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Radu Ilie
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Nov 01, 2021

In-place upgrade versus optional features

The second build of Windows Server vNext (based on Windows 11) came with an iso with installable optional features, via Dism. I plan to use in-place upgrade from build to build, not perform fresh installs on my test machine every time. I wonder if in-place upgrade shall be, practicly, blocked, if any of the optional features is installed, due to incompatibility between the installed optional features, on file/feature version number. Perhaps upgrade is possible, but optional features shall be uninstalled then, or kept, but needed to be reinstalled via Dism from new sources?

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