Had windows 10 icon for a over a month, still no download

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Ramboss

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#179178 30-Aug-2015 10:40

I have have the notification for over a month and still hasn't downloaded windows 10.

So now I have reinstalled windows 7 and have done all the updates (painful process) now I want to get windows 10 installed before I install anything else to make an image for future reinstallation.

Is there anyway to make this move along?

scuwp

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#1376347 30-Aug-2015 10:43

I just went to the regular updates window, clicked to check for updates, and there it was.

Lazy is such an ugly word, I prefer to call it selective participation

minigopher17

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#1376353 30-Aug-2015 11:01

Try the regedit change if you're game:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install/windows-update-installation-failure-80240020/d695e827-9774-4e10-8972-df8d51a7bb51?auth=1

waikariboy

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#1376363 30-Aug-2015 11:42

Do this, did it last night when i reinstalled my Surface Pro 3. Within 5mins i have Windows 10 downloading and installing.

http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/28/how-to-force-windows-to-start-downloading-the-windows-10-update-files/

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sidefx

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#1376381 30-Aug-2015 12:20

scuwp: I just went to the regular updates window, clicked to check for updates, and there it was.

Yup, this was pretty much my experience on 2 of our computers - icon was there and opted in for ages and nothing seemed to happen. Went into the desktop windows update, checked for updates, and there it was.

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sbiddle

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#1376468 30-Aug-2015 16:35

Ramboss: I have have the notification for over a month and still hasn't downloaded windows 10.

So now I have reinstalled windows 7 and have done all the updates (painful process) now I want to get windows 10 installed before I install anything else to make an image for future reinstallation.

Is there anyway to make this move along?

I assume if you've been waiting that long you're totally unaware of the simple direct download option?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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#1376483 30-Aug-2015 17:14

My problem is the opposite - I've upgraded most of my PCs from Win 7 to Win 10 (without any major problems), but I want to keep Win 7 on one box - a HTPC.
Whenever I try to update Win 7, MS keeps offering me the Win 10 upgrade - which I have to actively refuse.
I have NOT "reserved" Win 10 for this PC.

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littleheaven

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#1376993 31-Aug-2015 11:56

sbiddle:
Ramboss: I have have the notification for over a month and still hasn't downloaded windows 10.

So now I have reinstalled windows 7 and have done all the updates (painful process) now I want to get windows 10 installed before I install anything else to make an image for future reinstallation.

Is there anyway to make this move along?

I assume if you've been waiting that long you're totally unaware of the simple direct download option?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

This! I had a little netbook running Win7 Starter that wouldn't even bring up the Win10 icon because it was being erroneously detected as Win7 Enterprise by the update checker. I downloaded the tool at the supplied link, burned the iso to a DVD, and it ran like a charm.

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