# Upgrading to Windows 10--reinstall apps?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 19, 2015, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-windows-10-reinstall-apps/725620 "2015-07-19T17:22:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-windows-10-reinstall-apps/725620/21 "2015-07-20T15:02:49Z")

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I wonder if there will be an ISO to provide for re-installation at a future date.

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-windows-10-reinstall-apps/725620/22 "2015-07-20T15:24:06Z")

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Check to see if your computer can upgrade to Windows 8 or 10. Some can, some can not, and some you wont’ know until you try it. Best to have a restore disk ready in case the upgrade fails.

If you use a printer/scanner from back when you got Windows 7, check to see if it is fully or just partially compatible with Windows 8 or 10. (Partially compatible means that it will still print, but you will probably lose scanning and other functions.)

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-windows-10-reinstall-apps/725620/23 "2015-07-20T17:02:42Z")

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> [@Hari\_Seldon](#):
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> As I posted elsewhere (MPSIMP) I did the upgrade yesterday, upgrading a Surface Pro at the Microsoft upgrade fair. As far as I can tell, only one app didn’t make it: the free solitaire suite of games that I had downloaded the previous day disappeared. But my applications: Mozilla, TakeCommand, my editor Kedit and the enormous TeX suite all seemed to be fine.
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> Unfortunately the battery didn’t seem to survive although there is still some thought it might just be a software problem. We will try to find out tomorrow. I still ought to be under warranty. It is not clear whether this had anything to do with the upgrade since I usually operate it plugged in.

This actually concerned me more than I had been previously. That’s Microsoft hardware, and they are having trouble with the driver for your battery? I mean, the Surface tablets should have been amongst the first ones tested.

And, yes, I strongly suspect it is a software problem. The way battery hardware usually fails is different. It just won’t charge up all the way, but will still drain. The way you described your issue, it sounds like the battery still works fine, but Windows can’t detect its charge.

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