Does my win 10 laptop need an upgrade of any kind to use this?
I don’t know; I’m still running XP SP3… So I’d suggest probably not, although a number of users are reporting problems with Windows 10 breaking previously working MyCloud setups.
I’d agree with Shabuboy’s advice; go with a ‘sacrificial setup’ to learn how it works, then do a factory restore and do it ‘properly’.
I recently acquired a second drive, and, having learnt how to set it up over a long period on the first drive, I had the second set up and running within 10 minutes of powering it up, using a process that was quite similar to the one described by PJPfeiffer in this thread:
http://community.wd.com/t5/My-Cloud/ALL-OF-MY-Cloud-Problems-Solved/td-p/776603/page/2
Note especially his comment: “Setup software was totally not needed”.
I’d recommend the ‘Mobile Devices’ setup path shown in the ‘Quick Installation Guide’ leaflet that came with the device, whether you use a desktop or mobile computing device.
