, and you probably don’t either, we say that “I own this computer”... (sounds proud)
NEXT. Here we are asked to create a Microsoft account. Whether to start one or not is up to you, but since the Internet is full of outrage about the collection of our personal data, I advise you to create a local account and not get tied up in Microsoft services (although on the other hand, why do we install Windows 10 if we disable all the features)
Enter the new account name and password (by the way, a hint is required so that they remember later if you forget...)
That's all, after creating a local account you will be taken to your desktop Windows table 10…
P.S. How to install Windows 10? The most detailed instructions was read by you and, I hope, learned - after all, there is nothing complicated here. If we speak from the impressions of the dozen, then everything seems to be fine here, there is no desire to go back. Everything works, everything starts, there are no compatibility problems and nothing lags... all the best to you!
For manual loading October 2 and will begin to automatically deploy through the Center Windows updates- November 13, 2018.
If you want to avoid potential problems, it is best to perform a clean installation of the system.
Although updating using Windows Update is the most in a simple way to install version 1809, there is a possibility that you will encounter problems and errors that are a result of incompatibility software and drivers, configuration problems, etc. A clean installation of the system minimizes the risk of encountering problems, because in this case all data on the hard drive is deleted and a new one is installed copies of Windows 10 October 2018 Update.
Also, if you are using one installation for a long time, then clean Windows installation 10 can improve performance, load times, memory consumption and fix many existing problems.
Once you've created a bootable USB drive, you can proceed with a clean install of Windows 10:
- Insert your Windows 10 boot drive and start your PC.
- Press any key to begin the installation process.
- Click the “Next” button.
- Click the “Install” button.
- On the screen" Windows activation" Click the “I don't have a product key” link if you are reinstalling the system (Windows 10 will automatically reactivate after installation).
- Select the operating system you want to install and click “Next”.
- Check the “I accept the license terms” checkbox after reading the license agreement. and click the “Next” button.
- Select the installation type “Custom: Windows installation only (advanced users)”.
- On the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen. Select the partition on your hard drive or SSD where you want to install Windows 10 and click the “Remove” button. Typically installation is performed on “Disk 0”.
- Select "Unallocated space on disk 0" to install Windows 10 and click the "Next" button.
- Wait until Windows 10 installation finishes.
- Select your region on the first page of the Pre-Configuration Wizard after completing the installation procedure and click the “Yes” button.
- Select your keyboard layout and click “Yes”.
- If you do not need to configure the second layout, click the “Skip” button.
- If your device uses a wired Ethernet connection, then your computer will connect to the network automatically. If you are using a wireless connection, you will have to configure it manually by entering the Wi-Fi network details.
- On the “Select a setup method” screen, select the “Set up for personal use” option and click the “Next” button.
- Enter email/ account phone Microsoft records or Skype account. You can also select "Offline" account" if you don't want to create a Microsoft account.
- Set up your account - set a password and configure additional options security.
- Select the privacy settings that suit you best and click the “Accept” button.
- Wait for the account setup to complete. This may take a few minutes.
- After installation, check for the latest cumulative updates through Windows Update. To check and install, go to Settings > Update & Security and click Check for updates.
Advice. To quickly find out the number Windows versions 10, type winver in the search bar, press Enter, and you will see a dialog box with information about the current OS version.
Found a typo? Highlight and press Ctrl + Enter
Instead of Windows 8.1, Microsoft has prepared for its users new version operating system. The peculiarities of this system are that it is intended not only for desktop computers, but also for smartphones and consoles XBox One, tablets and other devices.
The company suggests that its users do not download Windows 10 for free, but simply update their old versions. And every third person who used Windows 7 before took the risk of taking such a step. And I was right.
Essentially, Windows 10 is a mix of the best developments that the company has combined into one operating system. So we can safely talk about the quality of the operating system, which is characterized by high performance. She borrowed this parameter from Windows 7; the interface was taken from the eighth version of the OS (however, there was still room for some updates, which primarily affected the main Start button and the toolbar). You can download Windows 10 to your computer for x86-bit and x64-bit systems.
Functional
What will make us happy? this software? It contains:
- Personal assistant Cortana. This assistant has artificial intelligence.
- The Start menu allows you to quickly access the programs and documents you use frequently.
- Virtual desktops. In this version of the program you can create several desktops, setting each of them for quick access to the applications you need.
- Browser Microsoft Edge. It was created literally from scratch. At the same time, new engines have appeared, as a result of which this product is characterized by high page processing speed. The clear interface is also captivating.
- Biometric authentication. The system installed on devices that have cameras will allow you to gain access through biometric scanning. Perceives fingerprints, iris or face.
- More modern Windows Defender, which interacts with the Microsoft Active Protection Service cloud service and works in real time.
- Application traffic control.
- Simplified work with windows.
- DirectX 12 support.
System Requirements
If your computer works without problems with Windows 7 or 8, then you can update the versions and get to know the 10th version better. At the same time, during the update you do not have to worry about the safety of your files.
As a rule, it will be enough for you to work RAM more than 1 GB for a 32-bit system and 2 GB for a 64-bit version.
The hard drive must have more than 16 GB. If you only have 17 GB, then most likely after you download the updated versions of Windows 10 for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, you will not be able to install anything on the C drive.
You will also need a 1 GHz or higher processor. And if earlier there were problems when installing on Core 2 Duo, now this problem solved.
The video card must support DirectX 9.0c. If the version is lower, then this may cause problems.
Requires a Microsoft account and internet access.
Installing the program
If you already have a license for Windows 10 and are going to update to versions 7 or 8.1, then first make sure that your computer meets the system requirements.
It wouldn't hurt to visit the computer manufacturer's website to find out everything about updated drivers and hardware compatibility.
After this, you can start the installation process. During this process, you need to agree to the terms of the license agreement by clicking on “Accept”. In the "What do you want to do" window, select the "Update your PC now" option.
The installation may take some time, so do not rush to turn off the computer, let the system complete the installation.
Microsoft offers Windows 10 owners special features (virtual keyboard or screen magnifier, etc.). Downloading these features will allow you to update the system to latest version completely free.
Users with disabilities can upgrade to Windows 10 for free
Installation with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool
You can download Windows 10 from the official Microsoft website using the Windows 10 Installer application.
The official Media Creation Tool from Microsoft allows you to update your computer to the latest version, perform a clean installation of the system, download Windows image 10 ISO and create installation media.
Creating installation media
To create media, select “Create installation media for another computer.” Click “Next”. Select: language and architecture (x64 or x86) of the loaded system. Select the file recording medium for installation: USB device, or ISO disk image (DVD).
Available in Media Creation Tool
- Windows 10 (one distribution includes Home and Pro versions, edition is selected during system installation) 32/64-bit
- Windows 10 Home single language 32/64-bit
Installation video
Video: installing Windows from a flash drive
Windows 10 and Android
Many users still decided to download Windows 10 in Russian for smartphones. However, here you need to know that there are dozens of emulators. Of course, all of them will not represent a full-fledged version, but if all you need is to copy dozens of interfaces, then they will cope with their role.
In order to install the full Windows version, you will need to completely reflash the device. And inexperienced users may have problems with this, since not all processor chips support the Microsoft product. Only processors with ARM and i386 architecture will not have problems.
Another point to consider is that this operating system will take up much more space on the smartphone than the Android OS. Therefore, it is worth thinking carefully about the feasibility of such changes.
However, there is an option when you can install Windows without flashing it, but by superimposing one system on another. So, you will need to download the sdl.zip archive and special program sdlapp, which is presented in .apk format.
After which the application is installed on the smartphone, and the data is extracted to the SDL folder. The system image file is copied here in the future.
Now all that remains is to launch the Installation Wizard and wait until the process is completed.
