In this tutorial, we will learn that
how you install Windows 10 on a PC, or inside a Virtual Machine. In our
previous video, we have learned that how you can download Windows 10 Technical
Preview from Microsoft website.
So, before we get started with
installation process, let’s first take a look about the Hardware Requirements
to install Windows 10.
The first thing you need to consider
is the CPU. To install Windows 10, your system must have at least 1 Giga Hertz
of Processor, with support for PAE, and NX, and SSE2. You don’t need to
worry about those terms, as most of the latest processors support all of these.
Then we need to take care of the
Random Access Memory require to install and run Windows 10. Your system must
have at least 1 Giga Byte of RAM, if you are planning to install a 32 Bit
edition, and 2 Giga Bytes if it is a 64 Bit edition. But if you are planning to
install Windows 10 on a Virtual Machine, just to explorer the new features of
Windows 10, then I will advise you to have at least 4 Giga Bytes of RAM, for a
smooth operation.
Third thing to consider is the Disk
Space requirements. For a 32 Bit edition of Windows 10, you need a minimum of
16 Giga Bytes of Hard Disk Drive Space, or 20 GB for 64 Bit edition. If you
want to install and try more applications inside Windows 10, then you should
consider the space accordingly.
Finally, the Graphic Card. Your
graphic card must support Direct X 9 with WDDM drivers. Most of the modern
graphic cards support it.
I will recommend you to install
Windows 10 inside a virtual machine, or to another PC, as it is not a final
product from the company. It is just a Technical Preview to try, and if
something went wrong, then you will not end up with a crashed PC.
So, let’s get started with the
installation of Microsoft’s New Generation Operating System, Windows 10.
You can download the Windows 10
Technical Preview from Microsoft’s website, which is preview.windows.com, if
you have not already done so. You can watch our previous video about
Downloading Windows 10.
Once the download is complete, you can
burn the ISO image to a DVD, or can mount it to Virtual CD-ROM, or can use the
ISO image directly into a Virtual Machine. If you are planning to install
Windows 10 on a separate PC, then you need to burn the ISO image to a DVD, and
later you need to configure the Boot Order to first boot from DVD drive,
through the BIOS setup.
Once you are done with the configuring
the boot order, rest part is easy to accomplish. In this tutorial, we are going
to install Windows 10 into a virtual machine, but the rest of the installation
procedure will remain the same.
Open Hyper V Manager. You can
watch our previous video about installing Hyper V in Windows 8. Once you are
inside Hyper V, click New, and the click Virtual Machine, from the left side
pane. Click Next from the welcome wizard to configure the Virtual Machine
settings according to your preference. Type a name for your new virtual
machine, like Windows 10 Technical Preview. Make a check mark on “Store the
virtual machine in a different location”, and choose the path to save your
virtual machine. That location must have sufficient space to store the virtual
machine. Choose Generation 1 for your virtual machine as will discuss about
Generation 2 in our next videos. Then you need to allocate the memory to your
virtual machine. A minimum of 1 Giga Byte of RAM is required for 32 bit edition
of Windows 10. So, allocate the memory according to your downloaded edition and
click next. Then we are presented with Network settings, you can click next to
skip this section, as we can configure network environment later. Then you need
to allocate the size to your virtual machine. Consider providing a sufficient
space for the operating system as well for the applications that you are going
to install later, and then click next. Finally, the most important part,
configuring the installation option. Click “Install an operating system from
bootable CD / DVD ROM, and then click ISO image file. Click browse and select the
downloaded Windows 10 ISO image. Click open and then click Next. Now, click
Finish to finalize your new Windows 10 virtual machine. It may take a little
bit of time to finalize all the settings. Once it is done, then next step is to
start and connect the virtual machine, and you don’t need to change the boot
border inside the virtual machine, as you have already configure this through
the “Installation Method” to boot from ISO image. Right-click on your new
virtual machine and then click Start. Right-click again and then click Connect.
The first thing in the Windows 10
installation wizard is to choose the Language, Time, and Keyboard layout. Set
them according to your preferences and then click Next. Click Install Now to
customize and begin the installation of Windows. Accept the Microsoft Agreement
of installation and then click Next. Click Custom Install as we are doing a
clean installation of Windows 10 inside a Virtual Machine, and not upgrading it
from an older version of Windows. Then you need to configure the Hard Disk
Drive space. You will the same amount of unallocated space that you have define
will creating the virtual machine. Click New, and allocate the entire space to
a single partition. Setup will confirm if you want to create a separate
partition for system files, click OK to accept it. Then click Next to Begin the
installation.
During the installation, your
system or virtual machine may reboot several times. After copying the
installation files, your system get restarted for the first time, and you don’t
need to press a key to boot from ISO image again, else the installation will
start from the beginning. Let Windows reload itself again, and then you will be
presented with Settings dialog box. Click Use Express settings. Type a User
Name and then click Finish. After that it may take several minutes to complete
the installation.
Once everything is setup, you are
ready to explore Microsoft’s New Operating System, Windows 10. In out next
videos, we will cover the new features of Windows 10 that Microsoft is
considering to have in the final release of the product.
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