Windows 10 fresh installation on the HP Stream tablet

[kyle_b]

Yes and if you already have the keyboard attached via OTG and USB hub, you can also press F9 on the keyboard when powering up to display the boot options.

[therealwooly]

Tried different functions keys to no avail but downloaded a windows repair app to a USB stick and was able to  repair the system that way. Thanks for the suggestions 

[spursfan52]

hi i upgraded to windows 10 when it was free update i did restore now my tablet wont boot goes to hp screen then goes blank i have a windows usb key portable dvd drive with windows cd rom i have tried a micro usb key i also tried the cd rom with a otg 3 port hub i changed settings in bios to usb and then cd rom but my tablet still goes blank after hp screen any help would be great thanks

[dleb]

Installed OS: Windows 10 Anniversary Update (worked as a charm)

Upgraded to: Windows Creators Update

I manually upgraded Windows 10 on a Stream 7 (5701nb) to the latest major update (Windows Creators Update).

However, the current touch and audio drivers (and possible others too) on the HP support pages are not compatible with this major update.

Touch driver error:

"Could Not Find c:\windows\inf\gt9*.bin"

"Updating drivers for ACPI/GDIX1001 from c:\swsetup\package\GoodixTouchDriver.inf.devcon.exe failed.

GoodixTouchDriver installation failed!"

When will HP release updated drivers that are compatible with the Windows Creators Update?

After upgrading to Creators Upgrade the tablet becomes useless as the touch and other important drivers are not compatible with this upgrade.

I probably have to roll back to Windows 10 Anniversary Upgrade

[spursfan52]

well my windows 10 is not working at all so i need to do a fresh install i want to go back to windows 8

[kyle_b]

dleb, thanks for reporting that the Windows Creators Update breaks the touchscreen and audio drivers, I have not tried installing it yet on my Stream 7. Some others here have reported it breaks the touchpad driver on their Stream notebooks also. Hopefully some new drivers will be made available. Luckily Microsoft has the Windows 10 Anniversary ISO still available for download.

Spursfan52, If you want to go back to Windows 8.1, you would need the recovery USB from HP (if you did not previously create one) since it came with Windows 8.1 with Bing which Microsoft does not make available for download. Other Windows 8.1 install images would not validate on the Stream. You might want to try a fresh install of Windows 10 Anniversary instead to fix it.

[spursfan52]

no i dont have the windows 8 backup file could someone send it to me or put it on my onedrive

[jens_s]

dleb and kyle_b, Windows 10 Creator is working fine on both of my Stream 8 tablets. I didn't install anything from HP's website as everything "just worked" after the updates. I did the same for Anniversary update.  Good luck.

[kyle_b]

jens_s, thanks for the update, I will try Windows 10 Creator on my Stream 7 and report back.

[spursfan52]

jen_s how did you install was it an update or did you create a usb key