Upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 for Free
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The 'hoop' is that in order to use an ISO to upgrade a Win7 machine, first you have to copy the ISO's contents (with 7-Zip or whatever) to a USB or folder so that Win7 can see and use it.
Not much of a 'hoop', but an extra step not needed on a W8/10 machine.
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Hi,
Wow no drama there my goodness I had to download a iso file to my computer "downloads folder is fine" and install 7zip to open it you're right that is too tough 
No idea why you even compare win-8 or 10 to this process with win-7 anyway it's silly 
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"You will not be able to upgrade from a ... 64-bit Windows 7 to a 32-bit Windows 10"
ummmm eerrrrrr silly (you'll note I very carefully didn't say dumb) question: why would someone upgrade from a 64 to a 32 bit architecture?
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"You will not be able to upgrade from a ... 64-bit Windows 7 to a 32-bit Windows 10"
ummmm eerrrrrr silly (you'll note I very carefully didn't say dumb) question: why would someone upgrade from a 64 to a 32 bit architecture?
If they have 2 or 4 GB of RAM then it is actually more efficient to run 32-bit Windows.
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"You will not be able to upgrade from a ... 64-bit Windows 7 to a 32-bit Windows 10"
ummmm eerrrrrr silly (you'll note I very carefully didn't say dumb) question: why would someone upgrade from a 64 to a 32 bit architecture?
Hello, 
It's just a notice that you will not be able to switch from 32-bit to 64-bit OR 64-bit to 32-bit without having to do a clean install of Windows 10 instead of a simple upgrade.
As NavyLCDR posted, if you only have 4GB or less RAM, it may run better with 32-bit Windows 10.
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I would actually say that 64-bit is the better choice for 4GB, with a 32-bit OS about 1GB of that RAM would be unavailable as it would be 'Hardware Reserved' in order to address the video RAM. For 2GB RAM then 32-bit is the only sensible choice.
x86 - total physical memory available for the OS or the user = 2.93GB
x64 - total physical memory available to the OS or use = 3.93GB
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Thanks folks (not sure everybody would fall into the gents category): you know who you are - I hope - as I did the thumbs-up thanks thing. @Bree your screenshots piqued my curiosity enough to do a bit of analysis. Looks like I will get to use that 16 gig of RAM for everyday tasks when I transition to 10:
When I'd finished I thought this could be useful to other people who are also preparing for the transition so I'll upload it.
Caveats for fellow probable "transition-ers": totals are specific to my custom build. Be sure to subtract "always run" and motherboard app values from the total when you do your own analysis. Also be aware that I use MS SysInternal's autorun utility to keep my startup as lean as I can. Don't be surprised if your cold boot RAM usage exceeds mine. Finally, I don't use Fast Boot because when I click on shut down I actually really want it to shut down (from what I've read Fast Boot (or similar) is some sort of hybrid hibernation/sleep & I don't know what could accumulate in that image over time (I'm not certain if Fast Boot is even salient to post-cold boot RAM usage but it seems to me that if it is used a cold boot wouldn't really be a stripped-down cold boot ...)).
PS: Looks like there's only a "Solved" option if I initiate a post thread so in lieu of a button I'll say here Yes my question was answered.
Last edited by ritjesman; 08 Aug 2020 at 07:15.
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I know this is solved but would like to mention that using 32-bit/x86 Win10 may allow older programs to run while the 64-bit/x64 doesn't do well with them.
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I know this is solved but would like to mention that using 32-bit/x86 Win10 may allow older programs to run while the 64-bit/x64 doesn't do well with them.
The compatibility assistant is pretty good, I was trying to rush HDtune or HDtach and I think if the assistant had not stepped in there was not the correct option (you could say this is bad design but it worked).
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If they have 2 or 4 GB of RAM then it is actually more efficient to run 32-bit Windows.
Technically maybe, but "modern" programs may just run 64-bit, and it is only changing to more and more. What can you do with an OS that cannot run any application ?
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