where to find windows 10 upgrade not full version

Trying to find the upgrade version for my brother not the full version cause he doesn't want to lose all his info. All I'm seeing is the full versions. Thanks

Is this what he would need, he has windows 7 right now. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Microsoft...tware/46370759

You can "upgrade" from win 7 to Win 10 for free.

Read Brink tutorial Upgrade to Windows 10
Download Win 10 and create installation media on USB flash drive

From running win 7, open explorer and run setup.exe on the USB flash drive.

If you don't want to create a USB installation media, you can download the Win 10 ISO file and with 7zip extract all files and folders to a folder. Then open explorer and run setup.exe on that folder.

debgram said:

Trying to find the upgrade version for my brother not the full version cause he doesn't want to lose all his info.

With older versions of Windows (eg W7) there were 'upgrade' and 'full retail' licenses. Both could upgrade an existing system, keeping files and installed programs, but the 'upgrade' version was cheaper because it could only do an upgrade, not a clean install.

MS dropped that distinction with W10, the install media can do both a clean install or an upgrade. W7 can still upgrade to W10 for free.

Upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 for Free

so your saying the full install can be used both ways, as an upgrade and as a full clean install?

Bree said:

With older versions of Windows (eg W7) there were 'upgrade' and 'full retail' licenses. Both could upgrade an existing system, keeping files and installed programs, but the 'upgrade' version was cheaper because it could only do an upgrade, not a clean install.

MS dropped that distinction with W10, the install media can do both a clean install or an upgrade. W7 can still upgrade to W10 for free.

Upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 for Free

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Denis that windows 10 I posted was from walmart I don't think it would be a pirated copy.

Try3 said:

There is no upgrade version. The full version can either be clean installed or it can be used to do an upgrade.
Clean Install Windows 10 - TenForumsTutorials
Repair Install [aka In-Place Upgrade] - TenForumsTutorials

The benefits of upgrading are
1 He will probably not have to reinstall his applications.
2 He will probably not lose any of his own files during an upgrade.
3 By upgrading, the existing Windows 7/8 licence is automatically detected.

On the other hand, before starting such a major task he ought to back up all his own files anyway, check that he has the installation files & product keys for all his applications & check that he has the product key for his existing Windows.
Clean installs are reputedly less prone to faults caused by gremlins that have been left behind from the old OS.
So he could consider
1 Upgrading for now, then
2 Clean installing when he has enough time spare.

That $105 'OEM' copy might be okay [MS sell theirs for $139].
The only significant difference is that there is/was a short entitlement to MS support if you buy from them. If that is of interest you'd have to look into it yourself because it's not something I bother staying up-to-date about.
But the help in this forum is better than MS anyway.
There is no decent method for identifying pirate copies of software in advance so it is not possible to judge whether or not that $105 version is legitiimate or not.

Denis

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Thanks guys I can try that. Would be great if they can get it free still. I'll have to do it for them cause both my brother and wife aren't too computer smart....lol

I actually thank you all for you info.