Should i upgrade to windows 10 from Windows 7 Professional to run 4k

AddRAM said:

As Ghot has already said, You do not have to install W7.

I thought there was more steps in going straight to W10 is all, ill re read

AddRAM said:

You just use your W7 key during the install.

Ok Iam trying this now

Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10

i went to the above and Option 1
Use Media Creation Tool to create Bootable Windows 10 USB for Legacy BIOS and UEFI

Ive now gone back to

Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First

Open the sources folder in the opened USB or mounted ISO, and copy the gatherosstate.exe file to your desktop. (see screenshot below)

but i have two desktop computers in front of me, the only one that has a internet connection is a Windows 7 machine ive borrowed, iam only using this to do downloads , read this forum and your advice, no changes should happen to this machine.

next to this case, is my own machine, as per the specs at the start of the thread, also with Windows 7 Pro (I have the key written down) , it doesn't have internet working at present, it only works via ethernet and i only have wifi or a Apple phone to tether. The wifi Dlink DWA-110 will not install anyway on it at present and the Apple phone hardly ever tethers to it, a few of my frustrations, hence the fresh install and other working machine.

Q1
the "gatherosstate.exe " sub steps revolves around the machine you run that .exe on being Windows 10? i assume i can ignore all this and when it asks for the windows 10 product key just enter the windows 7 Pro key i have written down?

Q2
I have a new Crucial BX500 2.5SSD 240gb to put in my machine, I assume no need to initialize, just take out the existing drives (so i do not accidentally install on them) and put in this sole new SSD? The BIOS is already set to boot from USB, so once i install the new Crucial i should shut down the machine, put in the freshly created USB Win 10 stick and boot up?

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So I managed to install Windows 10 direct, it was very easy and the Windows 7 Pro key worked fine, thanks for the directions.

I ignored the "gatherosstate.exe and Win 10 via the bootable usb just installed itself onto the blank new SSD no problems.

On mobo drivers, i used CPUZ and it tells me



So version P1.10 dated 04/22/2011

here I find

ASRock > Z68 Extreme4



however which ones are the core mobo drivers instead of the fluff

Also where in device manager can you find the Mobo data inc driver