{"id":6326,"date":"2016-03-17T23:20:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T23:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6326"},"modified":"2016-05-06T11:56:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T10:56:24","slug":"checking-windows-phone-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/03\/checking-windows-phone-update.htm","title":{"rendered":"Checking for a Windows 10 Mobile update on Windows Phone 8.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a Nokia Lumia 830 for work, running Windows 8.1 Update 2\u00a0(with the Lumia Denim updates). That&#8217;s fine but, working for the UK&#8217;s number one Microsoft partner (as I do!), I want to be running Windows 10 Mobile.\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t been messing around with developer builds but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3045632\/windows\/windows-10-mobile-begins-long-awaited-rollout-to-older-windows-phone-81-phones.html\">now Microsoft has started the rollout<\/a>, I&#8217;m hoping to upgrade soon.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there&#8217;s nothing appearing for me when I check for system updates:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No Windows 10 mobile for me yet :-( <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IcrQPCYJXH\">pic.twitter.com\/IcrQPCYJXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Wilson (@markwilsonit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markwilsonit\/status\/710592791852806144\">March 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Charlie Maitland <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cplcarrot\">(@CplCarrot<\/a>) responded and tipped me off about the <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/windows-10\/windows-10-mobile-upgrade-advisor\">Upgrade Advisor Windows Phone app<\/a> though. That gives me more information &#8211; it seems that I need to wait for my mobile operator to approve the update (so I hope <del datetime=\"2016-03-17T22:56:37+00:00\">Nothing Nowhere<\/del> EE get a move on&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/wp81-upgrade-advisor-4.png?resize=432%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[Update 5 May 2016: for further reading, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groovypost.com\/news\/upgrade-windows-phone-81-windows-10-mobile\/\">Brian Burgess&#8217; post on\u00a0upgrading Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a Nokia Lumia 830 for work, running Windows 8.1 Update 2\u00a0(with the Lumia Denim updates). 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