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Thinkpad T43 Windows 10 Pro

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:03 am
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by kfzhu1229 » Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:08 pm

Is there anyone trying Windows 10 Pro on a T43? It is actually fine if you just surf the web and use fb twitter youtube in 720P. Theoretically Adobe...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:03 am
Windows 10 about to start downloading automatically

Last post by pianowizard « Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:49 am
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by Kilkenny » Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:53 am

W10 will now be a recommended update and thus will download automatically. Note that it will not install itself, but will still take up 6 GB of...

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Last post by pianowizard
Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:49 am
W10 seems to run stable now...

Last post by jbar2016 « Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:19 pm
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by jbar2016 » Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:58 am

hey, I have 2 thinkpad varients, and L412 and a little x100e.

I have been fighting windows 10 for a while now and I believe I have figured out how...

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Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:19 pm
Trackpoint Middle Scrolling - too much force? (T420s)

Last post by micrex22 « Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:34 am
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by plympton » Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:53 pm

Does anyone have any tips for decreasing the force needed for trackpoint middle button scrolling in Windows 10? I have the latest Lenovo driver, and...

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Last post by micrex22
Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:34 am
Tried Windows 10 on my X201 and went back to 8.1

Last post by Temetka « Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:21 am
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by symbot » Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:02 am

Windows 10 seemed to work at first, but eventually I started to get system freezes that seemed to be related to the video drivers. I could not find...

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Last post by Temetka
Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:21 am
X220 Tablet Issues

Last post by ThorOfAsgard « Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:55 am
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by ThorOfAsgard » Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:43 am

I've had a couple issues with Win10 on the X220t. Probably the most annoying is the ultranav. At the login screen, the mouse buttons will not...

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Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:55 am
Warning: Intel Rapid Storage Driver and Bitlocker

Last post by Stargate199 « Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:44 pm

by Stargate199 » Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:44 pm

So I am posting my experience so that it might inform someone else if they run into this issue. Here we go.

Okay, so first I bought a new Samsung...

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Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:44 pm
Fingerprint Logon Failing

Last post by ArtShapiro « Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:34 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Thu Dec 31, 2015 8:47 pm

Since installation of the newish 11032 build a couple weeks ago, I can't use fingerprint logon on my T500.

I've deleted and recreated the...

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Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:34 pm
After W10 upgrade scrolling does not work the way it did before

Last post by axur-delmeria « Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:02 pm
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by Lucien » Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:50 am

I tried W10 on my Thinkpad X60s. Everything works normal (as far as I know now), except for scrolling. I used to scroll by means of the trackpoint...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:02 pm
Windows 10 upgrade on T410 and T420

Last post by cfds « Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:09 am
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by Terrahawk » Wed Nov 25, 2015 7:06 am

I've upgraded my three T410s and one T420 from Windows 7 to Windows 10. All machines are joined to a domain, which I thought would add a nice twist...

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Last post by cfds
Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:09 am
T60

Last post by jonthomas « Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:45 am
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by hhmcsv » Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:42 pm
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At my birthday last summer I got a T440, which I am pretty happy with. And my old T60 got redundant - but a lovely candidate for trying Win10. All of...
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Sun Dec 13, 2015 11:45 am
T520 Integrated camera: missing in Lenovo Settings and W10 camera app

Last post by hhhd1 « Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:39 am
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by gaphic2 » Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:08 am

The camera works online (webcamtest) and in Skype, but no settings show up in the Lenovo Settings app. The W10 Camera app doesn't recognize the...

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Sat Dec 12, 2015 6:39 am
Problem after Windows 10 update on Helix

Last post by ThinkPad R « Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:38 pm

by ThinkPad R » Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:38 pm

I have a 1st generation Helix that came with Windows 8, and I upgraded to Windows 10 just fine.

However, since the December 7th upgrade, the...

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Last post by ThinkPad R
Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:38 pm
UltraNav driver for new Windows 10 build

Last post by SurrealMustard « Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:12 pm
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by Jason404 » Thu May 21, 2015 6:55 am

I have just updated to Windows 10 Preview Build 1012 2 on the Fast Track ring. It's working well, apart from not being able to use any Ultranav...

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Last post by SurrealMustard
Sun Nov 29, 2015 1:12 pm
T500 Windows 10 Touchpad Drivers?

Last post by terry_mccann « Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:37 am
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by michaelahess » Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:40 pm

I have tried various thinkpad and synaptics drivers, none work right. With the Lenovo one there are gestures that still try to activate, like swipe...

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Last post by terry_mccann
Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:37 am
W10 -1511/10586.3 FALL BUILD upgrade/update expeience

Last post by WVZR1 « Wed Nov 18, 2015 7:39 am

by WVZR1 » Wed Nov 18, 2015 7:39 am

After M$ decided my T440 needed the FALL BUILD I was faced with a non-activated system and struggled. I read that after the 1511 build a valid W7/W8...

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Last post by WVZR1
Wed Nov 18, 2015 7:39 am
Windows 10 on T60p with SSD

Last post by Garth « Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:11 am
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by Garth » Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:52 am

I have a T60p (2008) with 4 Gb memory and a Samsung SSD which runs Windows 7 really well. I've tried Windows 10 on a mechanical HD on the T60p but...

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Last post by Garth
Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:11 am
Windows 10 on a Thinkpad R51e

Last post by dtwalters « Sun Nov 15, 2015 7:34 am
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by dtwalters » Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:39 am

Does anyone know if Windows 10 can be installed on a Thinkpad R51e? It is currently running Windows 7 Professional 32 bit very happily. It has a ATI...

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Last post by dtwalters
Sun Nov 15, 2015 7:34 am
T61p win 10 and power manager

Last post by IMAKYA « Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:07 pm
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by pandimus » Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:45 pm

I've noticed that when I installed power manager, in win 7 compatibility mode, that I have extreme lagging and fx570m crashing. I've tried installing...

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Last post by IMAKYA
Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:07 pm
Dual-booting Linux Mint 17 and Windows 10 on an R400

Last post by Sudevan « Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:22 pm
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by Sudevan » Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:41 pm

Like many others, I have that infamous free Windows 10 offer sitting on my main desktop, a Win 7 Dell XPS 8700 with an i7 quad-core CPU. Since I did...

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Last post by Sudevan
Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:22 pm
Windows 10 and why I don't care for it much.

Last post by Cigarguy « Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:07 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:00 pm
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Windows 10 and why I don't care for it much

I will admit I've been reading lots of news feeds of Windows 10 through out the year and its coming out...
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Last post by Cigarguy
Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:07 am
support for older generation trackpoints

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:00 am
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by mr_yellow » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:22 pm

Hey Guys,

I have an x61s with the trackpoint version prior to the ultranav generation of trackpoints. I have Windows 10 installed and everything is...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:00 am
Perflib errors

Last post by knagsted « Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am

by knagsted » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am

The eventviewer fills with perflib errors on my T450. I can't find any more solutions that I dont have tried already. Every suggestions on Technet is...

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Last post by knagsted
Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am
Windows 10 & "switchable graphics" T400

Last post by JesseKnows « Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:08 pm
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by WVZR1 » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:54 pm

So today I get a notice that the W10 upgrade is READY for my machine. I've never had anything except a notice that mentions we'll contact you when...

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Last post by JesseKnows
Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:08 pm
Windows 10 Sleep hibernation problems

Last post by exTPfan « Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:58 pm
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by makaveli559m » Fri Aug 07, 2015 1:22 pm

Hi has anyone had problems with Sleep or Hibernation? I have, my Thinkpads started waking up from Sleep or Hibernation I have no idea why. Does...

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Last post by exTPfan
Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:58 pm
Unable to login using Fingerprint reader after upgrade to Windows 10

Last post by USSS « Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:18 am
Replies: 8
by khary23 » Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:39 pm

Yesterday I ungraded my W530's OS from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Since the upgrade I can no longer logon using the finger print reader and get the...

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Last post by USSS
Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:18 am
Early experiences running Win10 10130 on my T60 (TLDR: it works!)

Last post by daveA « Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:37 pm
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by i336_ » Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:58 am

Put some 2015 in your 2007! :wink:

My favourite part?

I can login at system boot and shoo the lock screen away... with the fingerprint reader . I...

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Last post by daveA
Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:37 pm
Pervasive Windows 10 files installed on Windows 7/8.x

Last post by dr_st « Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:53 am
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by UMPC2024 » Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:13 pm

Read an article today about Windows 10 that said Windows 10 files (around 6GB worth) were being downloaded onto Windows 7/Windows 8.x machines with...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:53 am
windows 10 shares wifi password with facebook?

Last post by Dekks « Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:57 am
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by BigWarpGuy » Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:02 pm

I read that windows 10 shares your wifi with facebook?

Has anyone experienced it?

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Last post by Dekks
Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:57 am
Bluetooth Gps issue after Windows 10 upgrade

Last post by Billaboard « Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:51 am
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by steveg47 » Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:33 pm

I have upgraded 3 different laptops and they all exhibit the same problem. Using Delorme Street Atlas 2009 and a Qstarz 818XT bluetooth I have always...

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Last post by Billaboard
Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:51 am
T60p, Windows 10 and trouble with Infrared adapter

Last post by ThinkSoRight « Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:06 am
Replies: 4
by rangell » Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:16 am

I have installed Windows 10 Pro (x64) on my trusty T60p, and it works flawlessly for the most part (modded ATI-drivers work after installing with...

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Last post by ThinkSoRight
Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:06 am
Windows 10 churning through data, blowing up usage caps

Last post by MisterB « Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:38 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:23 am
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Yet another big reason to say NO to installing W10.
You do so at YOUR increased Internet expense!

You'll remember that Don Gibson song, made popular...
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Last post by MisterB
Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:38 pm
T60 with Win 10 Pausing on Thinkpad Logo

Last post by Pokrzept « Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:57 am
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by themeone » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:31 pm

Apologies if this has already come up, but I couldn't find anything.

I installed Windows 10 on my T60 a while back on a machine that dual boots...

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Last post by Pokrzept
Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:57 am
Telemetry (spying) now introduced in W7 and W8.x through WU

Last post by erik « Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:36 am
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by ajkula66 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:33 pm

If you've chosen to stay away from W10 because of privacy concerns, you may want to be careful with Windows Updates these days, specifically one...

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Last post by erik
Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:36 am
MS has no plans to tell us what's in (WU) patches

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:54 am
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by ajkula66 » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:17 am

Transparency? There is none, at least coming from Redmond...

While the security content is quite fully described, explanations of the non-security...

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Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:54 am
Eject the Microsoft ACPI compliant control method battery

Last post by vmpro « Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:39 am
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by vmpro » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:07 am

Recently bought the T450 and upgraded to Windows 10. Even though Power Manager is not supported in Windows 10, I Installed the Windows 10 Power...

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Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:39 am
Windows 10 Driver for Mobile Intel 4 series Graphics Accelerator

Last post by makaveli559m « Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:32 am
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by i2000s » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:34 pm

Anyone found a usable Driver for the Mobile Intel 4 series graphics accelerator on Windows 10? I am using my X200 tablet now which has the default...

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Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:32 am
Z61t: Can't start drivers?

Last post by oskidbear « Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:19 pm
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by oskidbear » Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:33 am

Hi all,

Well, I've successfully updated my Z61t (9440-CTO) to Windows 10 Pro (x64). I'll soon be running a clean install of x86 Windows 10 Pro....

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Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:19 pm
Windows 10 Privacy: Overblown panic

Last post by coolcat37 « Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:03 pm
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by Ibthink » Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:46 am
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A very good article by Paul Thurrott on the privacy in Windows 10:

Some people should cool down a notch. Its not like cou can´t configure Windows...
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Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:03 pm
Upgrade to Win 10 from Dual systems on TP X200 Tablet

Last post by i2000s « Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:30 pm
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by i2000s » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:22 pm

Does anyone upgrade from a Ubuntu & Windows 7 dual system to Windows 10 successfully on a Thinkpad X200 tablet (or similar) machine? I want to...

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Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:30 pm
Lenovo Companion

Last post by i2000s « Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:34 pm
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by Billaboard » Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:55 pm

I'm testing Windows 10 on an X201 (64-bit) and an X60T (32-bit).

On both machines a thing called Lenovo Companion has appeared without any action on...

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Last post by i2000s
Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:34 pm
Windows 10 reserve Now install

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:58 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:29 pm
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I got my Windows 7 Pro updated and got the Get Windows 10 icon on the bottom tray. Like all my other OS I got, My 64bit desktop has a External HDD...
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Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:58 am
E540 Microphone too quiet

Last post by warder « Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:02 am

by warder » Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:02 am

Hi,

I upgraded my E540 to W10 and it mostly went ok. One thing however is not working: the Microphone. It barely works but is so quiet no one can...

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Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:02 am
Annoyances X220 under Windows 10

Last post by CometCKO « Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:45 pm
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by CometCKO » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:59 am

I've been testing my X220 running Windows 10 for the past 3 days. For the most part, things seem to be working well. I'm still checking things like...

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Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:45 pm
Win10 and UEFI

Last post by josh5k « Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:29 am
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by Norway Pad » Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:00 am

From what I read today, it seems like Win10 in it's final form will require secure boot, which in turn seem to require UEFI v2.3.1.

The only...

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Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:29 am
I just put Windows 10 on my T61

Last post by hhmcsv « Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:57 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:01 am

The upgrade went very smooth with 2.7GB of data. I had the Windows 10 preview on a T410s. I will give my opinion and update this thread after a few...

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Last post by hhmcsv
Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:57 pm
TP Yoga 15 - Lenovo Performance Power Option

Last post by SCJACA « Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:20 am

by SCJACA » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:20 am

Good afternoon,

Long story short I had to perform a clean install of Windows 10. This unfortunately wiped out the Lenovo software that was...

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Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:20 am
Windows 10 Security and Privacy - Your tinfoil hat isn't big enough

Last post by laowai « Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:55 am
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by Temetka » Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:33 am

So um yeah, I'm just going to leave this here for your consideration:

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Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:55 am
activation key..?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:07 pm
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by BillMorrow » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:40 pm

trying to upgrade win 8.1 on a thinkpad tablet 2..
because i can easily revert the tablet back to win 8.1..

win10 upgrade asks for activation key.....

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Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:07 pm
Help with my t60p *PIC*

Last post by MikesChevelle « Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:47 pm
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by MikesChevelle » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:19 pm

I cannot get MS to update me to Win10

I just keep getting this.........

I have tried a few different drivers to no avail......any thoughts?

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Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:47 pm

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