Is my V5 561P compatible with Win 10?

charnila
charnila Member Posts: 1 New User

I guess the subject line says it all. I am having difficulty installing Win 10 and wondered about compatibility

Answers

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer

    100% compatible, it's even on the Acer supported windows 10 devices:

    http://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/windows10-eligible-models

     

    which kind of issues are you facing?

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • JordanB
    JordanB ACE Posts: 3,729 Pathfinder

    Maybe compatible but it has to use a lot of Windows 8.1 drivers.  If you upgrade through Windows update, you should be fine.  If you try to clean install Windows 10, it could get complicated.  

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer

    Some windows 10 drivers are available, some will automatically found by windows 10, others can be searched on the web; not need to use windows 8.1 drivers.

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • JordanB
    JordanB ACE Posts: 3,729 Pathfinder

    Ok.  I didn't realize a model with i5 4200U will work fine on Windows 10 without using Windows 8.1 driver(s).  It hasn't been my experience or observation, but I stand corrected.

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • Oddwin
    Oddwin Member Posts: 6 New User

    Be careful...

     

    I just recently tried to install Windows 10 on an old Win8 Certified PC.. and now I own an expensive brick that had automatically locked my out of the Bios and I can't even reset to factory.