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    XPS 9550: Has anyone updated to Wind 10 Fall Creators Update?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Afy, Oct 23, 2017.

  1. Afy

    Afy Notebook Guru

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    I would love to hear your experience in doing it.
    I am eager to do so, but don't want to be the first one to do so, so any information, tips and experiences you can share are much appreciated.
     
    Afy, Oct 23, 2017
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  2. sumsum

    sumsum Notebook Consultant

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    Running here on a 9550 w/o hassle.
     
    sumsum, Oct 23, 2017
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  3. anytimer

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    Upgrade or clean install?
     
    anytimer, Oct 23, 2017
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  4. sumsum

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    Upgrade
     
    sumsum, Oct 23, 2017
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  5. GoNz0

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    Clean installed my 9560, I always do on my laptop to save any issues, and it is nice to refresh things every 6 months.
     
    GoNz0, Oct 23, 2017
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  6. Philaphlous

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    Upgrade. No issues to report. No reason IMHO to go through the hassle of clean install. Just a waste of time
     
    Philaphlous, Oct 23, 2017
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  7. Schmoo2k

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    Upgraded fine for me - I did do a "reset" earlier on in the beta testing cycle and also like a periodic clean start / install - as appropriate of course (no right or wrong on this).
     
    Schmoo2k, Oct 24, 2017
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    Relative to my desktops it took quite a while to complete, but the upgrade finished without any problems.
     
    Zed Server, Oct 28, 2017
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    naturecannon, Oct 28, 2017
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  10. Techland

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    The settings (different power plans) are still there, they are just no longer shown. Get a third party tool to change power plans, and this tool will show and allow to switch to your former plans. The currently activated one is then again the only one you see in Windows.
     
    Techland, Oct 29, 2017
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  11. Afy

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    Did my upgrade. Went without a hitch, was pleasantly surprised.
     
    Afy, Nov 2, 2017
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    Other than this weird icon squish even with a fresh install, it went smoothly...
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    SterileBacteria, Nov 2, 2017
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  13. Brent Pistun

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    Configuration: XPS 15 9550 with Samsung 950 Pro SSD, Intel 8265 wireless AC adapter

    Upgraded to the Fall Creators Edition with no problems.

    I had earlier issues with Creators Edition (freezing, terrible network performance). I reinstalled Win10 Creators, but turned switched from RAID to AHCI mode in the BIOS before re-installation. I replaced my wireless with an Intel 8265 and it works great. The wifi and Bluetooth work much better; it was a great investment. I also used version 2.0 of Samsung's SSD driver, based on feedback from http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...creators-update-random-freezes.803412/page-11.

    I noticed that since the upgrade to Fall Creators Edition, the Samsung SSD driver is now the Microsoft driver... but the Samsung Magician application shows that everything is OK, and it seems to run great. I decided not to mess with a good thing and left it alone. I had problems with version 2.2 of Samsung's driver and had to run 2.0 in Creators.
     
    Brent Pistun, Nov 19, 2017
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  14. Techland

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    You did not look carefully enough. The Samsung driver is still there, under 'Memory Controller'.
     
    Techland, Nov 19, 2017
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