Microsoft Windows 10 Pro | Download

Just got this product a few days ago and just got done upgrading.1. Why? I have a Dell XPS 8700 running Windows 7 Pro - basically mirrored my office set up. At the office, we've gone to Windows 10 pro so I made the upgrade.2. How easy was it? Well.... here is what happened. I bought the item and it appeared in my digital orders folder. I follow the instructions.3. I had upgraded PC before so I had done all of the usual stuff: (1) made plenty of room for the new OS on the C drive (needs about 20 GB for the 64 bit version), (2) cleaned up the computer of temp files, junk and stuff, (3) made a backup and restore point, (4) located all of the old programs for a reinstall in case the upgrade didn't work, so I thought I was ready.4. It takes a LONG time to down load the actual system, the download program that does the work is a quick file - so don't be impatient - it is longer than some movies run and your time may depend on the speed of your connection, and time of day, etc.5. Next there are two options - do you want to upgrade the computer you just downloaded the download program to or do you want to create a USB drive and upgrade off of this? (this is the case you were downloading on computer and upgrading another one).6. Key point, the USB must be at least 8 GB and should be empty. It will have the iso file with the upgrade BUT you can't just copy to it, you have to use the program because it makes it a bootable USB drive.7. THEN ... you can finally start upgrading...normally it takes a few hours I'm told, but this process took almost 10 hours. To their credit the support people at Microsoft were helpful. The program hung up because it claimed the product key was invalid.8. After reaching the company and going over with them, they acknowledged the key was valid, and set to work - there is some glitch in the uploader program - we spent hours back and ultimately we got it to upgrade but then....9. The video drivers won't load... because of a known problem with Nvidia and Windows 10, so back to stripping out all of the old stuff, literally seeking out individual files with names like nvdsp.inf, nv_lh, and nvoclock....and clean out all Nvidia Corporation folders and kill all processes using Task Manager...10. Finally then do another install but choose the custom setting and pick the ones you need ...And it worked ...and I'm writing this now.So, was it worth it? I'm honestly not sure, but the program seems pretty stable so far. Since Windows 7 things have been OK - It looks like they are trying to create one common system for tablets, laptops and PCs.Anyway - if you need for work - it is OK - but if you are not a real computer buff, and don't need to upgrade, you might want to wait and see if they can sort out these upgrade issues.I went on line and it seems that there are some out there.

Despite what some other reviewers say, it DOES work for BOTH new installs and upgrades. The download is actually from Microsoft, although Amazon provides the key. You have the choice to download an iso for DVD or for USB. There were zero install issues.

About 2 minutes after I bought this product my version of Windows 10 Pro was activated. All I had to do was highlight the product key, copy and then paste in the Windows Activation box and press enter.The Heading "Microsoft 10 Pro | Download" is misleading. Amazon will only give you a product key and gives a hyperlink to a help page that tells you how to download the Windows 10 creation tool.It appears Amazon will keep a copy of the product key in your software and digital download section of your account. To keep up to date with the Products Title, they should have done a hyperlink leading to the MediaCreationTool1803.exe right under the product key to stop the misleading word Download.

Updates may disable your startup. Fixes for known bugs often worse than the bugs. The current creators update package created so many errors i had to reinstall completely. I will post back with an update to tell you all if reinstalling fixed my problem "BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFO" upon startup after the update mentioned before.Had enough, if this install is not flawless, i will convert to linux for good and run windows vms from my college days if i need microsoft again. I will take steps to avoid their buggy, expensive, monopolization of my time and money if i run into ONE MORE FAILED BOOT ON MY BUSINESS COMPUTER....UPDATE: The issue was with a part of the 'Creators Update' having to do with some SSD (Solid State Drive) software or configuration. I spent 16 hours searching for a solution, only to spend another 16 reinstalling my software, only to have Microsoft Update install the buggy update AGAIN and hose my installation... ....you guessed it, AGAIN.What's interesting is that while Microsoft posted a release saying they were working on a fix for SOME brands, mine (M.2 NVMe Samsung EVO 250gb) was not listed among them, but suffered the same fate. I have done computer IT support and troubleshooting for fifteen years and I can tell you, Microsoft's drivers and hardware support software misses the mark time and again. If you cannot get a proper driver from your manufacturer's website, your PC will get it from Microsoft's Russian roulette.As I promised, I will be switching all my software to Linux from here on out.

If you're a win 7 person, it's gonna suck at first, but then just start deleting all the bloatware and start making this OS your own. It's a really good operating system. After 2 weeks, I love it.Just read up/google on anything you don't know how to do