Please note that all previous DisplayLink drivers are not compatible with Windows 10. This is likely to be the most common scenario for the majority of users. Scenario 3: USB graphics not working after upgrading to Windows 10 Scenario 2: Performing a “fresh” (non-upgrade) installation of Windows 10 Scenario 1: Upgrading to Windows 10 from an existing Windows 7/8 system With that, here are our recommendations for how to approach different installation scenarios as well as some additional information about Windows 10:

That being said, we realize, with all the excitement surrounding the upcoming release many users are going to want to dive right in. The nutshell version is that as with any major OS upgrade, we suggest waiting a bit before installing on any mission-critical systems while initial issues are discovered are worked through.) ( See here for our take on installing Windows 10 as soon as it’s available.

Most of the Plugable support crew are seasoned IT/support veterans, and as such we’re a cautious bunch when it comes to immediately migrating to a new operating system. The purpose of this post is to provide some “best practices” guidance regarding Windows 10 and installation of Plugable’s docking stations and USB graphics adapters. Summary: Windows 10 requires the latest drivers we recommend to be re-installed *after* OS upgrade is complete.Īs we near the July 29th release of Windows 10, we’re getting frequent questions from customers who are excited about this new operating system and inquiring as to how things will behave when using their Plugable USB graphics device(s) with Microsoft’s new flagship OS.

Our blog post related to the Anniversary Update can be found here. The Anniversary Update brings with it big changes to how DisplayLink USB graphics functionality interacts with the Operating System, adding native support for our USB graphics devices and making the installation process even smoother while improving performance. The installation scenarios covered in this post will cease to become relevant with upcoming Windows 10 “Anniversary Update” (aka “Redstone”) release on August 2, 2016. Most of the challenges covered in the “Potential Issues” section of this post are no longer relevant thanks to the diligent work of DisplayLink and Microsoft updating their respective software to improve performance and stability over the past year. Update 7/26/16: In the year since the release of Windows 10, it has been installed on over 350 million PCs worldwide and most feedback has been quite positive.

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