In Windows 8.1, you click on the setup.exe in the downloaded Windows 10 folder to start the upgrade process.

You don't need to enter any keys during the upgrade process.

ok i will format again and reinstall the whole 8.1

btw where you guys down the windows10 update or the whole windows 10?

first try this. please report the outcome.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=75654518

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...on-tool-install

so i just reinstall back the 8.1 den using the media creation tool to download the windows10 then click the setup.exe that's all right?

yes. make sure your w8.1 is activated first. the computer must be connected to internet during upgrade, starting from you clicking the setup.exe until you boot into new os successfully. once in new windows, connect to internet and it will activate itself.

ok thanks.. will test it out tonight...

8.1 i not getting notification for upgrade in my taskbar. What is the reason eh?


Updated all windows updates and optional updates oredi

good luck. hopefully this time everything will be fine.

many reasons. hardware still under validation; bad net; overloaded servers; etc. you can check out the faqs, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Windows-10-faq

if you're tech savvy, just use media creation tool to do it manually.

I seems to have issue with UI scaling gone haywire on first startup - where I need to restart once everytime I boot up my PC, to actually get the UI to be scaled properly.

GPU: R9 280X
Screen / resolution: Samsung TV / 1080p
Actual desktop resolution with Virtual Super Resolution (VSR): 2560x1440
Driver: Catalyst 15.7.1
Desktop scaling setting: 100%

How come? Never had such problem before on my old PC monitor though (which is now broken).

This post has been edited by xonedl: Aug 24 2015, 06:52 PM

I feel Windows 8.1 still faster than Windows 10... Hmm.. a little regret upgrading it

i still fail... got a generic key 8HVX7 everytime

that's the generic key for w10 home. i did w10 home for some machines previously. it worked :/

edit: wait. you said your windows version is w8.1 single language? https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=76010929

if that's the case i think you're using the wrong windows version. you should download w10 home single language to match your w8.1 (the generic key should end with 6F4BT)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...on-tool-install there is a table showing the matching windows versions.




This post has been edited by horns: Aug 25 2015, 12:48 AM

i really dont know what happen... sigh...
i tested out few ways..
make usb 8.1 bootable install then update everything download the windows10 via media creation tool then press setup.exe reach windows10 still the same.. windows not activated..


why at 8.1 is activated.. reach windows10 not activated... possible?

please confirm your windows version. maybe we have found the actual problem. (although it's weird that you could run setup.exe to upgrade. this is because it will show the product key dialog instead of starting upgrade process directly when the os do not match)

my computer have a pop up saying free download for win 10. not sure to upgrade or not.

user is discouraged from modifier the registry as it is unsafe and may break something if do incorrectly. fyi, microsoft is not support and against the use of registry cleaner.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-su...leaners-windows

This post has been edited by Azusa_San: Aug 25 2015, 08:10 AM

sorry what you by window version? u mean the build?

your windows 8 is Windows 8 Home or Windows 8 Home Single Language? Check it at your Control Panel>System.