windows 8 to 10 upgrade

I have windows 8 (not 8.1) on a laptop. I have ran updates till there are no more important updates. I want to upgrade to 10. I looked at the tutorial (Windows 10 - Upgrade Installation - Windows 10 Forums[2]=Installation%20and%20Setup#step6) and it seems straight forward. Just want to make sure this will take me from 8 (not 8.1) to 10?

copiman said:

I have windows 8 (not 8.1) on a laptop. I have ran updates till there are no more important updates. I want to upgrade to 10. I looked at the tutorial (Windows 10 - Upgrade Installation - Windows 10 Forums[2]=Installation%20and%20Setup#step6) and it seems straight forward. Just want to make sure this will take me from 8 (not 8.1) to 10?

The System Requirements for the FREE Upgrade to Win10 includes having either Win8.1 or Win7 w/SP1 installed. Win8.0 could be updated to 8.1 free from the Windows Store, might check that. I tried to Upgrade 8.0 to Win10 and it failed big time so I first updated to 8.1 then installed any updates available and the Upgrade to Win10 worked fine. But this is all based on getting the FREE Upgrade, not a purchased product.

If one wants to upgrade through Windows Update, then the requirement is to have either Win 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1.

If one wants to upgrade through an ISO file, the above requirement is NOT applicable. One can upgrade Win 7 (without SP1) or Win 8 (without Update 1).

BunnyJ said:

The latter is the process I was referring to.

Yes. I know that.
My reply is mainly in response to Berton's post.

kongming said:

Microsoft have stated that it has to be Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 SP1.
The installer file size will be very large if you upgrade from Windows 8 or Windows 7.

Please read my post #4 again.

There are 2 ways to upgrade :
1. Using Windows Update. That requires Win 7 SP1 or Win 8.1

2. Using downloaded ISO file. That does NOT requires Win 7 SP1 or Win 8 Update 1.

Whether the installer file " will be very large " or not is another matter. It can be done and it has been done.