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Preparing for W10 Upgrade?
How should I prepare for Windows 10 upgrade on this PC?
Specs:
AMD Athlon x4 860K @ 4GHz
Nvidia Geforce GTX 750Ti
1TB 7200RPM HDD
8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 current OS
Why do I ask this? Well, the last time I attempted the upgrade..I suffered from the dreaded "black screen" issue. After logging into the desktop, the cursor would freeze followed by a black screen straight after - this would occur around 30-60seconds after logging into Windows.
I'm guessing it has something to do with the currently installed driver that was on the system (since it's for Windows 7). It must have malfunctioned or something after booting.
Would removing the currently-installed driver from my system before initiating the upgrade be safe to do? Will Windows 7 revert back to the generic VGA driver on boot? If so, then upgrading to Windows 10 might be possible. I just needed to clarify before deleting the driver.
This system doesn't have any integrated graphics to fall back on, so the dedicated GPU is a must.