Join the Chocolatey Team on our regular monthly stream where we discuss all things Community, what we do, how you can get involved and answer your Chocolatey questions.
Join the Chocolatey Team on our regular monthly stream where we put a spotlight on the most recent Chocolatey product releases. You'll have a chance to have your questions answered in a live Ask Me Anything format.
Livestream from Thursday, 06 October 2022
We recently released our largest update to Chocolatey Central Management so far. Join Gary and Steph to find out more about Chocolatey Central Management and the new features and fixes we've added to this release.
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Webinar Replay from Wednesday, 30 March 2022
At Chocolatey Software we strive for simple, and teaching others. Let us teach you just how simple it could be to keep your 3rd party applications updated across your devices, all with Intune!
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Livestream from Thursday, 9 June 2022
Join James and Josh to show you how you can get the Chocolatey For Business recommended infrastructure and workflow, created, in Azure, in around 20 minutes.
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Livestream from Thursday, 04 August 2022
Join Paul and Gary to hear more about the plans for the Chocolatey CLI in the not so distant future. We'll talk about some cool new features, long term asks from Customers and Community and how you can get involved!
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Livestreams from October 2022
For Hacktoberfest, Chocolatey ran a livestream every Tuesday! Re-watch Cory, James, Gary, and Rain as they share knowledge on how to contribute to open-source projects such as Chocolatey CLI.
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Livestream from Thursday, 03 November 2022
Join Paul and Gary for this months Chocolatey product livestream where we look at the latest release of Chocolatey 1.2.0, Chocolatey Licensed Extension 5.0.0 and shine a spotlight on the new hook scripts functionality. This opens up so many possibilities for Chocolatey CLI users!
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Livestream from Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Join Josh as he adds the ability to manage Chocolatey GUI config and features with the Chocolatey Ansible Collection.
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Webinar from Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Join Gary, Paul, and Maurice as they introduce and demonstrate how to use Chocolatey! Questions will be answered live in an Ask Me Anything format.
NOTE: The Windows 10 free upgrade program has ended. Computers that were not previously upgraded during the free upgrade period can be subject to purchasing a Windows 10 License from Microsoft during the upgrade process.
NOTE: If you choose to buy a Windows 10 upgrade from Microsoft, you are still required to complete a Windows 10 upgrade from either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 on a computer before attempting a fresh installation of Windows 10.
Once a computer has been upgraded to Windows 10 and registered. The computer can have a fresh installation of Windows 10 installed, without following the update process.
Using the Media Creation Tool
The media creation tool can be used to upgrade your computer to Windows 10 or to create a USB or DVD and install Windows 10 on a different computer. Microsoft has a step-by-step process to allow you to upgrade to Windows 10 using the media creation tool.
Click the Hyperlink below to download and run the tool: Use Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to Create Installation Media or Upgrade PC
Once you open the link, click the SHOW ALL link to see all the instructions for running the upgrade on the computer you are on or how to create a DVD or USB Key to run the upgrade on another computer.
NOTE: When booting to the DVD or USB drive, you must run the UPGRADE to Windows 10 if the computer has not been previously registered with the version Windows 10 you are installing.
Create Windows 10 Installation Media
Pre-requisites:
- Working laptop or desktop (Windows based)
- 16 GB or larger USB drive
- Internet connection
Note: All The personal files, folders, and integrated applications will be removed after using Microsoft installation media to reinstall Windows. Backing up personal information on the drive before performing below steps is recommended. Dell will not be liable for any kind of data loss.
- Go to the Microsoft website , click "Download tool now" to download the Windows 10 installation media tool (Figure 1).Figure 1
- Go to the folder the install file was downloaded to, then double-click the "MediaCreationTool" file to start the installation (Figure 2).
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- If the User Account Control window appears, select "Yes" (Figure 3).
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- Microsoft software licence terms and applicable notices, select "Accept" (Figure 4).
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- Select "Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC," then select "Next" (Figure 5).
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- Select the Language, Edition, and Architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) that you want to create for the Windows 10 installation media, then select "Next" (Figure 6).
Note: Select the correct language, edition, and architecture for your target unit to prevent any errors happened on the Windows 10 activation afterward (if your computer is with digital licence, Windows 10 will be automatically activated when it is online after the installation is completed).
Figure 6
- Connect the USB drive that you want to create as a Windows 10 installation media to your computer, select "USB flash drive" and then select "Next" (Figure 7).
Note: All files on the USB drive will be deleted during the process, back up your files on the USB drive before proceeding with this process.
Figure 7 In removable drives, confirm and select the USB drive that you want to use, then select "Next," and the computer will start the download and create the Windows 10 installation media. The creation takes a while, depending on your computer and the Internet connection (Figure 8).
Note: Ensure that the AC adapter is connected if using a laptop during the process, and do not force a shut-down to prevent issues.