Windows 10 on Lenovo W510: What works and what doesn't?

Annorax

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Hi guys,

I might soon be purchasing a used W510 and am debating whether to freshly install Windows 7 on it or Windows 10 (I have licenses for both via MSDN). I know that Windows 7 is officially supported while Windows 10 is not.

Ideally I would like to install Windows 10 but if things like the Fn hotkeys, etc... won't work on it due to no drivers, I don't want to waste a license on it and would rather then just install Windows 7. Googling around and looking on this forum seems to give mixed results - some say it works great and some say nothing works without drivers.

Now that Windows 10 has been out for a while, can someone please share recent experiences with using Windows 10 on a W510? I would think things like Wifi and Bluetooth would work but the Fn hotkeys, volume buttons, and on screen display are important for me too.

 
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Actually you have that in reverse. Windows 7 is no longer (or about to be no longer) supported while Windows 10 is supported.

What you should do is go to the Lenovo website and check the support area for that model. It should list what drivers, etc., are available to download for each version of Windows. That will give you a better idea of what you can and can't get.
Actually you have that in reverse. Windows 7 is no longer (or about to be no longer) supported while Windows 10 is supported.

What you should do is go to the Lenovo website and check the support area for that model. It should list what drivers, etc., are available to download for each version of Windows. That will give you a better idea of what you can and can't get.
 
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