Windows 10 Upgrade - I'm Registered - Painless Process

The Icon Has Landed

As I posted on 4th July, I am using my wife's laptop to follow this through and at that time, the Windows 10 icon was not present.

The Windows 7 Pro laptop hadn't been on for a while so over a couple of days I left it on for a few hours then restarted a few of times and sure enough the icon appeared in the status tray.

Windows Updates are set to download and install automatically on this laptop. If you have Updates Off or Download but Install Manually then you probably need to action your updates which you should have been doing regularly anyway.

Click To Register

Windows 10 will be registered to the Processor in the PC so requires no personal detail. An email address is an optional field only required if you request a confirmation.

You must repeat this process on every PC that you want to receive the upgrade.
This process can be completed in 5 clicks.  A little longer if you want to read some of the blurb and take your time.

If you change your mind there is a "Cancel Reservation" option on the final page

 

Reserve your free upgrade

(you may need to ok several dialogue boxes allowing programmes to run [these clicks do not count toward the #5] )

After clicking the Windows 10 icon in the status tray [click 1], you will be presented with a slide show containing 5 slides.  

There is no need to browse through these slides unless you want to as each has a bold "Reserve your free upgrade" button [click 2] to move directly to the next stage.

 



 

Check Your PC option

At top left of each page there is a menu option. 

Most of the menu items just go to pages of the slideshow or direct to the registration page but there is one item "Check your PC" which you can select if you would like the reassurance that your PC is suitable.

 

Complete Registration

When you click the "Reserve your free upgrade" button on any of the slides the following window appears. If you want to got back to the slides click the arrow at the left, otherwise, confirm by clicking on the  "Reserve your free upgrade" button  [click 3] in this window.



The next window confirms that your reservation is complete.

• If you would like an email confirming the reservation, complete the field and click "Send confirmation". Tick or untick the news and offers check box to your preference.
• Otherwise, click on text "Skip email confirmation"  [click 4]

 Click "Close" [click 5] - Job done.

Have I Reserved?

If you are in doubt whether you have reserved an upgrade on a particular PC you can easily check.

Click on the Windows10 icon in the status tray.
OK any security request to run programs.
At the first 'Get Windows 10' slide window; Click on the Menu icon top left.
Select "View Confirmation" item from menu.

 If the registration is in place you will see the confirmation page.

What's Next?

I have Reserved the Upgrade and the code will download to the PC when available and be offered for Installation.  I will not be Installing until early August as I am not available for a few days after 29th July but I will report back on how it goes.