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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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+ | 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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- | 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> |
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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. ''1.33'') | + | |
* 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 ==== |