How To Install Windows 10 From Windows 7 Professional

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How to install windows 10 from windows 7 professional.

Before upgrading to windows 10 pro make sure your device is up to date and running the most recent version of windows 10 home. To upgrade from windows 10 home to windows 10 pro and activate your device you ll need a valid product key or a digital license for windows 10 pro. Go to the windows 7 service pack 1 download page on the microsoft website. For more info about how to keep your pc updated see windows update.

Select the packages you need to install select next and then follow the instructions to install sp1. However if you installed home manually for example on a pc you built yourself you have the option to move the home license elsewhere and install the pro version in its place. How to download install windows 7 professional. Select install instructions to see which packages are available for download and make note of the one that you need.

There are still ways to get a free windows 10 upgrade license too. If the bios setting is not changed to native uefi mode boot prior to installing windows 10 pro product will install. To enable downgrade to windows 7 the bios settings on the system must be changed to boot into legacy bios mode. Select the appropriate language from the drop down list and then select download.

As part of windows 10 s first november update in 2015 microsoft changed the windows 10 installer disc to also accept windows 7 or 8 1 keys. As windows 7 users can no longer upgrade to windows 10 for free you ll need to buy a windows 10 product key through microsoft or. First you need to create a bootable usb of windows 7 professional. There are several ways to install windows 10 on your pc whether you re upgrading from windows 7 or 8 installing a new operating system from scratch or reinstalling a fresh version of windows 10.

If you don t know which version of windows you have you can find it easily whether you re using windows 10 8 7 vista or xp. If you are installing windows 10 on a pc running windows xp or windows vista or if you need to create installation media to install windows 10 on a different pc see using the tool to create installation media usb flash drive dvd or iso file to install windows 10 on a different pc section below. This allowed users to perform a clean install windows 10 and enter a valid windows 7 8 or 8 1 key during installation. Now download the windows usb dvd download tool from the above link.