How to upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7

Muhammad Abdullah Updated: May 3, 2022

Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 7. Since the OS is officially retired, there won’t be any security updates or official support from now on. That’s why they encourage users to upgrade to Windows 10. The business users will still be able to get support from Microsoft, but it will cost much more, and the cost will increase yearly per machine.

If you are using Windows 7, it’s time to upgrade to the latest and more advanced Windows version. You can upgrade your Windows 7 device to Windows 10 with the help of this guide:

Here is how to upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or 8:

Total Time: 30 minutes

Visit this website to download Windows 10

Open the given link.

Navigate to ‘Create Windows 10 installation media’ and find ‘Download tool now’ and download the tool

Download the required tool to start the process.

Run the tool you just downloaded and select ‘Upgrade this PC now’

If you want to upgrade another PC, then choose ‘Create installation media for another PC’, and follow the steps the save files.

Follow the instructions

Follow the instructions that appear on the screen and complete the upgrade.

After the upgrade is complete, navigate to Settings > Update & Security > Activation, and if your Windows 7 was activated, you would see a Windows 10 digital license

Keep in mind that the Windows license you will get with Windows 10 depends on your previous Windows license. If you’re upgrading from Windows 7 or 8 Home, you can only get Windows 10 Home, and Pro users will only be updated to Windows 10 Pro.

This post was orginally published on: January 16, 2020 and was updated on: May 3, 2022.

Muhammad Abdullah
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I graduated in computer science from university. Sharing has always been my strong suit; hence I started sharing through writing about technology. I began by sharing news, guides, and tips on my blog and later covered various topics that interest me on different websites. Apart from being a tech geek, I have a deep interest in Marvel, DC movies, and other movies+shows in general. I recently became a cat person and had been keeping fish for years. NOT a fan of coffee! This is all you need to know about me.

Discussion

Lucky Ibeakanma says

January 20, 2020

Wow! I’ve been searching for this info for long. Thanks for this beautiful update. It was really helpful. Looking forward to reading more insightful articles on your page.

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Sadi says

January 22, 2020

Hi Abdullah,

It’s a great and easy steps to upgrade the OS for Windows 7 users. Your writing skill is good by the way, short but detailed.

Thanks.

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Didi says

January 31, 2020

I was thinking the steps would be much more technical and complicated. I’m glad to be disappointed. It’s quite easy to follow.

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Joshep Murray says

March 4, 2020

I was searching for this information as I want to use Windows 10 now. Currently, I’m using Windows 7. I was not getting any direct link to download windows 10. Here I got the link. Finally, I can install it on my PC.

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Adam says

October 25, 2020

Ok, so I was given a really old ThinkPad computer by a friend and the computer software is Windows 7, it has a few important documents and other things. If I upgrade my software to Windows 10, will it keep everything, (i.e. apps, documents, etc.) or do I need to do something else?
Thank you.

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