Download and install Windows 8 Setup program. After finished, you will see some options including Install now , Install by creating media and Install later from your desktop. Choose Install by creating media. Click on Save to save it to your computer. Wait a few minutes until the process completes and you have the bit or bit Windows 8 ISO file now.
Disclosure : As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The commission help keep the rest of my content free, so thank you! Your email address will not be published. The combined installer is just over 6 GB in size. A free day trial edition is also available from the Microsoft Evaluation Center. Microsoft made Windows 10 version also known as the Windows 10 May Update available to the Release Preview ring of the Windows Insider Program on April 8, , and plans to begin making it widely available to consumers via Windows Update sometime in May.
This major update succeeds the troubled version also known as the Windows 10 October Update. That version was initially released on October 2, , and then was pulled from Microsoft's servers several days later to address several serious bugs.
It was re-released in mid-November and Microsoft declared it ready for widespread deployment by business customers on March 28, The previous version was the Windows 10 April Update , which was released on April 30, Business and enterprise customers who have opted to defer new releases work on a slightly different schedule, with feature updates the official name for version upgrades being released several months after the general release date.
Version is the current Semi-Annual Channel release. It was declared ready for widespread adoption by business customers on January 18, For a full listing of release dates for major versions, see the official Windows 10 release information page. Each major release is associated with a build number. The initial July release was build The build numbers of subsequent updates are as follows:. As an alternative, you can click in the search box and type settings:about.
The same information is also available using the winver command, which displays results in a compact About Windows dialog box. The system shown below, for example, is running the May Update, version , with the Cumulative Update applied.
If you are running any unmanaged edition of Windows 10 using default settings, these feature updates the new, official terminology for what were once called upgrades are delivered through Windows Update. In versions prior to , feature updates download and install automatically. You can schedule the installation for a more convenient time or postpone it for a few days, but you cannot delay the update indefinitely.
Beginning with version , Microsoft will offer feature updates for installation separately from security and reliability updates. The company says these updates will not be downloaded or installed automatically unless the current version is at or near the end of its support window. For more details about these changes, see 'Windows 10 Home edition users are big winners as Microsoft overhauls its update process.
On systems running Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, you can delay the installation of a new feature update by moving to the Semi-Annual Channel. That delays the installation of a feature update such as Version until Microsoft declares it ready for widespread deployment by business customers, a designation that typically occurs a few months after the update is released to consumers.
In addition, you can use advanced options to delay feature updates by an additional period of up to days. For instructions, see 'Windows 10 May Update: Act fast to delay this big upgrade. When a feature update is released, it may take several weeks or months to roll out to the huge worldwide installed base of Windows 10 users, a process Microsoft calls 'throttling.
Each feature update delivered through Windows Update requires roughly 3 GB of bandwidth and disk space. If your PC is running an outdated version as might be the case if you restored it using the manufacturer's recovery media and you don't want to wait for Windows Update, you can use the Windows 10 Update Assistant to get the latest version.
Visit the Download Windows 10 page and click Update Now to start the process. That action downloads a very small installer file that runs a compatibility check and then, assuming the device passes all compatibility tests, begins the full upgrade.
The Update Assistant is a straightforward wizard that doesn't require technical knowledge to use; it does, however, require an administrator's credentials to install. If you upgrade over a properly activated copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8. After the upgrade is complete, your new copy of Windows 10 will be activated with what Microsoft calls a 'digital license. If you are using bootable installation media to perform a clean install on a PC that previously had a properly activated copy of Windows 10 , you do not need to enter a product key.
When you see the prompt to enter a key, click the I don't have a product key option. Because the PC received a digital license as part of its earlier upgrade, Windows 10 will be automatically activated after the installation is complete.
If you are using bootable installation media to perform a clean install on a PC that has never been upgraded to Windows 10 and activated, you will need to enter a product key.
You can enter a product key from Windows 10 or from a matching edition of Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8. Residents of the United States who don't own a qualifying Windows license can skip entering a product key and purchase a license online from the Windows Store after setup is complete. When you upgrade over an existing, activated copy of Windows, the Setup program checks the current activation status.
If it determines the installation is properly activated, it contacts a Microsoft activation server and generates a license certificate that is linked to that hardware. A Microsoft account is not required for this step; the license is generated for the device, not for its owner.
This automatic activation process is identical whether you use an ISO file to start the upgrade or do so from the downloaded upgrade files. After that first activation is complete, you can perform a clean install on that same hardware using Windows 10 installation media. As long as the hardware 'fingerprint' matches the previous installation ID, the installation is activated automatically.
Microsoft does not provide details of what goes into the hardware ID, except to confirm that it does not contain any personally identifiable information and is not used for tracking purposes. That's primarily dependent on the performance of your system.
Windows Setup uses hardlinks to migrate data files, so the amount of data files shouldn't have a significant effect on install times. Beginning with version , Microsoft has made some changes that speed the process up even more for the twice-yearly feature updates see 'Windows 10 feature updates painfully slow?
Relief is in sight'. In my experience, the update can take as little as 30 minutes and as much as two hours. Anything more than that indicates a problem.
The N editions of Windows lack media playback capabilities. Microsoft is required to offer these editions as part of a settlement in a European antitrust trial.
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