15,268 questions with Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade tags

Sort by: Updated
3 answers

Tried all suggestions and cannot get to upgrade to Windows 11

I am on a Lenovo machine, small footprint - 16GB RAM, 1024 GB SSD, Intel i7 6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz. My Windows is 10 Pro, version 22H2. I have followed the instructions to go to Settings, Update& Security - Troubleshoot, Advanced Options - checked the …

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-28T19:59:24.3433333+00:00
Leslie Reambeault 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-28T21:10:00.7866667+00:00
CrazyKats 8,715 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
0 answers

Account Password not being recognised at Command Prompt

have reset my microsoft password but still unable to get it to accept it at the Command Prompt section trying to get into the BIOS to update EUFI to run Windows 11 from Win 10 ProIMG_7737.jpg

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-28T15:05:18.8066667+00:00
stu a 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-08-28T20:41:26.0733333+00:00
Gérard Oomens 105.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
1 answer

August 26, 2025—KB5063842 (OS Build 19045.6282 after this update my screen flikering (black screen) while playing game

after this update my screen flikering (black screen) while playing game and its taking a long to time to boot some its stuck in black screen please provide a new update or at least suggest me how to fix this issue

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-28T19:40:49.2466667+00:00
Arman armzii 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-28T20:20:55.78+00:00
Kimberly Olaño 7,580 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

How to fix the windows 10 error (0x8024500c)

I tried to install some apps to my pc via google and it surprised me that almost everyone ended up failed with the code 0x8024500. I searched online for a cure but it seemed that most people encountered it as a update error and anyway I failed as well. I…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-23T09:39:40.8566667+00:00
ibis 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-28T14:19:56.58+00:00
ibis 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Verify integrity of ISO file

I was verifying a hash from one of my iso's and it landed up on this website: https://files.rg-adguard.net/file/19a36b7b-269b-ebf8-105b-a375f70b7ae2 - Is it safe? If that's a yes can you follow up with this person…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-26T09:44:45.7933333+00:00
Anon 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-28T10:32:57.97+00:00
Ivan Bitencourt 64,910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How do I fix my uefi settings so I can switch from legacy to uefi

So I have been trying to change from legacy to uefi for the past couple hours. I wiped my disk and then converted to gpt from mbr. I then changed my bios to what I think is asus uefi. Csm disabled and booting from windows uefi. I have a media creation…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-27T10:22:43.6766667+00:00
Tanner Jones 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-28T06:15:52.2366667+00:00
DaveM121 764.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

W11 upgrade issues

Hi...I have W10 laptop that says it cant upgrade to W11 and running the PC Health Check says its a cpu issue. Yet the exact cpu is on the approved list. It's an AMD A9-9420 with 16G of DDR4 running at 3.6Ghz, dual core. It has a 1T hd too. What is the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-27T00:05:14.3533333+00:00
DMG m 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-08-27T23:41:00.4633333+00:00
DMG m 20 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

clean install upgrade to windows 11 from windows 10

I will be upgrading my PC w/ new MB, Processor, RAM, and SSD(old MB doesn't support TPM). I will then be upgrading from win 10 pro to win 11 pro(both 64 bit). My last upgrade was from Win 7 to 10 back in 2017 when I also installed my current MB, etc..…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-27T16:37:47.5433333+00:00
Joel Massey 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-27T20:06:45.24+00:00
Joel Massey 20 Reputation points
3 answers

How do I force my computer to update to Windows 11 from Windows 10?

My Windows 10 laptop still does not receive update notice. It is a decent device as it has a powerful Intel Core i5-6300HQ, 16GB RAM and 512 SSD. The reason is that Windows 10 will be end of official support very soon. How can I force my computer to…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-27T08:07:31.6133333+00:00
Aylaanin 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-27T10:45:46.2966667+00:00
Chris Hill 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Request Id: cc393f06-4c23-49be-9f8f-622530cc1000 Correlation Id: e94f8985-62c5-4e96-908e-e0f14de4678b Timestamp: 2025-08-26T17:46:48Z Message: AADSTS5000611: Symmetric Key Derivation Function version 'KDFV1' is invalid. Update the device for the latest

im unable to upgrade to windows 11 and keep getting this message Request Id: cc393f06-4c23-49be-9f8f-622530cc1000 Correlation Id: e94f8985-62c5-4e96-908e-e0f14de4678b Timestamp: 2025-08-26T17:46:48Z Message: AADSTS5000611: Symmetric Key Derivation…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-26T17:51:54.8033333+00:00
mon 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-27T06:38:40.5266667+00:00
Haytham-C 1,350 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

windows 10 neither loads nor installs

Hi, I have an HP Envy M6 Notebook PC. It originally came with Windows 8 Home Single Language, but after some time I installed Windows 10 Home. It was working fine until about a week ago, when it suddenly stopped working. Whenever I try to turn it on,…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-25T21:39:35.4166667+00:00
Sam 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-26T18:38:58.4866667+00:00
Sam 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How to prepare Bitlocker encrypted c drive before attempting upgrade from W10 to W11?

I am getting two different stories from Asus tech support. One says I need to decrypt my 1 tb c drive before upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Another says I can use Windows Powershell commands to suspend encryption before upgrade and resume after…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-26T00:13:15.1566667+00:00
MKL 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-26T00:50:07.1033333+00:00
EmilyS726 151.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers

Windows rebooting or freezing after startup

Hello I’m experiencing an issue that I’ve seen mentioned in several forums and threads, but I haven’t found a clear solution. I recently formatted both my SSD and HDD. I tried installing Windows 11, but during setup it freezes around 10% of the…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-25T13:30:54.29+00:00
Agustin Scarafioca 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-25T18:08:35.06+00:00
DaveM121 764.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Why am I unable to upgrade my pc to windows 11?

My PC health app says the current processor is not supported for windows 11. But when I checked through the min System requirement from the official site ,my processor already mentioned in the list for the upgradable? So how I solve this? I have…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-25T12:01:54.4166667+00:00
Avinash M 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-25T12:24:31.9533333+00:00
Kapil Arya 35,136 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

Old Windows 10 Computer to New Windows 11 Computer

I have a Windows 10 computer with a 500GB SSD C: drive and a 1TB HDD (not full) that I want to migrate to my new Windows 11 computer that has a single 2TB SSD. How do I do that and not compromise my new operating system?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-24T17:23:34.5833333+00:00
Alan Guttersen 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-24T19:38:16.59+00:00
Alan Guttersen 0 Reputation points
1 answer

WINDOWS10 IS DESTROYING MY HARDWARE, NAMELY HARDDRIVES, [6}HDD'S to date.. FROM 100%-DRIVE-USAGE

WINDOESNT10 HAS DESTROYED MY HARDDRIVES!~! , A TOTAL OF SiX (6) HDD'S! it is F Ridiculous! F MICROSOFT! [NO-SUPPORT] MS-PRODUCT-IS-TO-BLAME-FOR-DESTROYING-CUSTOMER-HARDWARE+DATA!100%-HARDDRIVE-USAGE! I will be scraping all windows installations on my…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-23T13:47:10.8+00:00
simon boston 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-23T13:56:00.5766667+00:00
Palcouk 746 Reputation points
2 answers

Purchase Upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro

Where can I purchase a Windows 10 Pro upgrade from Windows 7 Pro?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-23T11:33:52.7633333+00:00
Harold Schultz 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-23T13:06:44.29+00:00
Marc Vernon 6,575 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Resolution for Windows 10 Setup media creation on USB... There was a problem running this tool. We're not sure what happened, but we're unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems, reference the error code 0x80070006-0x90018

Having an issue downloading Windows 10 Pro using a USB or creating an image. Tried different computers. Also had 2 different friends try downloading Windows 10 Pro. Any assitance would be appreciated.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-22T16:18:52.4833333+00:00
Ramirez, Emilio 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-08-22T17:43:24.5733333+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan 166.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

windows activation .0x87E10BC6 i linked my microsoft ac to my pc but it dont active

i think my pc get virus and i renistal windows and instal windows 10 to after it upgrade to 11 but in seting it say 0x87E10BC6 past windows in seting it show my microsoft linked to licence code but now i got eror and windows dont active i need sup…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-22T10:14:41.1333333+00:00
ali reza 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-22T13:49:38.1033333+00:00
DaveM121 764.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

update window

how to update W10 => W11 for laptop hp pavilion thank everyone

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
asked 2025-08-22T08:06:22.1366667+00:00
Jaxonjames Florentine 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-22T13:32:05.62+00:00
David-M 81,730 Reputation points Independent Advisor