Windows 10 Tech Preview on NP900X4C

Dear all,

just wanted to inform you that I shrunk my C: by 50 GB and installed
Windows Tech Preview build 9879, on my Samsung 900X4C. Had some trouble to find the USB installer stick,
but after cold reboot I succeeded.

I installed Windows 8.1 drivers for:

Chipset drivers 9.4.0.1027
ELAN Touch drivers 11.7.18.2
Settings 2.0.0.55

Everything seems to work OK, and all the function buttons work

Pleasant OS, with MKV (no DTS sound though) support, and UPNP client support, so I can watch live and recorded TV
on my Panasonic plasma. I heard that FLAC should be supported but I haven't got it working yet.
Feels snappier and faster than 8.1 also.

regards

Per

 

Thanks for this info.

Is your X4C one that originally shipped with Windows 8 or one of the older versions that came with Windows 7?

John

 

The older one with Windows 7.

Per

PS. So far one problem identified, ELAN touchpad settings don't stick between reboots,

 

Thanks.

That's good news since the older versions are the ones most likely to give problems with newer Windows.

Did you take the risk of enabling UEFI?

John

 

I tried doing a dual boot with my Samsung but it wanted UEFI and GPT so it was a deal breaker for that system. On the non UEFI P79 though it went in fine.

 

Yes. I enabled UEFI in the BIOS.

But I'm not sure if it is used. How can I verify that UEFI is enabled?

Per

 

UEFI uses the GPT disk partitioning. One feature is that it allows more than 4 primary partitions which is just as well since it creates more partitions as part of the installation. An EFI system partition is one clue that UEFI is running. MiniTool Partition Wizard will clearly show the disk structure.

John

 

I don't think I'm using UEFI, since listing the disk in diskpart shows no asterix in the gpt column.

Per