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Got a new laptop with Win 8 license preset in BIOS with Win 7 actually installed. Would like to upgrade to Win 10. Can I upgrade directly from existing Win 7 installation or should I reinstall Win 8 first and then upgrade?
dreo
Posted 2015-10-12T11:34:36.850
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You can upgrade from windows 7 directly. It'll just look at the valid (it is valid right?) windows 7 licence then try to upgrade as per normal. There's little point, to me, to a 2 stage upgrade.
Just to note that in my experience, the update to windows 10 has failed on 3 of 3 systems I've tried it on, so you may need to delete the download folder, run the update tool, or use a dvd to upgrade. Its not due to whatever version of windows you have currently.
Journeyman Geek
Posted 2015-10-12T11:34:36.850
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Yes you can upgrade from Win7 directly. I'd suggest to use the MediaCreationTool. With this tool you can start the update on your workstation and - if you want to - create an ISO to later run on another PC. It's a bit faster than Windows Update I think (even though it's pretty much the same)
SimonS
Posted 2015-10-12T11:34:36.850
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Confirmed, works. – dreo – 2015-10-13T12:24:31.733