Windows 10: Can't Upgrade to 1511

It's at the first page now.

 

Normally, if clean install did it, it would be 450MB, but who knows what logic HP is using to customize things.

Wonder what he's doing.......

 

ok the recovery usb made from the HP junk only offers to do factory wipe and such. Im currently using media creation tool to make a bootable usb to attempt previous instructions for fixing the boot records

 

Good, Ryan! After you make the thumb and (hopefully) fix the boot records, hang on to it. It may come in handy.

 

Yes, mine is 450MB.

 

Did anyone ask what Ryan is using for backup?

 

Nope, didn't get that far yet. *Wink

 

sorry for the delay, fix mbr was unsuccesfull and I was unable to try the reset as it says the drive is locked? i took pictures to show what was going on. I previously backed up all my personal files. Its a fairly new laptop so not much has been put on it. I transferred it over to an external. I now have a hp system recovery flash drive and a windows installation usb.

 

I think the locked drive issue is because you have Fast Startup turned on in power settings.

 

Based on all that, and the fact he has all his stuff on an external and it's not loaded up yet.....Clean???? Get it over with? Nice, fresh, no HP baggage? All nice and neat partitions?

 

Absolutely. Unless there is some software that came with the system that he absolutely needs. I say, totally clean install, to an unallocated drive.

 

Ryan? What say?

 

Ryan, there is free, open-source software for just about everything you could possibly want to do on a computer. You tell us what you need, and we'll tell you what to get.

Let's do this, and get it right.

Windows 10 - Clean Install - Windows 10 Forums

Follow the instructions to do a custom install, so you can delete all partitions - looks like this:








Your key should be embedded in the BIOS, so don't enter one. If you want to grab it just because, use this to get it:

Showkey - Windows 10 Forums

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Okay? Any questions, please ask before you start.

 

yeah I can do that, the only software on here is the HP support warranty stuff so Im not sure how that works if I wipe it clean. I just want to be able to keep it current with updates and put pro on it someday but if the drive is locked how do I get around that if it wouldnt let me reset it earlier?

 

Boot into your OS and turn Fast Startup off. See the link in a previous post for instructions (previous page).
HP support/warranty stuff is registered on their servers when you did that. You don't need it on your PC, just your login credentials for their site.