Windows 10 upgrade procedure involves important considerations such as compatibility with existing software and hardware requirements. The installation process generally goes smoothly but may encounter unwanted app installations or privacy/settings risks if using express settings. Potential post-installation issues include graphics driver problems, broken features in Edge browser, and bandwidth/privacy concerns that require disabling settings.

1. Windows 10 Upgrade Procedure, Notes
Important Considerations before Installing
1. What OS are youupgradingfrom(thisisan example):
Host operating system edition Windows10 edition
Windows 7 Starter
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 8/8.1
Windows 8.1 withBing
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 8 Pro
Windows 8.1 Pro
Windows 8/8.1 ProfessionalwithMediaCenter
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Pro
2. SystemRequirements:
Processor:1GHz or faster
RAM: 1GB for 32 bitprocessors,2GB for64 bit processors
Hard Drive Space:16GB for32 bitprocessors,20 GB for64 bitprocessors
Minimumdisplayof 800x600
Needtobe runningthe latestversionof currentOS
Windows7 SP1
Windows8.1
3. Features:
Start menuisback
Cortana – personal voice activatedassistanteg:Siri
MicrosoftEdge – Internetexplorerreplacement
Multiple desktops
Central notificationcenter–much like amobile device
Resizingof the cmdwindow
Ctrl+c and ctrl+v workincmd window
Edge is not compatible withActivex
Schedule restarts:

2. Home Users: perupdate basis
Pro Users:set once forall updates
Settingsare splitbetweencontrol panel andsettingapplication
One free 15 minute supportphone call with Microsoftwitheveryupgrade
Storage analyzer
Can uninstall application fromthe startmenu (control panel removal notnecessary)
Can mark upa webpage withinEdge,similartousingthe snippingtool
4. Otherconsiderations:
ForcedupdatesforwindowsHome Users
User can delayupdateswithEnterprise edition(max of 8monthsdelay)
WindowsMediaPlayerisgettingdeep-sixed
Most applications,filesandsettingwill be migratedoverautomatically
If an applicationisnotcompatiblewithWindows10 itwill be uninstalled
Program Compatibility
Good
1. Compatible withWindows10,as of now:
Skype forBusiness
Visual Studio2015
MicrosoftOffice 2016 suite
Chrome
IE 11
Outlook
WatchGuard vpn
Visual Studio2013
MicrosoftOffice 2013 suite
Sharepoint
CSE HTML ValidatorV14.05
Bad
1. Notcompatible withWindows10,as of now:
Ugly
Installation Process
The good: pleasant surprises
1. Ran intozeroerrors duringthe actual installation
The bad: bugs, things to look out for
1. Autoinstallationof unwantedapps:
CandyCrush Saga
Twitter
MicrosoftSolitaire Collection
JigsWar

3. Flipboard
iHeartRadio
Minecraft
Fingertapps
2. Expressinstallation:
Bestto avoid
Defaultspresentlarge privacyrisks/concerns
Use Custominstallationinstead
Givesgreatercontrol overthe initial settingsthatWindows10 has
3. Possible pitfalls:
Driversforgraphicscards can install incorrectly,especiallyinthe case of nvidia.Ididnot
encounterthisparticularerror
If you experience multiple memoryrelatederrorsandcrashes,checkyougraphicsdrivers,and
try updatingthemtothe latestversionavailable.If updatingthemisnotpossible,
revertingthe drivertoa previousversionhasbe purportedtofix the issue.(inNVidia
drivers)
The Ugly: what is broken
1. Downloadof the upgrade fileswill either:
Take a longtime todownload,due toan undefinedwaittime
Be downloadedasthe resultof a complicatedprocess,whichisusedtoforce the downloadto
start
a. First,navigate to“C:WindowsSoftwareDistributionDownload”(youmayneed to
replace C:witha differentdrive letterif youinstalledWindows elsewhere) and
delete all the filesthere.Thiswill giveWindowsUpdate acleanslate.
b. OpenWindowsUpdate byhittingthe Windows key,typing“WindowsUpdate”and
clickingonit.
c. Openup the commandpromptby hittingthe Windowskeyandtypingincmd. Don’t
hitenter.Rightclickand choose “Runas administrator.”
d. Type (butdo notenteryet) “wuauclt.exe/updatenow”— thisisthe command to
force WindowsUpdate to checkfor updates.
e. Back inthe WindowsUpdate window,click“Checkforupdates”onthe left handside.
It shouldsay“Checkingforupdates…”
f.While thisishappening,switchbacktothe commandpromptand enterthe command
youalreadytypedin.
g. You shouldnowsee WindowsUpdate saythatit isdownloading Windows10. Before
youactuallyinstall itthough,backeverythingup.
h. If an error 80240020 isencounteredyoumusteditaregistrykeyinorderto allowthe
update to continue:
Locate the registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateOS
Upgrade]
If it doesnot alreadyexistcreate it
Create a newDWORD (32-bit) value withname = “AllowOSUpgrade”
(withoutthe quotes),andsetthe value to0x00000001

4. i.Close andreopenthe desktopcontrol panel
j. Clickcheckforupdates
k. Click“GetStarted” onthe windows10upgrade
2. If antivirussubscriptionisoutof date the service will be uninstalledduringthe upgrade,if the
subscriptionisstill active the service will be uninstalledandthenreinstalledafterthe upgrade to
Windows10 is complete.
Post Installation Checks
Visual Studio
Good
1. Works the same as priorOS
Bad
1. Seemstotake longerto loadsolutions,couldbe the resultof firsttime loadsin the new OS
environment.
EDIT: doesnot take longertoload,it wasin fact justa firsttime loadof eachsolution
Ugly
Senergy in Edge Browser
Good
1. Works as intended,asfaras I can tell
2. Developertoolsactthe exactsame as IE 11 devtools,withthe exceptionthattheyopenina
separate window.Whichcouldpossiblyjustbe asettingthatcan be altered.
Bad
1. Rightclickmenudoesnot have propertiesoption
2. Has a keylogger(tofacilitate autocompletionof URL’s(supposedly))
Ugly
Senergy in IE Browser
Good
1. Works as intended,asfaras I can tell
Bad
Ugly
Senergy in Chrome and/or Firefox Browser
Good
1. Chrome:appearsto workas intended

5. Bad
Ugly
SharePoint
Good
1. Works as intended
2. No domainidentifieronthe username required
Oldusername: EMK3Nettshiveley
Newusername:tshiveley
Bad
Ugly
Skype for Business
Good
1. Works,no additional changeshadtobe made
Bad
Ugly
Office Suite: Word, Excel
Good
1. Afterregistering,workedjustthe same aspreviousOS
Bad
1. Had to re-registersoftware,usingthe recommendedoption,the processdidnottake long.
Ugly
Other Things I Noticed
Good
1. Control panel islargelyunchanged,andsettingsappcoversmuchthe same functionality
2. Can uninstall programsstraightfromthe startwindow
3. Windowsstore can be unpinnedfromthe taskbar,anddoesn’tactuallyseemtobe necessaryfor
anything.Couldpose aspossible source of distractionsforemployees.
4. Task View
Alt+tabinits ownwindow,it’srathernifty,mainlybecause itallowsformore thana linear
progressionthroughopenapplications.
5. File Explorer
Can pinfilestothe sidebar
Frequentlyusedfilesare shownonthe openingpage

6. 6. Cmd
Autoopensinadministratormode
Ctrl+C andCtrl+V worknow
Can be resized
Bad
1. Cortana
Thiswould probablybe helpful,if youdon’tmindgivingMicrosofteverythingtheycould
possiblywanttoknowaboutyou at all times.Inorderto activate Cortana,locationsservices
mustbe turnedon,it musthave the abilitytoreadyour textmessages,anditmust have access
to a Microsoftaccount (whichcan be createdusinga phone numberoremail address whichhas
to be verifiedbefore servicesare started). Itwill alsowanttouse what yousearch forto use
targetedadvertising.
2. Multiple Desktops
PersonallyI’mnotopposedtohavingmore thanone,butthe implementationhere seemstobe
more of a gimmickthanan actual useful tool.Seemstoemulate how swipingona
mobile deviceworks.
A single desktophasmore thanenoughspace tofitall the shortcutsthat are needed
May have more usefulnessonasystemthathas more than one screen,if one desktopcanbe
pinnedtoa screen,anda secondpinnedtoaseparate screen
In one instance creatinganewdesktopseemedtocause Visual Studiotocrash
Ugly
1. BandwidthIssues:
Microsoftwantsour bandwidthtopushupdatestoother computers,we don’twantthat
To turn it off:
Opensettings
Click‘Update and Security’
In the windowsupdate screen,click‘advancedoptions’
Under choose howupdatesare installed change to‘notifytoschedule restart’
Click‘Choose howUpdatesare delivered’
Turn the optionpresentedoff
2. PrivacyIssues:
Once a Microsoftaccount iscreated,itcan’t be deleted
Everythingwantsaccesstoa camera,microphone,andall of yourinput intothe computer.
To limitaccessto personal information:
Openthe actioncenter
Openall settings
ClickPrivacy,fromhere disable all informationyoudonotwant to share
Clickthe back buttoninthe upperleft
ClickDevices,turnoff Bluetoothdiscovery,if youwantto
Cannotturn off data collection:
 Basic informationisdatathat isvital to the operationof Windows.Thisdata
helpskeepWindowsandappsrunningproperlybylettingMicrosoftknowthe

7. capabilitiesof yourdevice,whatisinstalled,andwhetherWindowsisoperating
correctly.Thisoptionalsoturnson basicerror reportingbackto Microsoft.If
youselectthisoption,we’llbe able toprovide updatestoWindows(through
WindowsUpdate,includingmalicioussoftware protectionbythe Malicious
Software Removal Tool),butsome appsandfeaturesmaynotworkcorrectlyor
at all.
 Enhanced data includesall Basicdata plusdataabout how you use Windows,
such as howfrequentlyorhow longyouuse certainfeaturesorappsand which
apps youuse mostoften.Thisoptionalsoletsuscollectenhanceddiagnostic
information,suchasthe memorystate of your device whenasystemorapp
crash occurs, as well asmeasure reliabilityof devices,the operatingsystem,and
apps.If youselectthisoption,we’ll be able toprovide youwithanenhanced
and personalizedWindowsexperience.
 Full data includesall Basicand Enhanced data,and alsoturns onadvanced
diagnosticfeaturesthatcollectadditionaldatafromyourdevice,suchas system
filesormemorysnapshots,whichmayunintentionallyincludepartsof a
documentyouwere workingonwhenaproblemoccurred.Thisinformation
helpsusfurthertroubleshootandfix problems.If anerror reportcontains
personal data,we won’tuse that informationtoidentify,contact,ortarget
advertisingtoyou.This isthe recommendedoptionforthe bestWindows
experience andthe mosteffective troubleshooting
Questions:
Microsoftaccount: What needstobe disabled?
Disable settings:ActionCenter->All Settings ->Privacy
Microphone
Camera
SmartScreenfilter(validatesURLs,sendseveryURLto Microsoft)
SendMicrosoftInformationabouthow Iwrite
Let websitesprovidelocallyrelevantcontentbasedonmylanguage list(letsall
website know whichlanguageisusedtorunthe machine)
Location– deceiving,hastobe turnedoff in twolocations,one slider,andone
buttonabove the slider
Speech,Inking,andTyping –Let’sMicrosoftcollectinformationabouthowyou
look,how youtalk,and how you write (Keylogger).
Accountinfo – disallow appsfromusing “name,picture,andotheraccount
info”
Contacts(disallow applicationsfromaccessingyourcontacts)
Calendar(disallow applicationsfromaccessingyourcalendar)
Messaging(disallow applicationsfromaccessingyourSMSand MMS messages)
Radios(disallowapplicationsfromcontrollingradios)
Sync withdevices(TV’s,Xbox’s,Beacons)
Feedback(settobasic)
Backgroundapplications(anapplicationdoesnotappearinthislistuntil ithas
beenstartedat leastonce,requiringmultiple visitstothisscreen)

8. Disable Settings:ActionCenter->All Settings ->Update & Security -> Advanced
Choose howupdatesare installed –setto notifyuser
->Choose howupdatesare delivered
Peer-to-Peerupdates
Disable Settings:ActionCenter->All Settings ->Network&Internet ->Manage WiFi
Connectto OpenHotspots – turn the slideroff
Connectto NetworksSharedbymycontacts – turn the slideroff
Disable Settings:ActionCenter->All Settings ->Devices
Downloadovermeteredconnections –turnthe slideroff
Bluetooth –turn the slideroff
Disable Settings:ActionCenter->All Settings ->System
Offline maps(anotherformof locationtracking) –setsliderstooff
Windows10 version:Whatare the differences?
The followingsnipsare all of the changesas detailedbyMicrosoft,Ihave alsouploaded
the pdf containingthiscomparisontoSharePointseparately,incase anyone wantsthe
original file.