New HP PCs are optimised for Windows 10īuying a new HP laptop ensures not just compatibility, but an optimised Windows 10 experience. Clicking the Get Windows 10 app (the Windows icon at the right of your taskbar) will tell most users if they have a compatible device.įor HP devices, you can also check compatibility at If you do have a compatible device, Windows 10 is free. Windows 10 has been designed to run on Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs, so your device is likely to be compatible, but you need to be running genuine Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows 8.1 (Update). In technical terms you need a 1 gigahertz or faster processor to run Windows 10, plus 1 gigabyte RAM for 32-bit, or 2 gigabytes for 64-bit. But how do you get it? And will it work on your devices? Check you have a compatible business computer TLDR: HP protect tools will fubar your login and cause epileptic seizures due to flashing blue screen.Windows 10 confers a host of advantages for small business users. I had to boot into safe mode, hack the registry to enable the MSIServer so I could start the Windows installer service to uninstall it in safe mode. Upon logout, all you will get is a spinning circle and a flashing blue screen. However it changes the login screen to give you the finger print reader option. So I installed it and the finger print reader worked.
So I googled a bit and found a KB/Win10 support article where they Microsoft suggests installing the software in compatibility mode for Windows 7.
Checking device manager the biometics and finger print drivers are there and installed. However after upgrading, Microsoft Hello is not giving me options to set or use a fingerprint to login nor does the camera option show (I wasn't expecting the camera to work for Hello Facial recognition). During the upgrade it tells you to uninstall HP ProtectTools. Backstory: HP Elitebook with fingerprint reader and facial recognition camera.
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