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‎09-12-2022 05:11 PM - last edited on ‎09-12-2022 05:46 PM by Retired

HP Recommended
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit)

Please I would like to upgrade from windows 7 to windows 8 or higher for free

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‎09-12-2022 05:20 PM

HP Recommended

Hi:

 

You can upgrade from W7 to W10 for free.

 

Make a bootable W10 USB drive with the media creation tool from the link below.

 

Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

 

After the media has been created, do not boot from it.

 

Open the flash drive in Windows explorer and double click on the setup application you see in the file contents of the flash drive and the upgrade process will begin.

 

You may want to make a system image of your current status before trying to upgrade to W10.

 

I used the free Macrium Reflect software to do that, under the Backup at Home section. 

 

Along with the system image, make sure you create the bootable DVD or USB rescue drive you boot from to access the system image stored on your portable hard drive.

 

Macrium Software | Reflect Free Edition

 

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