The purpose of creating the bootable Windows 10 USB flash drive is to install the new operating arrangement into the real personal figurer or laptop. Every bit I accept an quondam Compaq Presario CQ42 powered past Intel i5 and 4GB or RAM, I would like to install the Windows 10 into this notebook.

To kick a laptop via a USB flash bulldoze, just insert the USB flash bulldoze into a USB port. Then power upwards the laptop. In my Compaq Presario CQ42, a few seconds later on you pressed the power button, press the Esc key to get to boot option carte du jour. Then press F9 to select the kicking device. On this you lot should select your USB flash drive as the kick target.

Information technology will kicking from the usb flash drive and first the installation. If you are familiar with Windows installation such as installing Windows 7 or Windows eight, you can come across that the installation of Windows x is equally easy equally installing Windows 7/8. Proceed the installation until it finished.

On my laptop, once the installation finished, the default display screen resolution is just 1024 ten 768 pixel which is not suitable for me because the best resolution for it is 1366 x 768 pixel.

Windows 10 default screen resolution compaq presario cq42

But do non panic! This problem tin can be hands solved past just installing the graphic commuter via Windows Update. Luckily the network interface carte is automatically detected and have the driver installed. Run Windows Update and brand sure that you select the latest drivers especially the 'Intel Corporation driver update for Intel Hd Graphics…' as in the image below.

Windows 10 Update Drivers

Once the update installed, Reboot is required to permit the system installs the update. Once the arrangement booting up again, you tin verify that the screen resolution meets the recommended one 1366 x 768 pixel.

Windows 10 also works like magic on Compaq Presario CQ42. Afterwards yous installed the drivers via Windows Update, all the hardware are configured and worked properly similar a charm. You do non demand to download any drivers from HP Drivers download page.

Windows 10 Device Manager

As the conclusion, you tin can non expect to much to this OS since it is still in technical. You may not be able to utilize information technology every bit the chief day-to-day Windows operating system as at that place are notwithstanding many bugs and unstable operating organization. Nonetheless in my experience most of apps are working without any problem such as Google Chrome browser, Apple tree iTunes, Microsoft Office 2007, Facebook app, Twitter app, and more.