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I heard, that I am able to update my windows 7 to Windows 10 Preview through the Windows Update Centre. I tried to find some guide about this, but was unsuccessful. Can you give me a link or instruction, how to perform this update?
P.S. I install all updates in Windows Update, but there is no option to Install Windows 10 Preview.
Denis
Posted 2015-06-04T22:01:13.160
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If you are searching for a way to download and install the Insider Preview (the not finished product) then follow this:
In my opinion the web page is very self-explanatory and easy to use.
If you are looking for the free upgrade to Windows 10 (the finished product) then you should look for a small Windows logo in your Notification area (a.k.a. the System tray). If you click that icon you can reserve a copy of Windows 10. But you won't get it until the end of July.
Hopefully this helped you with finding what you wanted.
Dempa
Posted 2015-06-04T22:01:13.160
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Windows10InsiderPreview.exe and install it.Windows Update Center and Check for updates. Denis
Posted 2015-06-04T22:01:13.160
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1Good find. I knew I had seen this before, but as I couldn't find it anymore I figured it had been removed in favour of the ISO installer. – Michael Frank – 2015-06-04T22:32:16.833
I am confused... "Click one of the Download links on this page to download a special file—it's called an ISO file—that you can use to install the preview." There is no EXE file as far as I can tell. If I recall correctly the EXE files were available only initially. I wouldn't really know, because I have been using ISO files since the first public release. – Samir – 2015-06-06T15:33:16.940
Judging by the instructions provided here, it appears as if the aforementioned EXE file is only used to install a special update (with a KB number I don't recall right now) through the Windows Update, to then push out the Windows 10 Technical Preview on an installed and running Windows 7 or 8.x system. Microsoft uses this as a mechanism for Windows Insider users to opt-in and install the preview on top of an installed system. This update is not part of the regular Windows Update channel, so only users who run the EXE and install it will get the preview, as an upgrade. – Samir – 2015-06-06T15:45:21.610
I personally always prefer doing a clean install using ISO files. The installation is much faster, and the installed system end up being much snappier and faster, and I end up being much happier. – Samir – 2015-06-06T15:47:24.620
If and when installing the preview as an upgrade on top of an installed Windows system, or otherwise doing a clean install, remember to create a system backup. Follow the instructions on the site to create a recovery media if you don't have a recovery partition prepared on your computer. – Samir – 2015-06-06T15:49:37.010
@sammyg, I have already successfully updated from Windows 7 to Windows 10. – Denis – 2015-06-06T20:16:22.043
Are you talking about the preview (test) version or the final (finished product) version of Windows 10? – Samir – 2015-06-06T20:49:01.117
@sammyg, I talk about Windows 10 Insider Preview. – Denis – 2015-06-06T20:49:36.927
OK. So how did that happen, exactly? Did you run the EXE file or did you use the ISO file? – Samir – 2015-06-06T20:51:46.573
@sammyg, I installed Windows10InsiderPreview.exe. Then I go to Microsoft Download Center and start Windows 10 update. I didn't download any ISO files. – Denis – 2015-06-06T20:55:15.950
OK. So you essentially did an in-place upgrade inside Windows 7? But where is the EXE file? I can't find it and it's not on the page you linked to. Did you do it recently or a long time ago? – Samir – 2015-06-06T20:58:05.110
@sammyg, I did it yesterday. Yes, I update Windows 7 in-place. Windows 7 downloads Windows 10, extract it and then reboot itself. You need sign uo on https://insider.windows.com/ Then, you say, that you want to download Windows 10 for Desktop, and This site allows you to download this exe file.
– Denis – 2015-06-06T21:02:45.913That's interesting. Because I don't see that option when I sign in on the site. I have been registered for a long time. I have always used the ISO files. I sometimes allow the build updates (upgrade really) to be done in-place, even if it takes time. I have a multi-boot configuration. But it's good to know that the EXE option is still available, even if it does not appear to be available to me. Could it be because I am visiting the site using Windows Vista at the moment? It would not surprise me. Because they can detect the OS and the upgrade option is not available to Windows Vista users. – Samir – 2015-06-06T21:17:36.537
@sammyg, Yes, you're absolutely right. You can update only windows 7 or higher to windows 10. – Denis – 2015-06-06T21:19:38.940
possible duplicate of Why don’t I have the Get Windows 10 icon?
– DavidPostill – 2015-06-04T22:02:24.277@DavidPostill, I don't think so. I have this icon. But it offers to reserver update, but I want to upgrade the system now. – Denis – 2015-06-04T22:04:03.080
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It's literally the first Google result for "Windows 10 preview". http://windows.microsoft.com/en-nz/windows/preview-iso
– Michael Frank – 2015-06-04T22:05:02.473@MichaelFrank, yep. I read this link. But there I can download a disk image, but I want to upgrade my system from the Update Center. – Denis – 2015-06-04T22:06:21.343
That's how it works. Put the ISO on a USB and run the installer from within Windows. – Michael Frank – 2015-06-04T22:09:13.690
@MichaelFrank, why I cannot update Windows from the center? Few months ago, I was able to update my system from center. Am I correct, that at present this function is disabled? – Denis – 2015-06-04T22:11:18.307
That's because it's still in preview. There's no option in Windows Update because it is not an update for Windows. – Michael Frank – 2015-06-04T22:15:18.623
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@MichaelFrank, I was wrong. There is a update Windows from Windows Update. If you sign in on http://windows.microsoft.com/en-nz/windows/preview-iso and press the button "start update", then your Windows Update Center will offer you to download the update (2.4 GB).
– Denis – 2015-06-04T22:23:38.450The preview is just a beta, it's not ready for prime time and will expire shortly. You don't need to replace your working OS for the preview. – fixer1234 – 2015-06-05T05:43:40.363