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I have an HP AY503TX whiich is a Free DOS model i would like to install Windows 10 OEM. I have an iso file of Windows 10. Is there anything within  my laptop preinstalled like HP Docs or DOS partition to help windows 10 to be OEM .

Pls Help me out.

Thank you..!!

 

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Hi,

You are going to need a product key to activate Windows 10, you can choose home or pro. Windows 10 it does not really matter if it is OEM or retail when you are installing (same procedure). Do you already have product key?

You can download the latest edition of Windows 10 directly from Microsoft. Download the tool and run and choose to create a USB drive. You can also use the copy of Windows 10 in your possession. 

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

If you do not have product key you can find them online on ebay or amazon for cheap,

 

You will need to enter the bios to boot from pandrive. Once you have booted from the drive continue the installation of Windows. When you get to the screen where you can choose custom install, click on it. Delete all partitions and install Windows 10 in the unallocated space. You no longer need Dos partition and it can create problems with installation of OS.

 

Once Windows is installed, let it update and find driver for all devices. This can take a couple of hours. You can do this by going to settings and updates. Click on search for updates.

Once the computer is completely updated Windows will most likely have found all the necessary drivers for your devices. You can check by going to device manager (right-click on start and click on device manager) If there are any missing drivers there will be small yellow trianglkes with exclamation mark next to the device which is missing driver.

 

Here you can find any missing drivers you need for your PC:

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-15-ay500-notebook-pc-series/12229013/model/13673...

 

 

Hope it helps,

David

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Hi,

You are going to need a product key to activate Windows 10, you can choose home or pro. Windows 10 it does not really matter if it is OEM or retail when you are installing (same procedure). Do you already have product key?

You can download the latest edition of Windows 10 directly from Microsoft. Download the tool and run and choose to create a USB drive. You can also use the copy of Windows 10 in your possession. 

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

If you do not have product key you can find them online on ebay or amazon for cheap,

 

You will need to enter the bios to boot from pandrive. Once you have booted from the drive continue the installation of Windows. When you get to the screen where you can choose custom install, click on it. Delete all partitions and install Windows 10 in the unallocated space. You no longer need Dos partition and it can create problems with installation of OS.

 

Once Windows is installed, let it update and find driver for all devices. This can take a couple of hours. You can do this by going to settings and updates. Click on search for updates.

Once the computer is completely updated Windows will most likely have found all the necessary drivers for your devices. You can check by going to device manager (right-click on start and click on device manager) If there are any missing drivers there will be small yellow trianglkes with exclamation mark next to the device which is missing driver.

 

Here you can find any missing drivers you need for your PC:

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-15-ay500-notebook-pc-series/12229013/model/13673...

 

 

Hope it helps,

David

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