Windows 10 free upgrade has started to be pushed to download.

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by unrealmaniac, Jul 28, 2015.

  1. CaptainDanger

    CaptainDanger MDL Novice

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    So my download just stopped working, and $Windows.~BT size remains 140 MB, while the Download folder in SoftwareDistribution is 2.65 GB. What to do?
     
  2. yousif

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    Windows 10 X86 (includes both Home and Pro) you will get Windows 10 Pro as you're coming from W7 Ultimate.
     
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    Windows 10 X86 (includes both Home and Pro) you will get Windows 10 Pro as you're coming from W7 Ultimate.
     
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    Here I got the same problem. 9 times failed to install upgrade since yesterday. Copied the "install.esd" and created the ISO and at this moment I´m upgrading my legit Windows 8.1.
    I cleaned puthe download folder rthis morning, but until now, nothing happened. I need to upgrade 3 other machines, and I don´t wait to download and upgrade anymore.
    If this upgrade works, I will check later.
     
  5. Bernie Madoff

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    #645 Bernie Madoff, Jul 29, 2015
    Last edited: Jul 29, 2015
    Sorry for the delay...

    Sort of did things oddly. I had very LOW expectations:

    -Target system Windows 7 OEM SLICed.
    -Did a clean install, booted off USB flash drive, from Windows 10 x64 Pro ISO source.
    -Activated first via KMS with -T83GX then switched to RETAIL key: -TXYCV and activated as PERMANENT!
    -Token file did not change--very surprising.
     
  6. Bernie Madoff

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    #646 Bernie Madoff, Jul 29, 2015
    Last edited: Jul 29, 2015

    :cheers: See attachment...
     

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    maxb2000 MDL Member

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    I don't know what's going on but the Windows BT folder gets redownloaded every 3-4 hours and I have good internet connection (1 Gb\s).
     
  8. Tunyd

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    Here the win 10 icon in tray is gone, but cant find any folder that has started downloading.
     
  9. CaptainDanger

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    Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro Status Failed: 80240020, I downloaded the updates twice, and both times I ended up with a failure. What to do now?
     
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    phrunt MDL Addicted

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    if you haven't yet worked it out, Windows 10 is currently free for everyone, no matter what pirate method you used, it activates fine, if it comes up saying you're using a volume-mak install, all you need to do is a clean reinstall and you get the retail copy.

    It's MS's method for survival and keeping market dominance.

    They don't want to say its a free for all OS as they would like to act as if it was a huge success for how good it is, not that it was free for everybody, including pirates.

    They desperately need it to be a success, if it was another Vista, it would completely end their market dominance
     
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    Same problem here. Tray icon is gone, hidden folders are enabled but I see no download folder or $WINDOWS.~BT in the root of the drive.
     
  12. Tunyd

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    what folder is it dl too? since the w10 icon is gone in tray I suppose it should be working.

    On other pcs I have I have just ipgraded with iso, mabye do that on my main rig also.
     
  13. Don

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    Have you tried rebooting?
     
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    Yes, several times. I've tried the other suggestions in other threads to force the update but nothing happens. This is only happening on 1 o my PCs. I've had the update come through fine on about 3 desktops and 2 laptops.
     
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    I have esd showing im my hidden$windows folder

    but after instaling some minutes its says installation failed
    when i again try i got teo problem can anyone know whats going actually?

    Code 80070057 windows update ran into a problem
    code 80240020 windows update ran into a problem
     
  16. TECHNOMAN

    TECHNOMAN MDL Senior Member

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    I have The Folder $Windows.~BT & The GWX Icon on the taskbar & been their for 3 days the system as tried to upgrade to win 10 twice on 28th at 21:45 & 0n 29th at 00:45 both failed as it shows in windows updates
    I Have restarted my system loads of time during today & windows updates goes orange & searches for updates only to say system is up to date

    & my GWX icon just says we`ll let you know when its ready for you

    Ps also as anyone receive the windows 10 free upgrade to a Microsoft surface as my next door neighbour as a surface I think is a pro or pro 2 & he reserved his when he first got the taskbar icon & received nothing so far
     
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    Windows 7 Public Serial Number SLIC users - please let us know if you receive the free upgrade and everything installs well.
     
  18. devendradev17

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    Irritating me a lot this free upgrade...
     
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    I use English Windows 8.1 and only use Polish locale and keyboard settings. Media Creation Tool insists on downloading Polish setup files and refuses to perform a full upgrade due to language differences. Any suggestions? Will using the English ISO also let me do the full upgrade?
     
  20. FunkyMike

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    By full upgrade do you mean "Keep settings and files" ?