Select Upgrade this PC now when given the choice. Once the file’s downloaded, open it and agree to the various terms and conditions that are required. Head to the Windows 10 download page and select Download tool now. You now need to get the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool. Check your PC exceeds the minimum requirements on Microsoft's website. You’ll need to be on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 – if your PC is up to date, this should already be the case. At the bottom, it will say if the licence is activated.
Check this using Control Panel from the Start Menu, clicking on System and Security, and then System. What to do firstįor the best chance of getting a free upgrade, your current version of Windows 7 must be legal and activated with Microsoft. Not everyone is going to be able to upgrade for free, but here's how to check and proceed. In a recent survey of 1,013 Which? members, we found that 13% were still using Windows 7 on their main computer, while some 30% of people around the world were still using Windows 7. So long as you keep your computer up-to-date, your Windows 10 will always be supported. Microsoft is aiming to move all Windows users on to Windows 10, which is the 'final version': there won't be a Windows 11 instead Microsoft will put out feature updates twice a year as well as regular security updates.
If you're still using Windows 7, it's time to upgrade: after a decade of support, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7. Follow our step-by-step guide to installing Windows 10 on your Windows 7 PC However, it might be possible for you to upgrade your computer for free. It is an optional setup configuration file that you can add to automate the edition selection and product key verification steps during Windows installation.A new licence for Windows 10 costs £119.99 bought direct from the Microsoft website. To fix this problem, you can include a Windows Setup configuration file to force Windows Setup to display the select edition screen during installation. But this also means you don’t get to select the Windows 11 editions during a clean install. This is a convenient feature for many as you don’t need to activate your computer after installing Windows 11 manually. Instead, the default multi-edition ISO file includes all the editions ( Home, Pro, Education, Enterprise).ĭuring a clean install, Windows Setup looks for the traces of the previous installation including the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) license tied to your computer’s motherboard to determine the correct edition of the operating system to install. Nowadays, Microsoft doesn’t publish different editions of the Windows OS on its server. Why Doesn’t Windows 11's Setup Display the Select Edition Screen?
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