Official Windows 10 Thread: Installation and Issues (check first post)

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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
whitestar_999 said:
Why are you even trying to install an officially out of support OS on latest hardware? Just install win 8.1 with classic shell/open shell to make it look more like win 7 if you absolutely don't want to install win 10.
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I am not trying to install win7. It was already on my old HDD which I didn’t upgrade.
I’ve swapped laptop ssd into the desktop and made a bootable pendrive of win10 and currently installing it on my HDD.
The SSD is for my laptop since it’s very handy for office related work

The moment i connected the ssd to my desktop it booted to win10 and all keyboard mouse processor ram were working fine.
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
whitestar_999 said:
So you have a ssd with win 10 on it for laptop & a hdd with 10 on it for desktop.
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No I had an SSD with Win10 on laptop and HDD Win7 on desktop.
I got the hdd to install win10 via pendrive now I am all ok . played gta v and could notice the speed and graphics upgrade immediately from ryzen 5 3600 and 16gb ram. I am still running the old AMD HD 7770 sapphire one and will likely upgrade to either AMD 5600xt or nvidia 1660 super .
I got some issues like i have a local usb wifi adapter for which keeps disconnecting frequently coz of which steam downloads get interrupted. my monitor sucks its a philips 19" which is 7 yrs old and due for an upgrade for which i got some recommendations in my thread. keyboard is also that much old , its a cooler master cmstorm , its backspace and enter keys don't work. so will upgrade that also. have upgraded the mouse to logitech g102.
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
Running wifi using a usb adapter like this one

Exabyte WiFi 1000Mbps Mini Wireless USB Adapter 2.4 GHz Wireless WiFi Dongle 500Mbps 80211n USB Connector 802 Wi-Fi Receiver USB 2.0 Wireless Wi-Fi Network Adapter for Windows Exabyte WiFi 1000Mbps Mini Wireless USB Adapter 2.4 GHz Wireless WiFi Dongle 500Mbps 80211n USB Connector 802 Wi-Fi Receiver USB 2.0 Wireless Wi-Fi Network Adapter for Windows - Buy Exabyte WiFi 1000Mbps Mini Wireless USB Adapter 2.4 GHz Wireless WiFi Dongle 500Mbps 80211n USB Connector 802 Wi-Fi Receiver USB 2.0 Wireless Wi-Fi Network Adapter for Windows Online at Low Price in India - Amazon.in


After every 5-15 minutes , internet connectivity is gone. The wifi stays connected but with no internet. I have to turn wifi off and back on to get it to connect again.
No such issue in any other device.
 
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whitestar_999

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theterminator said:
After every 5-15 minutes , internet connectivity is gone. The wifi stays connected but with no internet. I have to turn wifi off and back on to get it to connect again.
No such issue in any other device.
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First of all, that is completely wrong description. Theoretically N wifi standard can support at max 300mbps on single 2.4GHz band using a single antenna. I think your wifi adapter is malfunctioning or is getting too hot(touch it to feel the difference when net is working & when it is not).
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
whitestar_999 said:
First of all, that is completely wrong description. Theoretically N wifi standard can support at max 300mbps on single 2.4GHz band using a single antenna. I think your wifi adapter is malfunctioning or is getting too hot(touch it to feel the difference when net is working & when it is not).
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yup it is hot. I’ve set the desktop in my hall where there’s no AC , i think il set it up in my bedroom. it gets really hot here
 
sling-shot

sling-shot

Wise Old Owl
Assuming the OS is Windows 10 fully updated, please check the manufacturer of your device from Device Manager. I use a dongle for my desktop and seen exactly similar symptoms. Manufacturer is reported as Ralink.

I read somewhere on the internet that the standard driver that is used by Windows is the issue. I was advised to search for a driver released by MediaTak and after installing that, there are no major issues for more than 3 months now.

The one I used is this I THINK, BUT NOT 100% SURE - RT2870
 
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whitestar_999

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@theterminator also check in device manager--network adapters--usb wireless lan card--right click & select properties. In general tab you will see the name of the manufacturer & in power management tab check that turn off this device to save power is not ticked.
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
whitestar_999 said:
@theterminator also check in device manager--network adapters--usb wireless lan card--right click & select properties. In general tab you will see the name of the manufacturer & in power management tab check that turn off this device to save power is not ticked.
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yeah saw that fix in google have done it but no relief will try the driver solution provided above
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
sling-shot said:
Assuming the OS is Windows 10 fully updated, please check the manufacturer of your device from Device Manager. I use a dongle for my desktop and seen exactly similar symptoms. Manufacturer is reported as Ralink.

I read somewhere on the internet that the standard driver that is used by Windows is the issue. I was advised to search for a driver released by MediaTak and after installing that, there are no major issues for more than 3 months now.

The one I used is this I THINK, BUT NOT 100% SURE - RT2870
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mine shows this

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omega44-xt

omega44-xt

Gear up ...
theterminator said:
I am not trying to install win7. It was already on my old HDD which I didn’t upgrade.
I’ve swapped laptop ssd into the desktop and made a bootable pendrive of win10 and currently installing it on my HDD.
The SSD is for my laptop since it’s very handy for office related work

The moment i connected the ssd to my desktop it booted to win10 and all keyboard mouse processor ram were working fine.
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Buy a 120GB SATA SSD for 1.6-2k & install Win10 on it. No point using OS on HDD these esp considering the amount you spent on CPU alone.
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
is there a way to share the wifi connection through mobile hotspot? like im connected to wifi in mobile and when I turn on USB tethering then the connection used is the wifi and not the data connection of mobile?
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
omega44-xt said:
Buy a 120GB SATA SSD for 1.6-2k & install Win10 on it. No point using OS on HDD these esp considering the amount you spent on CPU alone.
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Actually originally i planned to do just that and bought the ssd for desktop only but as soon as i installed gta v and try to ran the game using social club launcher i was getting some online offline sign in error which i couldn't solve . this made me use my ssd in my laptop which has come to life after 5 years ... if i install win10 on a new drive and play the game from there .. .im afraid il get that error again.
 
SaiyanGoku

SaiyanGoku

kamehameha!!
theterminator said:
Actually originally i planned to do just that and bought the ssd for desktop only but as soon as i installed gta v and try to ran the game using social club launcher i was getting some online offline sign in error which i couldn't solve . this made me use my ssd in my laptop which has come to life after 5 years ... if i install win10 on a new drive and play the game from there .. .im afraid il get that error again.
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Network issue is not related to storage devices. It can be possible that your wifi adapter is faulty. Try with an Ethernet cable plugged from router to desktop instead.
 
sling-shot

sling-shot

Wise Old Owl
theterminator said:
mine shows this

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Please go to the driver tab and check the version. Unfortunately Realtek itself does not seem to offer a driver for this chipset in its website.

A brief search sent me to this website Realtek RTL8188FTV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter (network) drivers for Windows with driver version 10.038.1118.2019 (18 Nov 2019) [I have not used this website before so cannot vouch for the safety part]
If the version you already have matches this, then there seems to be no further hope.

If this is a newer version, you may try this after ensuring that a proper system restore point is created before install.
 
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