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Marvin Oco
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Sep 26, 2018
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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 
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  • adam deltinger's avatar
    adam deltinger
    Jan 28, 2019

    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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Oct 16, 2018
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's avatar
    mosubram
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    Apr 09, 2020

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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.

     

    Refer: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/upgrade-to-windows-pro-creators-update?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252fupgrade-windows-devices-to-windows-pro-creators-update-ffc4d886-9e1d-453d-a0d0-2f62f18635e2&view=o365-worldwide

     

    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.

     

     

    • Dan_Barn's avatar
      Dan_Barn
      Copper Contributor
      Apr 09, 2020
      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
  • Marvin Oco's avatar
    Marvin Oco
    Iron Contributor
    Oct 16, 2018

    how about if you are upgrading items below?

     

    - Windows 10 home to Windows 10 pro?

    - Windows 10 pro to Windows 10 Enterprise?

    • Jono Green's avatar
      Jono Green
      Former Employee
      Oct 23, 2018

      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.

      • Nigel Archer's avatar
        Nigel Archer
        Brass Contributor
        Jan 24, 2019

        I'm trying to setup Windows 10 subscription activation using M365. When you say "sign that user into Azure Active Directory". Do you mean add the AAD user as an account in settings on the Windows 10 computer? I've tried that and it hasn't worked?

        This user has an M365 A3 licence in Office 365 and is running on a Windows 10 Pro machine.

         

        Thanks,

        Nigel

    • adam deltinger's avatar
      adam deltinger
      MVP
      Oct 16, 2018
      For home to pro just buy a license key and upgrade
      For pro to ent either purchase a key or use the CSP method! Then you add the win 10 license in the office 365 portal on the users and they will automatically upgrade seamlessly! This requires additional steps beforehand though

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