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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)?
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.
- 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,
Shawn- 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! Does anyone still have the link to update windows 10 over currently running window 7?
- I believe the steps that worked for me are:
Go to the link in the OP.
Select "Create Windows 10 installation media" > Download.
Then choose the options for installing over Windows 7 keeping all apps and data.
In my case, I did not need to give it a new license key/code. Worked fine on three machines (two desktops and one laptop). Those machines had been purchased from HP with Windows 7 installed if I remember correctly.
If it works, remember to do Check for Updates a lot of times and let it update over and over.
Also run some kind of dedicated check for driver and maybe BIOS updates for your machine if you have one.
Good luck!
Find your Windows product key - Microsoft Support
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 🙂
- i cant acees new window am still using windows 7 but want to update needs helppo
- Can I use the same Windows 7 license key if I started a clean install of 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.
