Windows 10: Win 8 Dell with free upgrade to 10. BSOD and drive errors

I have a Dell that was originally a Win 8 and did the free upgrade to 10. Computer has been lagging and hanging for past couple of weeks. Now I get the BSOD intermittently. In the Win notices I am getting notice for drive errors and also requests to run drive scan and fix errors. I have done this more than a few times and and keep getting the Win 10 notices and computer freezing. I am assuming I need to change the drive but unsure about reinstalling Win 10 since this was originally a Win 8 computer. Also how would I boot the computer when the new drive is installed to install the new OS? I am new at this sort of thing. Any guidance or tips would be appreciated.

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Want windows 10 back!!!

Hello

I have a Dell Inspiron 5558 Laptop. It came with Windows 8.1. When the windows 10 upgrade rolled out for free, I had upgraded my system to win10. Some days back, I started getting BSOD(Blue Screen Of Death) errors and i could not access my account. As the
laptop is under warranty period, I gave it to Dell Service Center and they formatted the system and installed Windows 8.1.

As the win10 free upgrade deadline is over, how do I upgrade to (genuine) win 10 for free???

Also, can I use "windows 10 upgrade for customers who use assistive technologies" version if i don't really use assistive technologies??

P.S. : I did not create any recovery drive for windows 10.

Thanks in advance

**Moved by Moderator to Windows 10. Reason: To provide clarity.**

 

Windows 10 Free Upgrade

Would you know if this apples to OEM versions? I'm about to purchase a new Dell and they are advertising a free upgrade to Win 10. I realize that's a Microsoft Upgrade, not really a Dell upgrade, but they are claiming if you have Win 7 or 8,. Pro, you
can only go to a Standard Win 10 version.

 

See posting instructions:
BSOD - Posting Instructions - Windows 10 Forums

Please update the system specs:

How To Fill Out Your System Specs
System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums:
System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums General Tips Tutorials
In the left corner below in your post you find 'My System Specs'.
After clicking it you can find a link a little below that says 'Update your System Spec', click on this link to get to the page where you can fill in your system specs.
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Please include PSU, cooler, case, peripherals and anything attached to the computer by wired or wireless: mouse, keyboard, printer, headset, xbox, etc.

 

You would need to reinstall Windows 10 on the new drive using a bootable USB or different storage device.

 

How would I go about getting the free copy of Win 10 since I did the free upgrade on a Win 8 computer?

 

Missing Digital License - Microsoft Community

 

Download Windows 10 ISO File

 

Since you already have a license, you only need to download an ISO *Smile

 

Sorry I am new at this but since I am installing a new drive, when I download win 10 from a USB will this license be recognized automatically? Is it stored in the bios or something like that?

 

Yes.

Missing Digital License - Microsoft Community

 

Thank you to all that answered.