Install windows 10 on hp stream 114/19/2024 ![]() But, I run it through windows update and it fails, 5 times in a row. Fired it up, and it immediately wants to upgrade to Win10, which is great. I bought a brand new Stream 13, got it on saturday. It isnt posible to do a upgrade because of the space required for the upgrade to do its work. How do i convert my 8.1 key to a key that will work for 10? I cant see myself buying a new key from microsoft when the laptop was sold with an advert saying free upgrade to 10. Sorry if this is all posted somewhere else but i am not finding any information at all.ĮDIT! I do have a USB recovery that i can use if i must to windows 8.1 I installed 10 from a USB and it is workign fine other than it is now saying my KEY isnt valid for this clean install. When i do a Clean install wiping the C drive (but not the partition) will everything work? will i loose the use of that partition space forever?Īnd lastly I used a program to access my windows key since it is located in the bios not on a sticker but I want to know if anyone else has done this and did it auto detect? or did they run in to any problems. I have created a clean install USB thumb drive but am worried about using it.įrom what i have read the recovery partition that is not deleteable houses files that the system accesses. I want to upgrade to windows 10 before I am back to school (before i have to install all kinds of software and files) Obciously the Stream does not have enough SSD left to preform the upgrade. I am running a new HP stream 13 touchscreen with windows 8.1 these laptops are being advertisd with the free upgrade to windows 10 yet are not able to be upgraded. BUT since upgrade was not posible I have a windows 8.1 key that is useless since there is no service to change the key to a windows 10 key. NOW I read that you MUSST preform the upgrade first in order for windows to detect your hardware and register it as valis for the free windows 10. So i preformed a clean install from a USB. Sorry if any of this is unclear but when I was trying to get this to work I could nto find anything with the steps to take and I ended up having to use the system recovery USB i made time and time again to start again.ĮDIT: I have am HP Stream 13 that came with 8.1 The hard drive ont hese things is not large enough to compleate the upgrade to windows 10. *Now DO NOT LOOSE that USB recovery tool you made because that can always get you back to factory settings. near the bottom you will see Steps to take after upgrading to windows 10. *Lastly ran all updates and followed a little guide from HP on how to make sure you have all the right GP drivers up and going on a Clean install. Sounds rough but was very simple and done very fast. Again there are many great videos and posts on how to run DISKPART and Disk Management. *once windows 10 was back up I used DISKPART to remove the recovery partition and then went back in to Disk Management to expand the main partition to fill the remaining empty space on the SSD. During that process I was able to format the C: drive and additionaly the recovery partition (but not remove it yet) There are plenty of youtube videos on how to run this clean install with step by step help. *I now ran the USB made by the media creation tool to run a full clean install of windows 10. *Personally at this point i didnt want the 7GB windows 8 recovery paertition just sitting there. ![]() Now at this point my hardware was recognized for Windows 10 and I can reinstall all I want. *once done I was running a upgraded version of windows 10. Just plug one in with enough space, refresh and select the one you want. I used my micro SD but had the option to use a USB thumb drive as well. * Somewhere here i was told that i didnt have enough space on my computer but was given an option to select an additional drive or USB to compleate the upgrade. ![]() follow the directions to upgrade your pc. *Click on the setup on the USB made from the media creation tool (dont boot in to it this time and run a full clean install or windows will not recognise your 8.1 key). *On another USB I created a copy of the system recovery (because my goal was to delete the recovery partition after installing windows 10 and save some much needed space) *use the Media creation tool to create a USB for the instal. *Compleate a fresh recovery to create as clean of a install as posible This is not to say that a easier one may turn up but this is the only thing that worked for me. After a few failures I was able to make this work and this is how. 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