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| ====== Upgrading a HP computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 ====== | ====== Upgrading a HP computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 ====== | ||
| + | [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]] | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round tip 60%> | ||
| + | HP computers: [[https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05115630|Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool]] | ||
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| ===== Prerequisites ===== | ===== Prerequisites ===== | ||
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| * To be extra safe, create also a [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026852/windows-create-a-recovery-drive|recovery drive]] ([[https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/4026852/windows-create-a-recovery-drive|Créer un lecteur de récupération]]) | * To be extra safe, create also a [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026852/windows-create-a-recovery-drive|recovery drive]] ([[https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/4026852/windows-create-a-recovery-drive|Créer un lecteur de récupération]]) | ||
| * The recovery drive need to have at least 8 Gb free and all of its content will be erased | * The recovery drive need to have at least 8 Gb free and all of its content will be erased | ||
| + | * The recovery drive that was created at that point needed only 5.32 Gb | ||
| + | * Allow Windows Update to update all Microsoft products, and delay the installation | ||
| + | * Windows+I (open Settings) => Mise à jour et sécurité => Paramètres de mise à jour | ||
| + | * Reboot options: choose //More notifications// | ||
| + | * Advanced options: | ||
| + | * get updates for more Microsoft products | ||
| + | * updates can be delayed 7 days, **but do not choose to interrupt updates** (this would //interrupt all updates// for 35 days) | ||
| ===== Installing HP Software ===== | ===== Installing HP Software ===== | ||
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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 only use the HP tools to install the BIOS updates and not worry about the rest | + | 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> |
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| + | 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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| * Expand the //Software-Solutions// panel and download and install the //HP SoftPaq Download Manager// | * Expand the //Software-Solutions// panel and download and install the //HP SoftPaq Download Manager// | ||
| * Execute the download manager (Start => HP => HP Softpaq Download Manager) | * Execute the download manager (Start => HP => HP Softpaq Download Manager) | ||
| - | * If there is an available update for the BIOS (with the //manual install// status), select only this one and accept the manual installation | + | * If there is an available update for the BIOS (with the //manual install// status), select only this one and accept the manual installation. If you still have the same BIOS after the reboot, check the [[#bios_update|BIOS update]] section below |
| - | * 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. ''1.24'') | + | |
| * Install the packages that are preselected (packages shown as //Newer version available//) | * Install the packages that are preselected (packages shown as //Newer version available//) | ||
| * Install the packages that have a //Critical// priority | * Install the packages that have a //Critical// priority | ||
| - | Note: Some of the packages (e.g. BIOS) can't be installed automatically! They will be downloaded to ''C:\ProgramData\HP\HP SoftPaq Download Manager\SWDownload'' and you have to execute them from this directory | + | === Installation by hand === |
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| + | Some of the packages can't be installed automatically! They will be downloaded to ''C:\ProgramData\HP\HP SoftPaq Download Manager\SWDownload'' and you have to execute them from this directory | ||
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| + | === BIOS update === | ||
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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. ''N75 1.59'' for an //HP EliteBook 840 G3//, in February 2023) | ||
| ==== Using HP Support Assistant ==== | ==== Using HP Support Assistant ==== | ||
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| * Check if there are (other) **recommended** updates | * Check if there are (other) **recommended** updates | ||
| * Install the **recommended** packages (e.g. HP Universal Camera Driver, Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver) | * Install the **recommended** packages (e.g. HP Universal Camera Driver, Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver) | ||
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| + | ===== LSCE specific configuration ===== | ||
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| + | Let the LSCE IT take care of the rest of the configuration! | ||
| ===== Other resources and links ===== | ===== Other resources and links ===== | ||
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