Upgrading to Windows 10 via Free Upgrade – After Action Review

Did the upgrade go as you expected it to go? Yes. No Error messages. Model laptop is Toshiba Satellite C55-B (Stand-alone Laptop)
Were there any issues with your upgradeUnresolved issues with drivers (I have not looked for drivers yet though.) My HP Officejet 6500 E710n-z printer drivers were not loaded in Device Manager. Also in Device Manager there are a couple more components missing drivers. One of them named PCI Encryption/Decryption Controller.
What went well in the upgrade process?
All software previously installed was retained and works properly. Some examples are GOM Playet, VMware Workstation 9, Skype, Teamviewer, MalwareBytes, Java, 7zip, CutePDF 2.8, and Toshiba Service Station.
What can be improved in the upgrade process?Most users will not know to navigate to the computer assessment option in the GWX Window to see messages...

It’s been one week since the free Windows 10 upgrade was released! (Yay)By judging the number of thread discussions on Windows 10 (2000+ moreposts in July vs. May), a number of us “go-getters” have facilitated an upgradeto Windows 10!! We’re now among the reported 14 million devices running Windows 10, as I too have went through theupgrade process on 2 of my devices last week.With so many of us upgrading to Windows 10, I thought itmight be an interesting exercise to do an after-actionreview on the upgrade process to Windows 10. In case you’re wondering what the termafter-action review (AAR) means, it’s a term from my days of being in theArmy and it’s used to review a training or event. One of the parts I liked most about doing anAAR was the ability to provide insights for leadership about the event. Here’s what Ipropose: respond to the...
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