Windows 7 to Windows 10 Upgrade

ok here we go,

after using Windows 10 for some time and becoming accustomed i have decided to upgrade my ol faithful Win 7 Home Premium to Win 10.

this is a genuine Windows and it meets more than minimum requirements for upgrade (see image)
if i think of anything else i'll get back to ya's,

i dont need to backup files etc etc this can be a clean install.

here's the specs of said Win 7 computer.



cheers
Rob

Hi, your starter for 10 is this Tutorial ... from the searchable Tutorial section:

Upgrade to Windows 10



Remember to uninstall any existing 3rd party security software and check you have at least 30Gb free on C: - and you'll need somewhat more besides as Win 10 will be larger anyway.

Ensure you have a full disk image of your Win 7 before you start- just in case.

Your upgrade route could be
- via Windows Update
- an iso file (rt click and mount)

It's not clear how old your laptop is (I assume this is your system 2) as this range goes back many years. You should make sure you have the latest BIOS version available.

Whilst you could use a bootable Win 10 disk as the source as well, you wouldn't boot from that of course. You would only boot from that either to perform a clean install (I assume you don't want to do that) or to boot to advanced startup options (and I can't see why you'd want to do that either).

hi @dalchina

yeah just found the tutorial and requested this thread be moved there but thanks for your answers re home, premiuim etc etc

the machine would be at least, over 10 yrs old and in brand new condition, toshiba dont do computers anymore.

which version should i use, in other words which is the better and more up market.

ISO.... non bootable insert USB (or download to machine) mount and follow the prompts ?

i do have recovery media i burnt to 4 DVD's back when i first bought machine.

The thread should be here as an individual case, as this is not questions and comments about the tutorial.

Also as a separate thread it gets better visibility and will remain personal to you.

i do have recovery media i burnt to 4 DVD's back when i first bought machine.

That's DEFINITELY not what you want.

If this all falls apart during the upgrade, you will want your Win 7 with user accounts and programs and data back as was.
That's what a CURRENT disk image will give you.

I do hope you have seen how the routine use of disk imaging is endlessly recommended here so you can recover without tech help to a previous good state and have a full backup. E.g. Macrium Reflect + large enough external storage for image files.

Edition? Pro vs Home so you have group policy and other features.
Windows 10 Home, Pro & Education: Retirement Date Oct 14, 2025 = no further updates.

current disk image is not necessary as i have all files etc etc backed up to 3 other computers and an external HDD so if it goes pear shaped a clean system install would only be an advantage, its been a while and well overdue.

ok Pro i'll go just wasnt sure if it was eligible to go that version.


ISO.... non bootable insert USB (or download to machine) mount and follow the prompts ?

in other words dont bother with MCT

in other words dont bother with MCT

- you can use that to create your iso file.

A disk image means you can have your entire Win 7 installation back up and running ready for a reattempt by restoring it from a disk image - no clean install required.

All your programs and accounts would be there.

Clearly you haven't been using disk imaging regularly anyway- so strongly recommended.

I do hope you have some clue about the difference between backing up some files and a disk image of the entire used space on your partitions.

An MS article on using an iso file:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...1-0edc4649bf43

The tutorial above shows you how.

I do hope you have some clue about the difference between backing up some files and a disk image of the entire used space on your partitions.

yeah i am familiar with the differences but to setup from scratch doesnt bother me at all, gives me something to do

when i did a clean install on this machine, i'm using, i was getting my ISO files from here but it doesnt show Home or Pro in the options just Win 10.

The edition you get is determined by your key or digital activation rights. A typical win 10 iso file is capable of installing multiple ediitons.

See step 9:
Clean Install Windows 10

forgot to post the link i was referring to

TechBench by WZT (v4.1.1)

ok i think i got it sorted now, not now getting late here will start tomorrow

ive got the Win10_21H2_English_x64 on my machine here so i dont have to download it just mount and run, yes.

i'll do a system image just to be on the safe side anyways

thanks for your assistance much appreciated.

Rob

You're welcome- hope it goes well. If not, make an exact note of any error message.

One thing that can help is not to accept updates as part of the process. You can choose whether to or not- if this fails and rolls back you can try again (if it cleans up properly and reboots into Win 7) and try that on your second attempt.

But before any reattempt research any error message thoroughly.