Will your Windows 7 hardware support Windows 10? Greg Shultz investigates the answer. Has Win 10 been offered via Windows Update? If not, suggests not deemed compatible with Win 10, or WU is not running.Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, on the same hardware? Check reports of that particular PC running Win 10. Check the disk before attempting the upgrade. Remove or disconnect all disks other than the system disk.į. Ensure you have at least 30Gb free on C: and uninstall any security software (likely to be obsolete).Į. disk imaging- anything can and may go wrong.ĭ. When attempting the upgrade, take the above precautions esp. 'Known' Incompatible programs may be removed when upgrading.Ĭ. Games can be particularly awkward and might need special patches.ī. There's no guarantee whatsoever that all of these will run under Win 10.Įach could be investigated for compatibility reports on the internet, but you might not find useful info on all.

If the upgrade did work the way you expected it to, come here and ask for help.Īt this point, I decided I would come here first and ask for advice on how he should proceed expecting you folks to ask me a lot of questions that I will need to provide in order for you to help him.Ī.

Do an upgrade install to Windows 10 Pro, and.

Go to Programs and Features and take multiple screenshots to produce a comprehensive list of all installed programs,.

During the last seven years, particularly in the earlier years, he installed a good number of games and mods for which he no longer has the executable installation files.

He does not have all of the original drivers that came with some of his hardware, and.

When I encouraged him to do a clean install and then reinstall all of his drivers and software, he informed me that: Over the years, he has made numerous hardware upgrades, but obviously did not upgrade his OS. I informed my son today that he may no longer access my home network with the gaming computer he built seven years ago when he was 15 since it is still running Windows 7 Home Premium, Ver.

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