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--- other:win7towin10 [2019/03/07 10:25] – Improved the HP section jypeter
+++ other:win7towin10 [2023/03/01 09:35] (current) – [Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager] jypeter
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 ====== Upgrading a HP computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 ======
+[[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]]
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+HP computers: [[https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05115630|Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool]]
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 ===== Prerequisites =====
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-Windows 10 seems to install the correct device drivers during the [[win10misc#updating_windows_10|Windows update step(s)]] (Intel proc & video drivers, touchpad, audio, some HP drivers), so it may be a good idea to <wrap em>only use the HP tools to install the BIOS updates and not worry about the rest</wrap>
+Windows 10 seems to install the correct device drivers during the [[win10misc#updating_windows_10|Windows update step(s)]] (Intel proc & video drivers, touchpad, audio, some HP drivers), so it may be a good idea to <wrap em>use the HP tools only to install the BIOS updates and not worry about the rest</wrap>
-March 2019: also added **HP Hotkey Support** in order to be able to use some function keys (e.g. screen brightness)
+Added in March 2019:
+  * **HP Hotkey Support**: makes it possible to use more function keys (e.g. screen brightness)
+  * **HP wireless Button Driver**: the wireless button has an orange color in //Airplane// mode
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 If the BIOS does not seem to have been updated after you followed the instructions and rebooted, maybe the installation files were not in the right place!
   * Copy the ''F:\Hewlett_Packard'' (//HP_TOOLS//) directory to ''D:\'' (//HP_RECOVERY//)
-  * Reboot, type ''ESC'' to enter the //Startup Menu//, and choose //Update System BIOS//. The //Update BIOS// button should display the version of the **new BIOS** you want to install (e.g. ''1.38'')
+  * **Reboot**, type ''ESC'' to enter the //Startup Menu//, and choose //Update System BIOS//. The //Update BIOS// button should display the version of the **new BIOS** you want to install (e.g. ''N75 1.59'' for an //HP EliteBook 840 G3//, in February 2023)