Still waiting for Windows 10 Upgrade.

NavyLCDR said:

Run showkey from this forum. What version of Windows do you currently have?
Showkey - Windows 10 Forums

Hint: if you want to post a screenshot of the showkey result, click on the Product Key(s) and they will X out.

In addition, I strongly suggest you make an image of your system on a second drive BEFORE the upgrade plus a rescue disk using the same backup program.

Mate, BEFORE you upgrade, make sure you CAN upgrade. I recommend checking to see if your computer/motherboard manufacturer supplies Windows 10 drivers for your system. Check online right now to find out.

If it gives you the drivers, I would say keep troubleshooting the issue you have. If not, I really suggest you do not upgrade, as the generic drivers Windows provides often don't cut it, and you experience major issues (crashing, slowdowns, etc.).

DustSailor said:

Mate, BEFORE you upgrade, make sure you CAN upgrade. I recommend checking to see if your computer/motherboard manufacturer supplies Windows 10 drivers for your system. Check online right now to find out.

If it gives you the drivers, I would say keep troubleshooting the issue you have. If not, I really suggest you do not upgrade, as the generic drivers Windows provides often don't cut it, and you experience major issues (crashing, slowdowns, etc.).

Hence the reason to create an image of the device before upgrading. That way, whatever happens, even if Windows 10 fails and corrupts the hard drive, you can still rollback easily and quickly.

With all due respect, I definitely don't agree that a system will be unstable without win10 drivers. There are many old devices known to be functioning perfectly with older drivers. It all depends on the individual system, the unique combination of installed hardware, software, and in the case of upgrades, all the 'cruft' or stuff leftover from previous Windows editions. Sometimes it is leftover hidden malware causing the problem. IMHO it is often better to do a clean install, after a successful activation of the win10 upgrade, regardless of whether the upgrade is functioning correctly or not.

Just my ever-so-humble-opinion

Always a good idea to back up your stuff, but that was already said, so I didn't need to.

Concerning the drivers, my experience with my office and home computers tells me it is far better to have the drivers than not. But it CAN work without them for some computers, and that is why I said things like "I recommend", and "I really suggest", and "[...]drivers often don't cut it". It is possible, but I've encountered far too many issues without the right drivers as to make the risks worth it.

But others disagree with me, and that is awesome! I am only one of many helpful voices, and the choice always lies with the thread starter.

And yes, it is best to do a clean install, but the upgrade is just easier. I've only used the upgrade option on my PCs, but I've kept virus free as well. So many ways to do something haha. But I wasn't trying to advocate either way. Just probably the most common way to do it is through the upgrade, and probably why I said upgrade in my post.

So best we can do is just give our suggestions and see if any of them are helpful to the guy