Windows 10 Build 10240 for PC is now available

Lebon14 said:

Last night, I downloaded the ISOs I needed from the tool you guys mentionned and, ealier today, I discovered that my SSD was done about ~7GB from the last time I checked without downloading anything very voluminous from the last time I checked. So, it must have been Microsoft's tool. Do you guys know about temporary files downloaded to my C:\ that weren't deleted afterward?

I think it uses a hidden Windows~SW folder?

alphanumeric said:

I think it uses a hidden Windows~SW folder?

Yep! That's definitely it! Thanks for that. I'm deleting that space hogger.

Lebon14 said:

Yep! That's definitely it! Thanks for that. I'm deleting that space hogger.

I deleted it on my PC, along with the Windows ~BT folder. disk clean up will get rid of the BT folder but not the SW one.

CountMike said:

What the heck, Sitting here on 8.1 waiting to get invitation to install upgrade and suddenly it's downloading upgrade again. $Windows.~BT droped again to 140 MB and SoftwareDistribution/Download is growing, just like first time.
In the mean time I run into this: Heres next for Windows 10 | The Verge

Using the Media creation tool is a lot faster. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10

brummyfan said:

I have tried this tool, it took 4Hrs to download 51%, I got fed up and terminated the download

Bad luck or a slow connection I would say. I upgraded 4 PC's all at the same time in less than 2 hours.

alphanumeric said:

Using the Media creation tool is a lot faster. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softw...load/windows10

I know but why is it downloading now again, started without prompting. I already done it twice, made ISO and everything but it wouldn't start upgrade automatically. DL about 10 Mbps.

CountMike said:

I know but why is it downloading now again, started without prompting. I already done it twice, made ISO and everything but it wouldn't start upgrade automatically. DL about 10 Mbps.

I think the Media Creation Tool might also use or do something to the Windows~BT folder. My folder had 4.9 GB in it, then after running the MCT it only had 40 something MB's in it. Just a guess though? That's when I gave up and just used the MCT to do the upgrade. When I did my upgrades I used the "Upgrade this PC now" option. It skips creating any install media and just does a straight up upgrade. No rebooting or having to boot from install media.

COMPUTIAC said:

You might have been trying to do it the same time million's of others were.
Try it again.

Yeah, when I did my upgrades there likely weren't to many people that new about that tool yet. Word spread though.