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Switching Over from Win 7 to 10 In need some advice


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So my I'm in the process of moving stuff from 7 to 10

 

 

Both systems are on separate SSD's on the same computer and DCS is on another separate SSD.

 

 

I'd be running DCS from exactly the same place but I wondered what I need to do swap over from 7 to 10 as trying to access DCS from 10 has been fruitless so far.

 

 

Do I need to deactivate all the modules in 7 and do a complete re-install to move to 10 or is there and easier way, given I'll still be accessing DCS from the same SSD I'm using currently using for 7 when I switch to 10?

 

 

Surely somebody has done something similar?

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Well, if you still can, boot your 7 and indeed do deactivate ALL your modules, aircraft, terrain and maybe others like CA or GPS as well, check all those tabs !

 

 

If you want, you can copy your C:\users\your_user_name\saved games\dcs world folder to your new rig. I personally would only copy the input folder from there in and leave the rest behind.

 

 

Since you have no registry keys and startup buttons, you either need to li nk them to your desktop...or...as I would do, get a hold of SkateZilla's DCS Updater Tool and start, repair, update, clean, VR on/off etc etc. from within that tool.

 

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I may be wrong, but I believe that if you run the same DCS from two different Windows versions: sometimes run from Win7 and othertimes from Win 10; this will make the Starforce protection to fail and request re-activation each time you switch OS

 

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I may be wrong, but I believe that if you run the same DCS from two different Windows versions: sometimes run from Win7 and othertimes from Win 10; this will make the Starforce protection to fail and request re-activation each time you switch OS

 

 

That was what I was afraid of Rudel

 

 

My plan is just to deactivate the modules and do a complete fresh install to Win 10 then always run from there when it's done.

 

 

Before I do that I need to get all my other software across DCS will probably be one of the last things I install before permanently using Win 10

 

 

Changing OS's is a complete pain

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I may be wrong, but I believe that if you run the same DCS from two different Windows versions: sometimes run from Win7 and othertimes from Win 10; this will make the Starforce protection to fail and request re-activation each time you switch OS

 

 

Never had this issue, I run both windows 7 and windows 10 on 2 seperate SSD's, with DCS installed on a seperate games drive

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Never had this issue, I run both windows 7 and windows 10 on 2 seperate SSD's, with DCS installed on a seperate games drive

 

 

Well that could be a game changer for me

 

 

I'll give it a try HC_Official and report back what happens. Your setup is identical to mine

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