Guys, I've done everything I can think of to get this system upgraded to both Windows 8.1 and 10 to no avail. Both of them will start the download process, will unpack and begin installation, but when the system reboots, it hangs at the post screen with nothing but the blue HP circle logo. I let it sit for 12 hours on this screen (while I slept) and woke up with it still sitting at that screen. I've tried a clean boot, I've uninstalled all third party software, and I've restored the system to its original, factory state and completed all Windows Updates (or so it says) but I cannot get any operating system other than the pre-loaded Windows 8 to work.
Does anyone have any idea as to why this is happening? Is this system so cheap that it cannot be upgraded (i.e. Walmart Special) or am I just missing something?