Any way to do an unattended upgrade?

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  1. halasz

    halasz MDL Member

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    #1 halasz, Sep 1, 2015
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    I have a Lenovo X201 laptop running 8.1 Pro that I sat on and broke the screen. Trying to replace it I managed to blow some fuse and now VGA doesn't work either.

    It is however quite useful (I use it as a media server) and I can connect through RDP once it boots. Obviously I can't see BIOS or enter anything until log-in screen is reached.

    Is there any way I can make the upgrade not ask me any questions? Or is there something I can boot from that will accept remote desktop connections (without asking any questions)?

    I tried taking the hard disk out and booting it from my MacBook via an external USB enclosure but it just hangs on the Windows icon with revolving dots so I can't seem to do it that way.

    To be clear, I can't see the screen but I'd like to upgrade if I can, if somehow all the questions asked (Accepting license, skipping keys, etc) can be answered automatically.

    Otherwise I'll have to stay on 8.1.
     
  2. hbhb

    hbhb MDL Expert

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    maybe you can install teamviewer on it while on 8.1, remote ctrl it, I dunno give it a shot:throw:
     
  3. halasz

    halasz MDL Member

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  4. halasz

    halasz MDL Member

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    No. TeamViewever requires an operating system to run on. It does not run before the OS loads. I do like it but it isn't applicable in this case.