Windows 10: Issue restoring a Windows 10 image onto new 8.1 laptop.

Discus and support Issue restoring a Windows 10 image onto new 8.1 laptop. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi. We have received 50 windows laptops. All are pre-loaded with Windows 8.1. We are looking to deploy a Windows 10 image on to these laptops, but... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by MarkLloyds, Oct 12, 2015.

  1. Issue restoring a Windows 10 image onto new 8.1 laptop.


    Hi.

    We have received 50 windows laptops. All are pre-loaded with Windows 8.1.
    We are looking to deploy a Windows 10 image on to these laptops, but we are having issues with the Licence activation.

    I updated one laptop from 8.1 to 10. Setup as required and ran Sysprep. I then took a system image.
    When I restore the image onto another laptop (Brand new, first time switch on), it restores the image, but the windows will not activate.
    Speaking to the Microsoft support their only suggestion is to role back to 8.1 and manually update to Windows 10 to verify the licence.

    Is there a better way for us to this? Can I amend the image before sysprep'ing to help? Thanks.

    :)
     
    MarkLloyds, Oct 12, 2015
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  2. Recovering a Windows 8.1 back up image on the Windows 10 OS

    Will I be able to restore a Windows 8.1 system image backup onto my new computer that uses windows 10, or is this impossible. Thanks for the help.
     
    AgamemnonQK, Oct 12, 2015
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  3. John 1963 Win User
    Restore to windows8.1

    Hi All

    My laptop dies and is now been restored from windows 10 to windows 8.1

    I have a windows 10 backup

    Can I restore this windows 10 backup onto my windows 8.1?

    If so, how can I do this?

    Thank you for all your assistance.

    Cheers

    John

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    John 1963, Oct 12, 2015
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  4. NavyLCDR New Member

    Issue restoring a Windows 10 image onto new 8.1 laptop.

    NavyLCDR, Oct 12, 2015
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  5. MarkLloyds, Oct 12, 2015
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  6. NavyLCDR New Member
    You need the GenuineTicket.xml file unique to each computer. Don't know about your second question. In order to get the free upgrade to Windows 10, each computer must be upgraded individually from the previous operating system.
     
    NavyLCDR, Oct 12, 2015
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  7. spapakons Win User
    Well I read about how to start Windows 10 in "audit mode" instead of OOBE. When you first see the welcome screen, before creating any account, you press a special key combination and it starts in "audit mode" with the default Administrator account. Then you can install any applications you want, generalize the installation (if you need to) and shutdown the computer. Then you can clone the disk to the other computers. When first startup you will see the Welcome again (OOBE) when you can create the users etc. More details at the thread in the above link.
     
    spapakons, Apr 4, 2018
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