Help: Upgrading Dell Precision M6400 from Windows 7 to Windows 10?

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I have 2 Precision M6400's running Windows 7 Pro and both are working fine on Win 7. I notice Dell does NOT support the Windows 10 upgrade to the M6400. I am not in a rush to switch right away, but I wonder if anyone here has been able to go to Windows 10 on their M6400? Searching the internet I've only found a little info that a few had no problem and a few had problems, short on details---but no solid info. Anyone here try it?
 
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why_wolf
Well if Dell says they aren't supporting 10 on that model chances are it won't work right. That said you can always roll back a Windows 10 upgrade to the previous version for 30 days after the upgrade.

Be sure to make a system backup beforehand though, just in case things go completely south.
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Well if Dell says they aren't supporting 10 on that model chances are it won't work right. That said you can always roll back a Windows 10 upgrade to the previous version for 30 days after the upgrade.

Be sure to make a system backup beforehand though, just in case things go completely south.
 
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Been running it on mine for the past few months and the 2 drivers that were the hardest to get working were the Bluetooth and Fingerprint driver. For the Bluetooth I found that there is a Lenovo driver that is the same chipset and once installed works great. I just found a Fingerprint driver but have yet to install and test it. Otherwise it works great.
 
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February 26, 2016 6:29:32 PM
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What is the LENOVO driver that you used to get the Bluetooth working on Dell M6400 with WIN 10. Can you post a link or more information
Thanks
 
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Here is the BT driver I used, http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds041612. BTW the Fingerprint driver installed but Windows 10 does not recognize it for the the builtin login features.
 
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I waited until the end of July and end of the Free offer and then tried the upgrade. Worked without a single problem and I Upgraded 4 Dell Precision M6400's. After a couple months of use I can all the laptops work faster and better now with Windows 10.
 
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