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I have previously installed Win 10 Pro, via the free upgrade path from 8.1 Pro but was disappointed that my wifi card was not supported well and ended up reformatting and reinstalling 8.1 and then back to 7 in an attempt to use that card (it was supposed to be better than the dongle I currently use without issues, go figure).
Can I use my USB stick with install media to upgrade without issue? Or would I have to first install 8.1 Pro and then upgrade from 8.1? I know I can clean install just fine, but I'd like to avoid having to reinstall all my programs and such again. I can't seem to find a specific answer.
Edit: Update! I successfully went from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 10 Pro. The previous digital entitlement is the key element here. There was a bit of a trick, and I'm not sure if it was specific to me or a general issue but what I had to do was un-check the download updates option as part of the install as leaving that checked was causing failure.
You might want to check out my answer. What you want actually is possible. – Ramhound – 2016-11-30T22:12:44.713
Here for hat... – Artemix – 2016-12-20T12:38:46.057