Windows 7 to 10 Upgrade - SSD question

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  1. Posts : 2,450
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #21

    ...and one last thing for your license:

    Check out this great tool

    ShowKeyPlus - Windows 10 Forums

    Have fun!
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  2. Posts : 74
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #22

    Oh thanks. I has actually used this last night to get my product key, just in case I needed it for the 10 installation.

    Very handy!
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  3. Posts : 2,450
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #23

    Yes indeed.
    And the creator @Superfly is a great guy, who can help you with anything you might need for your license!
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  4. Posts : 74
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #24

    Thanks a lot.

    Would you know where can I locate the 3 Windows 10 downloads that failed on me?

    Just so I can remove them so they are not taking up any space on me. Thanks!
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  5. Posts : 2,450
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #25

    RedLad said:
    Thanks a lot.

    Would you know where can I locate the 3 Windows 10 downloads that failed on me?

    Just so I can remove them so they are not taking up any space on me. Thanks!
    Unhide hidden folders and check C:\$windows.~WS and C:\$windows.~BT

    Update:
    If you're not able to delete them, you might be able to do it by running a disk cleanup.
    Right click the drive, select properties from the bottom of the list. In the General tab select disk cleanup, wait for it to calculate, then click clean up system files, wait again then while it finds all the update files - hopefully it will remove the folder then, and select OK to delete it.
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  6. Posts : 74
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #26

    Sorry Dimitri, you have lost me with them paths you mentioned.

    What is WS and BT?
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  7. Posts : 2,450
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #27

    RedLad said:
    Sorry Dimitri, you have lost me with them paths you mentioned.

    What is WS and BT?
    Paul, these are the directories the MS Creation tool puts its data:
    C:\$windows.~WS and
    C:\$windows.~BT

    Don't mind the extensions, that's how Microsoft names them.

    In Windows explorer view hidden files and check if you have these two.
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  8. Posts : 2,450
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #28

    If you have them, you can delete them either with a disk cleanup (for system files) or by running the following commands in an elevated command prompt (run as Administrator)

    Code:
    takeown /F C:\$Windows.~BT\* /R /A
    icacls C:\$Windows.~BT\*.* /T /grant administrators:F
    rmdir /S /Q C:\$Windows.~BT\
    Code:
    takeown /F C:\$Windows.~WS\* /R /A
    icacls C:\$Windows.~WS\*.* /T /grant administrators:F
    rmdir /S /Q C:\$Windows.~WS\
    Last edited by ddelo; 11 Nov 2018 at 08:21.
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  9. Posts : 74
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #29

    Hi guys,

    I just wanted to confirm that I successful manage to get Windows 10 installed last night. Delighted!
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  10. Posts : 521
    Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit 18363 Multiprocessor Free
       #30

    I have an old Dell XPS 17 (L702x) running Windows 7 for the last 5 years that I've had it - very well with no tangible benefit to Win10 upgrade.
    16GB of ram and I just upgraded the HDD to SSD.

    My newer laptop, MSI GT80 Titan SLI came with Win10.
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