Originally Posted by PatNY

So I got impatient. As of early afternoon, the upgrade had not started downloading yet. Then I found this:

• Open Command Prompt as Administrator
• Enter wuauclt.exe /updatenow
• Give it a few minutes, and open up Windows Update
• Voila! You should now have the Windows 10 upgrade prompt on your Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 PC!

http://microsoft-news.com/windows-10...ick-will-help/


Right after doing this, I went to Windows Update and, lo and behold, Windows 10 had just started to download (I had changed updates to automatic download just yesterday for W10).

The files are initially downloaded to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and then transferred to C:\$Windows.~BT

So if anyone else wants to force the download, just follow those instructions. Worked instantly for me.

--Pat