Edit: for thos emaking new PC's and installing windows 10 or looking for windows 10 and backup options etc..
Make an image of your current OS installation or take the drive out and set it aside, and install Windoze OS X to a new drive so you can quickly and easily go back if you hate Windoze OS X. Or, better yet, install Windoze OS X to another drive and dual boot between your current OS and the new one. Even better, make an image first, then set it up in dual-boot. Making an image will save you a ton of time and hassle later on. I can restore my Windows drive installations, set up with all the software I use, ready for immediate use, in about 15 minutes using Macrium Reflect Professional. There are some free options (including a free version of Reflect from Macrium) that also work well.
Do not use your current OS and its product key for the free upgrade. Splurge a whole $20 on yourself and buy Windoze OS X Pro x64 here (this is where I bought mine).
Download Windows 10 directly from Micro$lop here, create USB media with the tool provided by Micro$loth. Run Diskpart and clean the OS drive, then do a clean install.
Be sure to visit the threads @Matrix Leader has here at NBR on Windows 10 tweaking and cripple everything you can get your hands before you connect to the internet for the very first time. Disable access to Automatic Windows Updates in Group Policy and use a local (not Micro$lop) account for Windows. Grab DWS Lite and use it to kill every telemetry and monitoring "feature" it allows you to kill, and then, finally, connect to the internet.
If you feel this information helped you, consider donating to my BEER fund !
If you require further help, let me know, I have considerable time on my hands the next little while.
Make an image of your current OS installation or take the drive out and set it aside, and install Windoze OS X to a new drive so you can quickly and easily go back if you hate Windoze OS X. Or, better yet, install Windoze OS X to another drive and dual boot between your current OS and the new one. Even better, make an image first, then set it up in dual-boot. Making an image will save you a ton of time and hassle later on. I can restore my Windows drive installations, set up with all the software I use, ready for immediate use, in about 15 minutes using Macrium Reflect Professional. There are some free options (including a free version of Reflect from Macrium) that also work well.
Do not use your current OS and its product key for the free upgrade. Splurge a whole $20 on yourself and buy Windoze OS X Pro x64 here (this is where I bought mine).
Download Windows 10 directly from Micro$lop here, create USB media with the tool provided by Micro$loth. Run Diskpart and clean the OS drive, then do a clean install.
Be sure to visit the threads @Matrix Leader has here at NBR on Windows 10 tweaking and cripple everything you can get your hands before you connect to the internet for the very first time. Disable access to Automatic Windows Updates in Group Policy and use a local (not Micro$lop) account for Windows. Grab DWS Lite and use it to kill every telemetry and monitoring "feature" it allows you to kill, and then, finally, connect to the internet.
If you feel this information helped you, consider donating to my BEER fund !
If you require further help, let me know, I have considerable time on my hands the next little while.
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