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    Windows 10: Bare metal install

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Shemmy, May 27, 2015.

  1. Shemmy

    Shemmy Notebook Evangelist

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    Is anyone running Windows 10 directly on their ThinkPad? If so, what did you do for drivers? I'm thinking about installing it on my L440 instead of running it in Hyper-V.
    Sent from my Lumia 830
     
    Shemmy, May 27, 2015
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    highvista Notebook Enthusiast

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    I installed Windows 10 for a dual boot with Windows 7 on an M.2 SSD in my T440p. It's been a while since I did the install or have booted it, but I believe I just used Windows 8 drivers from Lenovo. I've also installed a physical 3-button trackpad/trackpoint in my system, and that ended up working best with the Synaptics driver.
     
    highvista, Jun 1, 2015
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    Shemmy Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks!
     
    Shemmy, Jun 14, 2015
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    johnmcdonnell Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have Windows 10 installed on a ThinkPad x300. The only drivers I needed to install were for the TrackPoint/UltraNav - used the Windows 7 version and everything works fine.

    I'm surprised how well a relatively low-end system like the x300 runs under Windows 10 - noticeably smoother and cooler than it did under Windows 7. Looking forward to the final release version.
     
    johnmcdonnell, Jun 17, 2015
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