#HP STREAM 11 WINDOWS 7 INSTALL INSTALL#
#HP STREAM 11 WINDOWS 7 INSTALL UPGRADE#
#HP STREAM 11 WINDOWS 7 INSTALL WINDOWS 10#
#HP STREAM 11 WINDOWS 7 INSTALL WINDOWS 8.1#

The touchpad gestures also did not work for me until I installed the Windows 8.1 Synaptics touchpad driver. The touchpad did not work until I installed these.

#HP STREAM 11 WINDOWS 7 INSTALL INSTALL#

Install all the intel chipset drivers available from hp.com for your specific model laptop. When Windows boots for the first time, right click the Start Button => System and check that it says 'Windows is Activated'.

For some unknown reason, I was prompted to repeat the product key and Customize Settings steps again here. When prompted for a product key, select 'Do this later'. Click the Next button, the install will take around 20-30 minutes.

#HP STREAM 11 WINDOWS 7 INSTALL WINDOWS 10#

Make sure Windows 10 has already been upgraded from Windows 8.1 and is activated. This will provide the greatest amount of available disk space for the C: drive (19.2 GB free of 28.5 GB following the fresh install).įresh installation of Windows 10 on the HP Stream Laptop If you want to do a fresh Windows 10 install, you can also wipe the drive completely clean at this point. Do not delete the 450 MB Recovery partition, Windows 10 created this for WIMBoot and it will not boot without it. Select: 'Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)'. When prompted to enter the product key to activate Windows, select 'Skip'. Select language, time and currency, keyboard. Press F9 on the keyboard as the laptop powers up to enter the boot menu. Attach the Windows 10 USB drive and USB mouse. Unfortunately it seems the C: drive cannot be extended to include the 7 GB of space so an additional drive letter (such as 'D:') will need to be created to utilize it.ĭeleting the 7 GB Windows 8.1 recovery partition (only do this if you have upgraded to Windows 10, Windows 8.1 will not boot without this partition.)

The 7 GB recovery partition from Windows 8.1 can be deleted now since Windows 10 creates its own 450 MB recovery partition for WIMBoot. You can stop here if you have enough disk space and do not want to do a fresh install.

#HP STREAM 11 WINDOWS 7 INSTALL UPGRADE#

When the upgrade finishes, add a WiFi connection and go to the Start button => System and make sure it says 'Windows is Activated'. Click the Install button, the upgrade took around 30 minutes on my Stream 11. When it prompted: 'Change What To Keep', I selected ' Nothing'. With Windows 8.1 running, start the setup program from the Windows 10 USB drive. Updating Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 on the HP Stream Laptop If you read the posts here, many have regretted skipping this step.ĭownload the Windows 10 64-bit ISO file and burn it to a USB drive. If you recover, you do not need to apply any Windows 8.1 updates after the recovery, you can upgrade using the Windows 10 USB drive immediately after the laptop is restored to the factory configuration.įirst make a recovery USB drive of your existing Windows 8.1 with Bing installation. Other reports indicate you can complete the upgrade by pointing to an external drive for additional space. If Windows 10 tells you that you do not have enough room to upgrade, you may have to restore the laptop back to the factory configuration using the recovery media. If you do not do this, Windows 10 will not activate when it is installed fresh. One warning is that you have to first upgrade the original Windows 8.1 with Bing installation 'in place', letting Windows 10 activate before wiping the disk clean and installing Windows 10 fresh. I performed a fresh clean installation of Windows 10 on my Stream 11 laptop and it worked well. Business PCs, Workstations and Point of Sale Systems.Printer Wireless, Networking & Internet.DesignJet, Large Format Printers & Digital Press.Printing Errors or Lights & Stuck Print Jobs.Notebook Hardware and Upgrade Questions.

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