Windows 10: I've been trying to reset my Windows 10 Lenovo laptop for some time now, and it always says...

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"Get Windows 10" says my Lenovo laptop is compatible, Lenovo and Intel say otherwise

I have a ThinkPad W520 with a Sandy Bridge CPU and dual GPUs using NVIDIA's Optimus technology: Intel HD 3000 and NVIDIA Quadro 1000M. The "Get Windows 10" app that appeared in my notification area says "This PC works with Windows 10". Lenovo says any
of their computers that use Sandy Bridge CPUs aren't compatible with Windows 10, and Intel says their HD 3000 integrated CPU isn't supported with Windows 10. NVIDIA has a reference driver for my GPU + Windows 10 but there's no Lenovo-specific version so it
may or may not work (I was advised when I contacted NVIDIA that it's better to get my drivers from Lenovo). So will my laptop (including the GPUs) work with Windows 10?

Lenovo list of compatible and incompatible computers:

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht103535

Intels list of compatible and incompatible GPUs:

http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-034343.htm

I know a few other people with different Lenovo laptops that also have Sandy Bridge CPUs with the Intel HD 3000 GPU (no Optimus), their computers also indicates "This PC works with Windows 10", but I'm wondering if this is really true or not?

[Edit] I've upgraded to Windows 10 and so far there are no major problems.

 

Windows 10 always resets my Time

Is your time zone set correctly in the OS? The OS has the ability to change the CMOS clock, so if you didn't setup your Windows Time correctly, then it is defaulted to Pacific Standard Time. It could also be a CMOS battery issue...but usually your time AND date will reset...so you'll see 12:00, January 1, 1979 or similar if the clock is resetting from a bad CMOS. If you shut your PC down, unplug it from the wall for say like 10 minutes, then plug back in and boot into BIOS, is your time/date wrong?

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

I had the message on my built systems and the laptops.