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You may need to dig out the old Windows 7 license key—our license-key tutorial can help out here, especially the section on using the Magical Jelly Bean Key Finder. You may also have the license key tucked away on a sticker on the laptop or desktop. The product key should be five sets of letters and numbers, formatted like this: xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. That means copying those files to a backup hard drive, DVD, or the cloud. You can also back up your files in Windows 7, and restore them later in Windows The process will also be complicated by how fast your broadband connection is, and whether your PC uses a spinning hard drive or SSD.
Your documents? Double-check applications, including antivirus programs, to make sure the license keys are still intact. Resetting your PC may help: Click the search box in the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen, then type in reset or reset my PC. That may help improve performance, but it will also take even more time to complete. Thank for this easy to follow procedure. Thank You! It took several hours but got it to upgraded from Win 7 Ult to 10 Pro.
BitLocker pin number stays the same which I was hoping for. Thanks again for this great article. You guys rock!!! Upgraded from W7 today – took a few hours but was a smooth trouble free upgrade. In the past, I would do the “assisstive ” upgrade, then format and do a clean install. Does that still work? You can then wipe your drive and do a clean install of Windows When you reinstall Windows 10 you’ll get to a screen that asks for your product key.
Just click on the ‘I don’t have a product key’ link on the bottom of the screen. Once the installation is complete, Windows will automatically activate the first time your system gets online. Upgraded homebuilt desktop from Win 7 I just did it to my HP 13 Split X2 and so far it worked. I reset the Split to factory settings – nothing worth saving.
Two minor glitches – 1. Unable to set-up Microsoft account as only email options were Outlook and Hotmail. Don’t use either one. Got an alert that the Intel graphics incompatible. Clicked confirm and set-up continued. Have Win 10 on it now and am going through the learning process all over. Significantly different from Win 7 and desktop. Next week will try on my desktop. Easy to follow instructions. Thanks for the guidance. Works perfectly on Lenovo T Only been a day but all seem good.
Working awesome ,really like 10 now that i’m getting use to it.. Thanks you for this easy to follow instruction. Upgraded from Win 7 Home to Win 10 Home. Went flawless no problems at all. Thank you so much!! Upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium on No problems. Thank you. Excellent info. Works fine as of 14 July Took me two goes, but first time was my fault because I did not follow the advice properly; I only disabled Bitdefender and Acronis Active Protection, rather than uninstall them.
I’m guessing the Win 10 upgrade re-installs them which then re-enables them? Cancelled out, and it hung, so expected to have to resort to restoring the system image I’d made, but left it a good while before hard shut down, and then my Win 7 Home Premium booted OK. Bitdefender a pig to uninstall, but once it and Acronis AP uninstalled, retried the upgrade. Now have fully activated Win 10 home with digital licence.
Many thanks. As long as each computer has its own unique, legitimate not hacked product key, you should be good to go. Worked for me from W7 on 18 July The install required me to first remove Windows Media Center before confirming and continuing. The program is not listed in Programs and Features list, a search and found instructions to select the Windows Options menu item and unticked that program.
It popped up a restart request, I ignored this and returning to the W10 install clicked on the Confirm button and it continued to completion. Checked activation and looking good. Only issue was that my Office Suite became inactivated.
I didn’t have the product key since I obtained the license through my company home use program HUP. I called Microsoft with my work email and confirmation code and they provided me with the product key. Thanks so much for the article!! Had to download and re-enable W. Photo Viewer. Also wiped out Firefox I guess incompatible but once downloaded and reinstalled all emails still intact.
Worked great! I cloned my win 7 to a new SSD, then used this to upgrade from windows 7 home to windows 10 home. So this is 3 months later and couldn’t be happier with this update to windows Thanks scottstgelais for your instructions. Works great!!! Hi – Brilliantly clear instructions I currently run Win7 Ultimate. Will installation automatically Win10 Pro or do I need to follow a different route? Many Thanks – Bob. We recently did an upgrade to a version of Windows 7 Enterprise and it did upgrade to Windows 10 Enterprise.
So, we would have to believe the same would hold true for a version of Windows 7 Ultimate. Absolutely fantastic. Followed your instructions to the letter and my Win 7 Ultimate upgraded to Win 10 Pro without any other input being required. Many thanks for your help.
Best Wishes – Bob. Re-install AV and other protection after upgrade is complete. The specs on your Dell Inspiron N are within the requirements for Windows If it runs Windows 7 or Windows 8.
But we always recommend doing a full backup before doing the upgrade, just in case it does fail. And we have found that not allowing Windows 10 to download updates before installation works best. You will have to contact MS support and they may be able to assist you with a free upgrade to But first make sure that you have the correct system requirements and that your Computer Manufacturer supplies the correct Drivers for Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community.
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I’m not sure why, but I plugged it into the faster ports in the back and after увидеть больше 3 to 4 hours I am now the proud owner of Windows 10 on my main computer for free and in time windoes January Or is there /38825.txt update to the procedures? Is it possible to upgrade from windows 7 starter on my mini laptop? I can confirm you don’t want to upgrade directly.
