{"id":2334,"date":"2015-09-02T02:29:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T01:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hovatek.com\/?p=2334"},"modified":"2022-08-15T22:18:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:18:59","slug":"how-to-install-windows-10-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-install-windows-10-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-windows-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-windows-10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"how to install and setup Windows 10\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Installing Windows 10 is very much like installing Windows 8 (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-install-windows-8-with-and-without-the-operating-system-cd-dvd\/\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-install-windows-8-with-and-without-the-operating-system-cd-dvd\/<\/a>) .<\/p>\n<h3>What are the System requirements for running Windows 10<\/h3>\n<p>If Windows 8 works fine on the PC then Windows 10 also should.<\/p>\n<p>The system requirements for Windows 10 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster<\/li>\n<li>RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)<\/li>\n<li>Free hard disk space: 16 GB<\/li>\n<li>Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver<\/li>\n<li>A Microsoft account and Internet access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What do I need to do before upgrading to Windows 10?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure to backup your important stuff (that&#8217;s if you choose to format). If you don&#8217;t format then the files from your previous installation will be saved to C:\/Windows.old<\/li>\n<li>Be sure that your PC&#8217;s manufacturer has essential Windows 8\/10-ocompatible drivers (e.g graphics, sound, wireless etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What do I need to install Windows 10?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 10 installation media. You can create one by downloading the ISO at <a href=\"http:\/\/getintopc.com\/softwares\/operating-systems\/windows-10-download-iso-32-bit-64-bit-free\/\">http:\/\/getintopc.com\/softwares\/operating-systems\/windows-10-download-iso-32-bit-64-bit-free\/<\/a> and following the guide at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-1025.html\">https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/forum\/thread-1025.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The PC connected to a power source (to avoid a power failure during installation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How do I install Windows 10?<\/h3>\n<p>1. Insert \/ connect the installation media then shutdown the PC<br \/>\n2. Power up the PC and keep tapping Esc or F9 to enter the boot options menu<br \/>\n3. Select the storage media from the list and Windows should start loading<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-1.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"993\" height=\"628\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Select your Language to install, Time and currency format &amp; Keyboard or input layout then click Next<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-2.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"867\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Click Install now<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-3.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"710\" height=\"516\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Tick &#8220;I accept the licence terms&#8221; and click Next<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-4.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"822\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. Select &#8220;Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-5.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"720\" height=\"539\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. Highlight the partition you wish to install Windows 10 to and click Next (click Format if you wish to format it first).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-6.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"772\" height=\"548\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9. Wait while the files get prepared for installation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-7.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"820\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10. Wait while updates get installed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-8.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"857\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>11. The PC will restart<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-9.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"827\" height=\"559\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>12. Wait while Windows loads (the PC may restart several times so exercise some patience)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-10.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"806\" height=\"595\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>13. Click &#8220;Use Express settings&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-11.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"969\" height=\"590\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>14. Wait while installation continues<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-12.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"841\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>15. Wait while the PC gets setup<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-13.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"914\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>16. Wait while critical updates get installed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-14.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"881\" height=\"542\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>17. The PC might restart again<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-15.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"885\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>18. Highlight &#8220;Join a domain&#8221; and click Next<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-16.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"978\" height=\"590\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>19. Supply your preferred PC name, password and hint (incase you forget your password) then click Next<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-17.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"963\" height=\"587\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>20. Wait while the PC gets setup<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-18.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"884\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>21. Wait while the apps get setup<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-19.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"827\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>22. Select &#8220;Yes&#8221; to make the PC discoverable by other PCs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-20.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"893\" height=\"443\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>23. Congratulations! Windows 10 has been successfully installed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/bpyeki\/uploads\/2015\/09\/how-to-install-Windows-10-21.jpg\" alt=\"how to install Windows 10\" width=\"1010\" height=\"628\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hovatek&#8230;.just a button away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installing Windows 10 is very much like installing Windows 8 (see https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/how-to-install-windows-8-with-and-without-the-operating-system-cd-dvd\/) . What are the System requirements for running Windows 10 If Windows 8 works fine on the PC then Windows 10 also should. The system requirements for Windows 10 are: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[818],"tags":[80,126],"class_list":["post-2334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-laptop-desktop","tag-tutorials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hovatek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}