Need Help in Windows 10 Installation

Hey guys, I finally decided to upgrade to Windows 10.

I don't know why I didn't have the option to update to Windows 10 normally, it's been two months & I have not got the
"Get Windows 10 Icon" even though I have installed all the updates on PC!

Anyways, I tried updating to windows 10 using Media creation tool sometime back, but since I am on slow internet I could not continue the whole process. Whenever I disconnected the internet, it stopped updating & I would have to do all the process again.

Now, I am trying upgrading to Windows 10 using the same creation tool, but this time I have chosen "Create installation Media for another PC"& to my surprise, I am able to resume or pause the update according to my convenience.

So, Here's my Question- 1. Am I heading in the right direction, The download has started & I am on to 54%

2. I am upgrading from Windows 8.1 SL ( Windows 8 was pre installed on my PC, & I updated to 8.1 years ago)

4. Will I need any windows key while installation ? ( And If yes, how do I find mine ? )

5. And how to install the update once it will have been finished downloading. I read something like don't clean install etc stuff & since I am a novice, I don't know what it is! Please help me! Thanks :)

PS- I chose, USB Flash Drive instead of ISO File

Dude said:

Welcome to the forums. yes you are on the right path. You will not need a key. Look at this tutorial. You are at step 4, then will go to step 10

Windows 10 - Upgrade Installation - Windows 10 Forums

Thank you very much DUDE, how do I find my windows key ? Like I said, it was Windows was pre-installed in my laptop, I just did some confirmation thingy on the phone, but I don't remember the key exactly.

BTW- Is Product ID windows Key ? My computer/Properties/Windows activation/Windows key ? Sorry if this question sounds lame!

Dude said:

The windows key is on the bottom left of the keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt it looks like this





Source

Got it ,Dude! Once the download hits 100 % will it start the procedure automatically or I have to do the installation by clicking on something ? I had chosen "Create installation media for another PC", and It is installing on a USB

Thank you yet again! ! !

Dude said:

Great, look at step 7 in the earlier tutorial. It shows installing from the usb.

Hey, It went great till 90%, and then suddenly the tray disappeared. I restarted the computer,and Ran the media creation tool again but it prompts me to restart the PC again!


I checked task Manger, and there's some activity going on. Service Host : Local System. This was also there when I was downloading the update. What's happening now ? Please tell me what should I do next! Thanks!

Is any one here ? I am looking for a solution please!

The USB is completely empty, the size hasn't increased. Plus I see this tmp file in the C folder, which was last modified when the downloading stopped, and its size too hasn't increased since then!

No help ? :/