How long does the Windows 10 update take?

[Windows Central Question]

how long does the windows 10 update take

update not upgrade

 

[ashram]

Re: how long does the windows 10 update take

you need to provide WAY more info... which update specifically? since you say update and not upgrade, i assume you are already on 10 and doing the 1511 update. MANY factors can be taken into consideration.

was your windows 10 install a clean install or upgrade from windows 7/8?
type of hardware?
age of hardware?
standard, spinning HDD or SSD?
i could go on forever.

i had 2 similarly spec'ed PCs and 1 took 15 minutes, the other took 2 hours.

 

[Dave47]

Another quick answer: it depends

 

[CryptDevelopment]

It depends. I upgraded to windows 10 on my desktop and laptop. It took about 30 minutes on the desktop and about 45 minutes on the laptop.