Upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1: Support and Factory Reset

Hello. With Windows 10 finally out, I'd like to try Windows 10, as it would have the Start Button back (oh yeah), there'll be DirectX 12, and hopefully some compatibility issues of some apps/games would be resolved in Windows 10. I already have a reservation, and while I'm waiting for it to tell me that it's ready to download, I'd want to ask a few things first before upgrading.  [Computer Details: Model: Lenovo G510CPU: i7-4700MQ @ 2.40GhzRAM: 6GBGPU: Switchable Graphics - Intel HD Graphics 4600 and AMD Radeon R7 M265OS: Windows 8.1 Single Language - pre-installed when bought, laptop did not come with any disks] So, to the questions: 1. Will my laptop support Windows 10?1.a. Will Lenovo release Windows 10 drivers (audio, bluetooth, camera, cardreader, energy manager, WLAN, etc.) for the G510? Windows 8.1 has a nifty feature (well at least I think it's nice) in its PC Settings>Update & Recovery>Recovery settings wherein it allows me to Refresh, and,  Reinstall (reset) windows, completely removing files and going back to Factory Settings. Windows 10 is also showcasing the same feature (read it here: http://www.qoncious.com/questions/how-restore-windows-10-factory-settings). So my question then is: 2. Supposing I'd want to reformat my HDD and just get rid of everything, doing spring cleaning (I tend to use a lot of applications and create large files), AND assuming I have installed Windows 10 already, will the "Reset to Factory Settings" option reset my computer back to Windows 8.1 or Windows 10? I'm planning on starting clean when I upgrade to Windows 10, so I don't want to suddenly find out it's rolling back to Windows 8.1.2.a I've also read (here: http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/31/how-to-skip-the-wait-for-your-windows-10-update | Skip to Appendix A) users who try to directly install Windows 10, naturally those whose computers are already reserved, when they get stopped at a screen that asks them to enter their product key (which they won't have, since they're doing the free upgrade). Random question, what's up with that?!  I think Windows 10 is great, from what I've read and what I'm hearing from my friends who bought computers already in Windows 10. These are my reservations before upgrading, and it'd be nice that I know what I'm getting into before upgrading. Please and thanks! 

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