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Newbie needs advice moving Win8.1 ==> Win10
Hi
I am new here.
I need to update my laptop and my desktop, both of which are running Windows 8.1 Pro x64. On both computers there is quite a lot of software installed and Window 8.1 is quite old and running rather slowly...
A) I should do a clean install ? If so exactly how do I do this?
OR
B) I should I just follow the instructions on the screen about how to upgrade to Window 10?
And if I do this, after I run the upgrade, will I need to find and re-install all licenses for all my software?
And will I lose all my settings if I do this?
I have already taken a copy of my documents and email files onto an external hard disk. But:
- Should I take a copy of all my documents onto a DVD-R for archive too?
- Should I try to take a copy of the whole disk using a freebie such as Macrium Reflect, in case it all goes wrong?
Anything else I need to know?
J