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Install from the Flash Drive or DVD

Whether you start the upgrade cycle straight from the Update Assistant or
from a flash drive or DVD, the actual process is pretty much the same.

You have only a short checklist left to follow:

Update your virus program and scan for viruses—and then
turn it off. If you’re updating an existing copy of Windows, turn

off your virus checker. Also turn off auto-loading programs like
non-Microsoft firewall software and web ad blockers.

Gather updated, Windows 10–compatible drivers for all your

computer’s components. Graphics and audio cards are particularly
likely to need updates, so be sure to check the manufacturers’

websites—and driver-information sites like windrivers.com and
driverguide.com—and download any new drivers you find there.

Plug in. If it’s a laptop or tablet you’re upgrading, keep it plugged
in to power during the upgrade. If its battery dies midway through,
you’re in trouble.

Back up your world. Use File History (“Turning System Restore
Off”). Upgrades that go wrong are very rare. But you don’t want to
be that one in a million who loses files.

If you’ve gone to all this trouble and preparation, the Windows installation
process can be surprisingly smooth. The Windows 10 installer is much less

painful than the ones for previous versions of Windows—and takes much
less time, too, maybe 30 minutes.

OK, ready? With your PC turned on, insert the flash drive or DVD

containing the Windows 10 installer, and then shut down the PC.

Now start the computer; just after it chimes, hold down any key.