Windows 10 on the Taichi21 is quick and stable. The stability of screen switching has improved considerably compared to Windows 8.1, on which it usually worked for the first couple of hours after each reboot.
Install the ASUS support software for the Taichi's special features.Wait an eternity for multiple gigs of updates to download.Accept Windows 10 installer's suggestion to download updates.Use setup.exe on the image provided by the Windows 10 to start an upgrade.Use the media creation tool for Windows 10 from Microsoft to create a flash drive.Rebuild the machine back to stock Windows 8.1 Pro (starting on Windows 8 Pro and upgrading), using a retail disc rather than recovery media.
Meanwhile, the same support site listed general upgrade advice on installing Windows 10 under the Taichi21 category, as if they expected the Taichi series to run the OS just fine. which generally has the same requirements as the six year old Windows 7. These two support posts were among the latest last weekend when I upgraded, and didn't exactly instil confidence that the three year old model would run Windows 10.
Bad omensīefore covering the upgrade itself, it's worth noting that ASUS themselves don't seem sure whether Windows 10 works on the Taichi21 and Taichi31 machines. Some devices are not recognised, but the only one that I have noticed from that group is the accelerometer. The short answer is yes, all the basic things work, and after hunting down the appropriate packages on ASUS support site it is at the same level of functionality as on Windows 8.1. Would it work smoothly? Would it cripple a key function? I hadn't bothered with the pre-RTM versions, so this was a voyage of discovery. Do get back to us with the results and we'll be glad to assist you.Last weekend I had a chance to hit my ASUS Taichi21 ultrabook/tablet with Windows 10 ☺ If this resolves the black screen, use corruption resolution step System File checker. If it becomes visible, try finding LockAppHost.exe on the Details tab and ending the task.
The main causes observed so far are driver issues, output to unexpected port, and possibly also issues with the Lock Screen app.ĬTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys combination to start Task Manager.
Refer to this link by Andrea Da Costa on How to download drivers in Windows 10. Please follow the methods on how to troubleshoot flashing screen after Windows 10 upgrade.ĭownload the drivers from the manufacturer's website and run them incompatible mode and check. I understand your concern and I’ll be glad to assist you. Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. so when win 7 goes its time to bin your x54h and the like as you will not get help with any up grades for would love to be in a position to buy new but like many others not in a position to do so. Talk to each other but forget the people who buy the product. mean while have this problem that continues. told to send email of complaint but am not able to talk to a so called back office team or line manager. Told to go back to win 7 buy asus tech but I would have to pay to do soĪlso told to watch website for upgrade when asus get round to putting upgrade on site mean while have a none working systemĪlso told that they are not allowed to flag up issues for asus users and can only log issues. Screen now flashes on and off on boot up for 5-10 mins. Upgraded for win 10 did the usual test to check if it was ok and told yes Need upgrade graphic driver for x54h told by asus they do not have for my model WHY NOT Microsoft say its up to asus to provide driver