As we have already seen, some older models will indeed work. These are essentially the newest models available, but bear in mind that Panasonic only benefits when people buy their new machines. Japanese Panasonic website lists just a few Toughbook and Toughpad models they deem eligible for Windows 10: Windows 10 Compatible Models According to Panasonic Japan After re-downloading them, this CF-53 MK2 ran Windows 10 without issue. CF-53ĬF-53JALZY1M: Straight upgrade worked fine. Error code: 0xc000000f." We are still looking for a fix. "A required driver isn't connected or can't be accessed. CF-52ĬF-52PGPBP1M: Got a blue screen error message.
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The copy of Windows 7 on these models was a standard load, as no Panasonic load exists for them. Windows 10 upgrade seemed to work, but within a few minutes after booting up, the cursor froze and the machine became unresponsive.ĬF-19FHxxxxx and CF-19CHxxxxx: These low-end models will upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 without any issues. Update January 8, 2016: Tried renaming EtmDrvMgr.sys as suggested by Alejandro (comments below). If you want to keep your applications, the upgrade does not work. Upgrade works if you only want to keep your files.
PANASONIC CF AX3 UPDATE
We are figuring out a workaround to a compatibility issue related to Intel Dynamic Power Performance Management software that prevents the update from completing. The same thing happened with a CF-19RHRAG1M CF-19ĬF-19RHRAG1M: Testing in progress. The upgrade seemed to work, but within a few minutes of starting up, the cursor froze and the computer became unresponsive. Stay tuned.ĬF-31AGP7B2M: Tried to get around the Intel Dynamic Power Performance Management issue by renaming EtmDrvMgr.sys. We are working on a more elegant solution. This solution will not work if you have a Panasonic Windows 7 installation, and will not allow you to keep any of your applications.
PANASONIC CF AX3 INSTALL
We did manage to get Windows 10 working by installing a clean OEM Windows 7 install and upgrading from that. We are not sure what is causing the error, but it does not seem to be a problem. In our testing, however, we have found them to be 100% functional. If you choose to give it a try, make sure youĬF-30FCD54AM: Success! Windows 10 device manager does give an error code 48 saying that the hotkeys are not working properly. We cannot guarantee that you will have success updating your Toughbook. We will continue to update this list with model-specific notes. The downside to that is that you will lose all your files and applications.īelow is a list of Toughbook models on which we have upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7. Clean installs tend to, but do not always, work. Most upgrade issues we've encountered with Toughbooks seem to be related the Panasonic Windows 7 load. Testing Windows 10 on Panasonic Toughbooks If you'd like to eliminate the pop-up notification that asks you to upgrade to Windows 10, check out the
PANASONIC CF AX3 HOW TO
Once we have worked out all the kinks, we will offer guidance on how to properly update your Toughbook's OS. We're currently testing out installations on several Toughbook models. While early reviews have been favorable, our advice right now is to hold off. We've already received several phone calls, emails, chats andįacebook messages asking if it's a good idea to upgrade to Windows 10.
PANASONIC CF AX3 DRIVERS
Due to its new automatic update system, controlling which drivers are installed on Windows 10 may prove even more challenging than in previous versions of Windows. Installing Windows 7 in most Toughbooks is still an overly complicated, frustrating process if you don't know all the steps. We saw the same thing happen with Windows 7 when it first came out.
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Īs expected, reports have begun to roll in of driver issues on Panasonic Toughbook laptops after installing the new Windows 10 operating system. Update(): Windows 11 has officially been released! For more information, check out our blog.
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Update (): We now offer Windows 10 64-bit as an optional upgrade on several of our Toughbook models.