Should've done it out of the box but on a branded Thinkpad Helix2 tablet which I'll be using as the test device since it'll benefit most from the upgrade I backed up the factory recovery partition using Windows 8.1 'create a recovery drive' onto a USB stick. It suggested a 16GB but ended up using more ~21GB so fortunately had a 32GB handy. Also, confirmed the newly created stick is bootable. In theory, this will allow reverting back to clean factory Windows 8.1.
What I'm weighing next to see if it's worthwhile in time saving is using Windows 8.1 built-in tools to do a system image backup of the current state versus doing factory restore, uninstall bloat, customizations, install OS patches and install apps. Only roadblock is if it's even doable over WIFI especially the restore part. Anyone have experience in this area?
Helpful info and forum regarding the upgrade:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq?ocid=win10_auxapp_ReserveConf_win10faq
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10_1-win_upgrade
What I'm weighing next to see if it's worthwhile in time saving is using Windows 8.1 built-in tools to do a system image backup of the current state versus doing factory restore, uninstall bloat, customizations, install OS patches and install apps. Only roadblock is if it's even doable over WIFI especially the restore part. Anyone have experience in this area?
Helpful info and forum regarding the upgrade:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq?ocid=win10_auxapp_ReserveConf_win10faq
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10_1-win_upgrade
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