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Microsoft 365 - upgrade windows 7 to Windows 10
if you have Microsoft 365 E3\E5 license, how do we upgrade existing windows 7 to Windows 10?
thanks
Please add the UPN (your office 365 custom domain) in your AD and attach this to your users in AD as their UPN! This change should now sync!
If they are hybrid joined they should be able to login with their UPN now
Also: make sure that the GPO for "Do not connect to any Windows Update Internet locations" is TURNED OFF!
Just to make sure: Do your licenses include Windows 10??
Adam
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Marvin Oco Not sure but I think if you watch the video on Admin center and choose "Teaching for administrator" might be usefull. This link https://support.office.com/en-us/article/upgrade-windows-10-home-to-windows-10-pro-0aee10c1-4d34-43ee-a325-579c6c2df90e?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US may also help. If you have not yet got it done 🙂
- Use your system management tool to upgrade Win7 to Win 10 and then assign and then assign the M365 E3/E5 license to the user but make sure you selecting Windows 10 Enterprise license in M365 E3/E5. Refer to Windows 10 Subscription Activation.
mosubramMicrosoft
I get what you are saying, but let me break this down:
When I use https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 to upgrade W7 SP1 Pro to W10 Pro, will the W10 Pro be licensed and activated? If yes, how? I am not supplying a product key for W10 Pro anywhere.
I am aware of the firmware embedded product key situation. Is this playing a role here? Which means if the W7 SP1 Pro machine has a OEM Pro key embedded in its firmware. Is that pulled automatically during the upgrade to W10 Pro thereby handling the license situation at this stage?
The E3/E5 license comes later. That helps in switching W10 from Pro to Ent when the user (who has the license assigned) signs in with AAD credentials.
For this to work, the W10 Pro should be licensed and activated.
mosubram Since it is an "Upgrade" it will carry any Key over to Win 10. Anything from Win 7 - Win 8.1. If you want the win 10 Enterprise through the O365 subscription. The User with the Microsoft 365 E3 License will need to sign in to the computer. This is the same with Microsoft 365 Business. The screen shot below is from my computer that is signed in as a Microsoft 365 user. Here is a link you may like also: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-enterprise-licenses
Marvin Oco https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
This is the easiest and still works.
Hi,
Use your system management tool to upgrade Win7 to Win 10 and then assign and then assign the M365 E3/E5 license to the user but make sure you selecting Windows 10 Enterprise license in M365 E3/E5.
Refer to Windows 10 Subscription Activation.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-10-enterprise-subscription-activation
Kindly take help fro the below video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8-4gOYyAXk&t=101s
- If you have Windows devices running an activated copy of Windows 7 Pro, Windows 8 Pro, or Windows 8.1 Pro, your Microsoft 365 Business subscription entitles you to a Windows 10 upgrade.
For more information on how to upgrade Windows devices to Windows 10 Pro Creators Update, follow the steps in the link below.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/upgrade-windows-devices-to-windows-pro-creators-update-ffc4d886-9e1d-453d-a0d0-2f62f18635e2- mosubram
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I have a follow-up question on the following statement:
Note
If you have Windows devices running Windows 7 Pro, Windows 8 Pro, or Windows 8.1 Pro, your Microsoft 365 Business subscription entitles you to a Windows Pro 10 upgrade.
What exactly does this "entitles you to a Windows Pro 10 upgrade" mean?
For e.g. Let's say I have a Windows 7 SP1 Pro machine which is licensed.
Now I used the Windows Update Assistant / Media Creation Tool and upgraded the machine to Windows 10 Pro. At this point, will my Windows 10 Pro machine be activated and licensed?
One of the pre-reqs for Windows 10 Subscription Activation (Pro to Ent switch) is that the source OS should be Windows 10 Pro (version 1703 and higher) and it should be licensed.
Any inputs from you on anyone else clarifying the above will be really helpful.
- As long as you upgrade using this link for all PCs you will be able to activate your Microsoft 365 Business Premium. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
how about if you are upgrading items below?
- Windows 10 home to Windows 10 pro?
- Windows 10 pro to Windows 10 Enterprise?
Windows 10 home to Windows 10 pro?
You need either Windows 10 Pro, or Windows 7/8.1 Pro to upgrade.
Windows 10 pro to Windows 10 Enterprise?
This is supported. For both M365 Business and M365 Enterprise paths, simply add the licensing to each user, then sign that user into Azure Active Directory. When each user with a valid M365 Windows entitlement signs in, their Operating System will slipstream upgrade to either Windows 10 Business or Windows 10 Enterprise from Windows 10 Pro. If that user removes their Azure Active Directory sign-in, their Operating System will revert back to Windows 10 Pro.
- The option to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 was available earlier. But as of now it's stopped, without purchasing a Windows 10 license it's not possible to install Windows 10 in any system.
I am a small business and a u-soft customer for many years. I am screwed if I can't upgrade my W 7 Xeon server to W 10 ASAP. It has become a necessity. Server was down when the free upgrade ran out. I would like to avoid the "gray market".
Ed Sayre
- microsoft 365 comes with windows 10 license, how do we upgrade?
- Microsoft Office 365 doesn't give any Windows 10 Operating System licence, only Office product comes with Office 365. The system requirement to run the new Office 365 is Windows 10. It will not run in any Windows of older version.
