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Obtaining Windows 10 update to install over Windows 7
I have a business grade HP machine still running Windows 7 that came with the machine.
I want to update it now to Windows 10.
The main link on the MS site for downloading the Update (22H2 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) is giving me an error on both my desktop and laptop machines when I go to launch the exe it downloads:
"Windows10Upgrade9252.exe is not a valid Win32 application."
If I download the "Create installation media" file, will that give me the same option to "update over Windows 7" the exact same way the Update link would (if it was working properly, that is)?
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1. Download Windows 10 ISO (22H2).
2. Make a bootable USB.
3. Start upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 using the USB.
4. Update device drivers.
Step-by-step guide: https://www.microonn.com/upgrade-windows-7-to-windows-10
Retail keys for upgrading to Windows 10 can be purchased from Microsoft partners like Hyp-estkey. Yes, the "Create installation media" tool offers the same update option. Run it, choose "Upgrade this PC now," and it will update over Windows 7 while preserving files and apps. Ensure your hardware supports Windows 10.
Download the Windows 10 ISO from the link and mount the file. After that, run the setup.exe to start the in-place upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
- Can I use the same Windows 7 license key if I started a clean install of Windows 10?
- i cant acees new window am still using windows 7 but want to update needs helppo
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-windows-product-key-aaa2bf69-7b2b-9f13-f581-a806abf0a886
Do not waste time - buy a license for Windows10 - but only until October 2025 there will be support, so this is an unprofitable step, it is better to buy a new computer 🙂
- Thanks for sharing the issue,
Yea, it will give the same options to "upgrade this pc" and "keep files"!
Or can download the ISO:
https://software.download.prss.microsoft.com/dbazure/Win10_22H2_English_x64v1.iso?t=6272264c-21be-4654-a75e-0d1c8ff9ec46&e=1695526745&h=1001716580bee932dc858a6496f1d2d30bf7b35af4609be2d0297644e8909f70
Thanks,
ShawnDoes anyone still have the link to update windows 10 over currently running window 7?
- Thanks.
I discovered that "Update" only applies to putting a newer version of Windows 10 over an existing version of Windows 10. Installing Windows 10 over Windows 7 (or 11 over 10) is "Upgrade" -- which is what one gets when clicking under Installation Media >Download. (They should state there that the "Upgrade" option will be provided, but they don't mention it.)
Thanks!
