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  1. GWX Windows 10 Upgrade and the KCCI Live TV Moment: Lessons

    Ever since Microsoft began pushing Windows 10 aggressively, one uncomfortable truth has been obvious: an operating system update that interrupts a live TV weather forecast is not merely an embarrassing viral clip — it’s a warning shot about how modern OS update mechanics can collide with...
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  2. Windows 10 Retrospective: Key Moments, Controversies, and Legacy

    Windows 10 has, without question, left an indelible mark on the landscape of personal computing—a mark filled with milestones, controversy, and transformative change. Its arrival in July 2015 was both a response to prior missteps and an ambitious vision for the future. Now, a decade since its...
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  3. The Get Windows 10 app (GWX) was unable to adjust your upgrade settings to decline the free...

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    Windows 10 Incompatible screen stopping upgrade to win 10

    I think this thread title might describe my problem, but I'm not sure. I have an Acer Aspire One (532h-2588) netbook that I purchased in 2010. I want to update it to Windows 10. The GWX utility (system tray icon) says the netbook is compatible. When I try to update or just download Win 10...
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    Windows 7 New GWX Control Panel

    There is a new GWX Control Panel available Ultimate Outsider - Software Downloads Joe

  6. Windows 10 7-10 Upgrade installation stuck/hung

    Okay, so, I had both my desktop and my laptop (both running 7 Ultimate) registered for the free upgrade to 10; confirmed and everything. It didn't seem like the background download was coming through (I read where it's supposed to be stored, and checked, and the folder was there but was only...
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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    Windows 10 I can't find the reserve Windows 10 app!!

    I know there are a lot of different threads about this issue but all of them seemed to do nothing in my case. I updated everything and tried pasting: reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f schtasks /run /TN...
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  8. Windows 10 Can't Reserve Upgrade?

    Okay, so I understand that you should get a pop-up on the bottom right hand corner of your screen if you have Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. I have Windows 7, but I never got a notification. I know that GWX.exe is on my computer, but it won't pop-up. I read in the FAQ that it only does it if it...