{"id":151,"date":"2025-10-03T11:58:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mox.scholars.co.tz\/?p=151"},"modified":"2025-10-03T11:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:58:58","slug":"how-to-install-or-upgrade-to-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/2025\/10\/03\/how-to-install-or-upgrade-to-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install or upgrade to Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first step before installing Windows 10 is to make sure BIOS is setup correctly. It is important to note which type of partitioning method (GPT or MBR) before attempting to install any operating system on their system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insert the Windows 10 install media (either through USB or CD\/DVD).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Power on the system and press the F12 key whenever the following splash screen appears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Windows bootable installation media \u201cUEFI\u201d option from the F12 boot menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Legacy\/MBR installations:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boot into BIOS by pressing the F1 key at the splash screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the \u201cExit\u201d menu option along the left column and set \u201cOS Optimized Defaults\u201d along the right column to \u201cDisabled\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cStartup\u201d menu option along the left column and select the \u201cCSM Configuration\u201d option along the right column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the \u201cStorage\u201d option ROM and set the pull-down menu to \u201cLegacy\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select F10 to \u201cSave and Exit\u201d BIOS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert the Windows 10 install media (either through USB or CD\/DVD).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Power on the system and press the F12 key whenever the following Lenovo splash screen appears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Windows bootable installation media \u201cLegacy\u201d option from the F12 boot menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windows 10 Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the steps below to proceed with the Windows 10 installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the following Language, Time, and Keyboard Layout and select \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cInstall now\u201d option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the product key to activate Windows and press \u201cNext\u201d, or press \u201cSkip\u201d to enter a valid product key later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the box next to \u201cI accept the license terms\u201d and select \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the type of installation to perform. &#8211; To upgrade to Windows 10 from an earlier version of Windows, select the \u201cUpgrade\u201d option below. &#8211; To perform a clean OS installation, select \u201cCustom: Install Windows only (advanced)\u201d option below. For instructional purposes, this option was selected below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the \u201cLoad driver\u201d option to load the appropriate driver for the storage device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure to load the appropriate storage device driver onto a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive before completing the next step. The storage device drivers can be found on the Lenovo Support website here. &#8211; For storages devices attached to the Intel storage controller, load the Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (RSTe) driver. o Select \u201cBrowse\u201d, and browse to the CD, DVD, or USB flash drive to where the storage device driver is located and select \u201cOK\u201d. &#8211; For storages devices attached to the Broadcom controller, load the Broadcom storage driver. o Select \u201cBrowse\u201d, browse to the CD, DVD, or USB flash drive to where the storage device driver is located and select \u201cOK\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the driver to install.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the drive to install Windows and select \u201cNext\u201d at the bottom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Installing Windows screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the installation completes, the system will automatically reboot. If no product key was entered above, then it\u2019ll prompt to enter a product key again. Either enter the product key here and select \u201cNext\u201d or select \u201cDo this later\u201d at the bottom left.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cUse Express Settings\u201d at the bottom right to use the default settings or select \u201cCustomize settings\u201d at the bottom left. For instructional purposes, \u201cUse Express settings\u201d was selected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create an account by typing a \u201cUser name\u201d. Optionally, type a password to make it secure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows 10 desktop screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrading to Windows 10 using Media Creation Tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the steps below for instructions on how to upgrade to Windows 10 using Microsoft \u2018media creation tool\u2019 from Microsoft\u2019s website linked below. It is important to note that to use Microsoft\u2019s media creation tool, a genuine Microsoft license key is necessary. <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-10\/media-creation-tool-install\">http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-10\/media-creation-tool-install<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once the user downloads the appropriate \u2018media creation tool\u2019 from Microsoft\u2019s website (linked above), double-click the icon to launch the executable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cUpgrade this PC now\u201d and select \u201cNext\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accept the License terms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cInstall\u201d to start the installation. It\u2019s important to note, by default, Windows will keep any existing settings, personal files, and apps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first step before installing Windows 10 is to make sure BIOS is setup correctly. It is important to note which type of partitioning method (GPT or MBR) before attempting to install any operating system on their system. Windows 10 Installation Follow the steps below to proceed with the Windows 10 installation. Upgrading to Windows &#8230; <a title=\"How to install or upgrade to Windows 10\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/2025\/10\/03\/how-to-install-or-upgrade-to-windows-10\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to install or upgrade to Windows 10\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","category-tutorial","tag-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholars.co.tz\/mox\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}