@@OlettaLiano I'd love nothing more than to abandon Windows for Linux, but a recent attempt to do so has proved that the learning curve is still far to high for those who don't possess at least an average level of coding skills. I have a clean PC in which all of the hardware is less than a year old, but I've had nothing but problems with Mint ranging from video driver & thumbnail cache issues, port problems when trying to install Xampp as a local host server plus an Internet browser that refuses to open even after deleting and re-installing it. Sadly to say, I've had to go back to Windows for the time being.
@@cockle0979 I still have one PC running Windows 10 because I ghostwrite novels for a living and I need my writing app, Scrivener, to be 100% stable. But I'm on Linux for everything else I do. One cool thing about Linux is there are a ton of different distros, so if you have an old PC or laptop try different distros and maybe you'll find one that works for you.
Thank you for keeping reminding us the importance for upgrading. I was thinking about doing and since this video popped up it save me for having to search for you pass video's. Once I saw it video and how easy it was, I said lets do it and get it done. One thing I alway do is have a backup of the present system, then after the upgrade, the services pack updates are completed and the system is stable then I preform a backup of the system. This will give me something to go to if there are problems do the road. Plus I do regular backup on a ongoing bases while I am sleep. I never do anything before that process is complete. You made this a painless process and I appreciated you keep after us about it.
Hey Brian, just so you know Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 don't cease extended support until October 2023. I think Windows 2000 and Windows 7 are the only OSs that reached end of life the same day as their server counterparts.
damn, it's sad how OSs like Windows 2000 are so far in the past now that you young kids don't even know they exist, I remember them back when they were still relevant. No, those are two separate products. I said Windows 2000 and Windows 7 are the only OSs that reached end of life the same day as 'their server counterparts', meaning they reached end of life the same day the server editions of those OSs did too, meaning Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2008 R2. Every other Windows OS had a different support timeline.
I upgraded 2012 Dell Inspiron 660 i3 6GB 1TB HDD integrated-graphics desktop from W7 to W10 in 2016. Did upgrade to 8GB (max) in 2022; Dell runs perfect and fast. [22H2]
Thank you for this video. I did the Windows 10 download to my Win 8.1 straight onto my HP lap top. It took a long time but, it worked! I'm not tech minded it took me two days to pluck up the courage to do it. thanks again.😊
One reason many people stayed on Windows 7 for so long is that didn't like the telemetry and privacy in Windows 10. Even some ATMs still use Windows 7. Windows 7 is too old t use. Windows 7 is also more beautiful with the Aeroglass and transparency whereas Windows 10 is flat and ugly
I think if I try this upgrade I will clone my existing Windows 7 drive to another SSD. Confirm it works then try the upgrade on the cloned drive. If I don't like it I can swap SSD and be back to WIndows 7
I updated my Lenovo from 7 to 10 for free a few weeks ago.. it doesn't feel like an upgrade. It takes at least twice as long to boot and I can no longer play DVDs. I'm very tempted to roll it back.
Iv had a laptop that I don't use much now, apart from playing dvds, it had win 7 installed since 2013, I upgraded to win 10 with the free offer in 2015 or 2016, it messed up the laptop, tried everything I could think of to have a usable laptop, after 2 weeks, went back to win 7, 2 days ago downloaded and installed the latest win 10, seems to be a bit faster booting and loading files etc than win 7, I liked win 7, it was fast and easy to use, I think it has had its day, and a big thumbs up for providing easy to understand videos.
Thanks for this video. I found this very helpful, however my current windows 7 PC stopped running updates back in 2020 so I am really nervous in terms of upgrading my PC
Thank you so much for this video tutorial! I was able to update a Dell Latitude D630 to Windows 10. Had to work through some failing window updates in Windows 7, some Media Creation Tool download issues, and updating the Bios failures. Once I got through these challenges, your tutorial worked like a charm. Thanks again! ☺
Hello, I'm stuck where you were. Media creation won't launch, the other direct download won't run either. I also have at least 20 updates that won't download..how did you do it? I ran sfc/ scannow also but the update programs still won't run.
Thanks Brian...I really hate to part with Win7 since it's been so solid on my thinkpad, but it looks like I have no choice. I'll be going to 10 shortly...😐
First i tried to boot from an Installation USB Drive - it wont work well so i checked Britec and got the solution - Lots of thanks from Germany - keep up your good work
So the end of life for windows 7 came a long time ago, and I am still running it. Is it possible to keep windows 10 longer than 2025? I wonder why some other company does not offer paid support for these old operating systems. I feel like a sheeple with the constant upgrades. Having to learn a new system, is a pain. At least its free.
Great video! I am watching to learn how to install Win 10 on a new hard drive/old laptop. But as a bit of an FYI, I just fired up an old Win 7 machine yesterday. When I went to shut it down, it started two updates. The same thing happened a few weeks ago. So, the updates may continue for a while...
thank you iv been trying to upgrade my computer for a year an somone knows what there talking about finally i love you man big thanks plus a like and sub
Months ago i tried to upgrade all three of my Win 8.1 devices. None of them were able to. Not sure of the error message but tried two different times, all failed. That was a bummer.
@@Britec09 Yes, Win 10. Each install attempt was nearing the end of the install when a error poped up. During windows update for oct, nov 2022 a message would pop up saying i would have to purchase a new PC. I had 4 GIG RAM with Intel CPU's on all devices, should have been plenty to run Win10?
I've got a 2013 Dell Alienware M14 with Windows 7 from new. Dell's website does not recommend upgrading this laptop to Windows 10 and so doesn't provide any drivers or downloads to support this machine. However, I've just swapped out the HDD for a SSD and installed a fresh version of Windows 10. Windows Update did quite a good job of finding the necessary drivers and I used Dell's drivers (Windows 7) for the Creative Sound and the Alienware software and all seems to be okay - it starts now much faster and so far no problems with the Windows 10 operating system. However, there are still a couple of system devices missing but one is the ST Micro Accelerator and the Windows 7 driver refuses to install, but I believe this is to protect the hard drive should the laptop be dropped and as I have now put in an SSD I don't think I really need this anyway.
I've an Alienware M11 X R2 with Windows 7, I cloned from the standard HDD to SSD, so should I do this upgrade? I use my laptop for .music, so I've lots of vsts ,Plugins,Reaper Daw
@@MrJpbmusic2005 Well, it is of course up to you but Windows 10 works so much better on the SSD - startup is almost instant and is so quiet you will wonder if it is actually working. I did a completely fresh install and Windows Update found most of the drivers - there are some on Dell's support site but are not really supported for Windows 10. Make sure you've got the sound software and drivers - mine is Creative Soundblaster - as you may need those. Windows 7 is still my favourite (I have it on another old laptop) but going forward it has to be Windows 10 although these old laptops won't upgrade to Windows 11 without losing support.
My problem is that windows 10 SUCKS compared to windows 7. Tweaking windows 10 is made much harder. The abslotue worst is the automated restart when needed for updates. You can with much work prevent this but any time you do a manual update, the automated system including unwanted restarts is back on. This is just one example. And then I am not talking about trying to uninstall spotify. It keeps coming back. I HATE WINDOWS 10 and beyond.
Didn't know you could still do this! Unfortunately I am getting an error trying to run the media tool - 0x80072F8F 0x20000 - Have tried everything to fix it that was listed on the internet - No joy - Any ideas?
Dudeeee you're a life savor!! Thank you so much, I've been trying to update my laptop from Windows 7 to 10 for a while now and nothing worked. Very EPIC tutorial! 👍👍🙏🙏💯💯🔥🔥
Just mount a Win 10 image on a USB file, restart and enter BIOS, pick the default booting option as the USB and start the Win 10 installation on top of the Win 7 or 8. It will give the option to format your drives, format ALL OF THEM and dedicate at least 500 MB for the running of Win 10 in a separate system drive. The rest you can allocate as you wish, pick one for the installation from them and voilà! You're done
@@10hourvgm4 you can do it by using rufus. but i guess if you do that method you might have to get a license to activate windows 10, otherwise you wont have personalization features. very expensive here in my country. im bad with computers so i dont know if theres a trustworthy and safe cracked version where you get an already activated windows 10. this is why turning a windows 7 or 8 that is already activated into a windows 10 might be a better option since the windows 10 that you get is already activated. i never tried it so i dont know if it will work
Countless struggles and errors will eventually funnel everybody to fork over $139 for W10....because literally everything you own, including your time....is now controlled by Microshaft.
I’m not quite sure what was the point behind downloading 7zip and copy/paste the archive content into our computer, but it also copied some additional files in my computer and this method didn’t work for upgrading. 👎
I followed these exact steps a few years back. Now Windows prompt on start up saying activation is expiring soon. PC shows as “activated by your organization” even though it’s Windows 10 Home. Scan for activation codes shows Windows 7 OEM in BIOS and no Windows 10 code other than the generic one. Any way to continue using this? It’s crazy to use a free upgrade then get told years later it’s not activated 😢
Hey Brian, I’m annoyed, I missed the announcement in January. Does this work in March 2023 as mine won’t allow the Media Creation Tool to be installed and I have Windows 8
I got a hold of an Asus Essentio desktop PC with Win 8 (AMD FX 8300 CPU) IE 8 (or thereabouts) wouldn't fully connect, but I got Google downloaded & and allows internet connection. Thank you 🤓 when you do this upgrade, the version of 10 is the same as Win 7 or 8? Should you have 'Moft Edge downloaded before before starting the upgrade?
Brilliant.? i am going to try this today....not fussed about my data, i presume also that it will update a lot quicker on a new drive without any data being requested to be saved.
Hi, ty for the vid. I tried it but unfortunately the tool won't start properly and will return error message 0x80072F8F - 0x20000 so I'm stuck ever before starting... any suggestion? Thank you .🙂
I had the same type problem. I went to a friend who already had Windows 10 installed and I was able to create the USB tool. I have not done anything with it after creating the tool.
I had to update from Windows 8 to 8.1 first.. But, after that I followed this video and now I have Windows 10! 😁 And it just finished updating all my apps about 10 min ago lol. Thank you for an actual truthful video, and an easy to follow step by step guide, it is greatly appreciated!! 👍
I don't understand why is it so hard for you? Basically, you just download the tool at 1:34 and let it work. In my case, since my system is not up-to-date, I can't upgrade to Windows 10 anyway but I think the whole process is quite easy.
Hi, I have had win7 enterprise for years. I'm thinking about upgrading and have a few questions. ● Do I need to uninstall my Avast antivirus first? ● Do I need to uninstall everything I installed over the years? (oh I really hope I don't). ● I tried to create a system repair disc with a dvd (only option) buy it keeps failing. Is it a must? Thanks.
I tried all of that a million times already. All I get is error code 0x80072F8F-0X20000. After this I tried sugestions on changing the registry and still get the same error code. Also everybody keeps saying "Need to make sure all your updates are up to date but nobody says how to do that" Microsoft is no longer providing support for Windows 7 so when I tried updating I get the Unable to update. Please make a video on how to get the latest updates without Microsoft support.
Hi David, It all depends on which version of Windows 7 you are running. I'm pretty sure ( I may stand corrected here ) only Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise and Ultimate are still giving the 'Windows Update' option. I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate and am currently downloading the updates ; ) Peace, and good luck ; ) TURK
I never saw the 'save all the files" screen nor did I see the Windows 10 logo when doing the Windows 8.1. upgrade. It just got to the very end and then failed and r reverted back
.so if support is stopped and no updates are no longer available how do you do make sure to fully update it.... is there any other way we can download the latest win 7 updates
It says we're not sure what happend but we're unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems refer the error code when contacting customer support. Error code 0x80072F8F - 0.20000
please advise i try to up 7-10 during the install where it says getting things ready a box pops up….MODERN HOST SETUP NOT WORKING CLOSE PROGRAM……all7 updates are in win 7 home sp 1 and all updates instlled fine….microsoft told me several cmd prompts the all went sucessfully….but still cant get past that gettings things ready step…pc has over 150 gb space ram is 8 gb……any ideas please…
Brian, why was it necessary to move the ISO File into another folder? Can't you install Win-10 without having to do that? Love your videos always the best
One issue that I ran into when making the upgrade and was not mentioned here is that my System Reserve Partition was too small, and I was getting an error saying Windows 10 couldn't install. I had to find a 3rd party software to extend the partition. After that, the install went fine.
Brian I love you for this video. I was about to give up figuring out how to do this. I am about to switch from Win7 to 10 for a while now and hit several roadblocks. The most important one is that the "Media Creation Tool" is giving me Error 0x80072F8F - 0x20000. It does that even on hardware that still supports the Win7 Update functionality. I have no idea why it works for you, and doesnt work for me, but with this video I guess I can circumvent it.
@@jeffsmith8109 yes, i was running win7 home, I had downloaded win10 home on the laptop last year, 4 times it failed to install, I don't know why, has installed with no problems this time.
To Brian Peck, Is this so? Big news! Link and data, please? I thought with the properly procured product key, doing things the correct way, would be the keys to the kingdom.
@@Britec09 It's not much older than Windows 7. I still have MSDOS 6.2 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 floppies along with their manuals. I'm a bit of a pack rat for old tech stuff. I could probably start my own museum. I did consider donating a lot of it to a computer museum, but the nearest is hundreds of miles away. If I ever head that way, I might load up the boot!
I have a Vista Ultimate workstation running next to a brand new Win 11 Pro (thanks to Brian's CDkeySales promo) laptop. Vista looks and runs like it's from the future. Win 11 looks and runs like it's from some dusty dungeon.
@@MrKentaroMotoPI I preferred the look of Vista too. I also didn't have the problems with it that some did. I did feel cheated that, after paying more, the Vista extras you were supposed to get with Ultimate never came to much. I currently have it on an old, but snappy, Mesh laptop for legacy software purposes. Though I don't have it connected to my network. I would sacrifice it though for a spare licence of the latest Windows. I could probably run the old software on WINE/Crossover Office. I'd have to put Vista on a much newer machine to have any hope of updating it to the latest version of Windows though, if that were possible.
@@dalriada842 True. I don't think they released anymore Ultimate extras than what it came with 😑 I still use the lovely Dreamscene wallpaper. My workstation has a GTX 560 ti video card that handles all the Dreamscene and Aeroglass rendering without speeding up its fans. Machines of that era with integrated graphics would struggle since that Vista rendering is constant. Vista Ultimate was the only retail version with Bitlocker, so it was comparable to the current Pro versions. That feature alone would justify it's cost, and it was expensive. I never used bitlocker (I just got thru turning off in 11 Pro) - I just wanted the extras and the nice box it came in ☺️
I followed your directions exactly - even using 7-Zip (which I did not have). When I try to transfer the files from the ISO to a 'new file' named: Windows10 I get an unspecified error. :(
Try show hidden files in case all of them weren't copy and pasted. Britec should have stated to click on the folder option show all hidden files when first copying.
As of November 16, 2023 when I tried, you'll get a 404 error, then a divert. I'm trying this upgrade from 7 pro to 10... I doubt it'll work tho... according to others here.
I bought a 7950x and 128gb to replace my FX-8350 32gb video editing system. I can't use it for 5H1t because I can't get Windows 7 to run on it. And H377 will have to freeze over before I use Windows 10 or 11. What am I suppose to do now, computer industry. I installed Zorin Linux on it, but that's not going to run my video editor. I've tried WIndows 10 on other computers. WIthin 5 minutes I'm screaming at the computer. It's unusable for anything.. The START menu is screwed up, al the control panels are different, there's all this spyware and chartfunk everywhere, a visually impaired blind person just can not switch OS's and learn where the position is all over again. I know hwere stuff is by position now, not because I can read icons or words on a screen. Typed this comment blind... from WIndows 7... on you know, an obsolete 1984 PS/2 Model M keyboard.
Hi Brian, Tried this today 2nd Jan 24. Wont work for me. Tried it on a Dell Optiplex 7010. Windows 7 was showing as activated and genuine, just the same as you showed. And ideas what I can do?
But what doesn't work is the activation of the Windows 10. The activation code from my Windows 7 product is not good enough. I would have to purchase a new product code for $139. Not worth it for my older PC. Only upgraded to be able to project the screen from one laptop to another. Otherwise, I only use this old laptop occasionally for internet access or file storage. Not worth the $139 to activate the operating system when I can use it as is.
If i have a couple of HDD in mirroring each other (using windows 7 pro own tool), I've already backed up the important data but couldn't get everything. How should I go about this. Do leave them connected and hope the upgrade doesnt mess anything up? Do I disconnect them and hope I can get the mirrors up & running with windows 10?
This wasn't much help because you seem to have skipped the step of finding the iso file. Nice for your that you already have the iso file, but I don't find it anywhere on that site. Maybe a link in the comments would be helpful? Or is it no longer possible to convert in 2024?
Hi you say that in order to upgrade from 7 to 10 1 have to update my windows 7, but if Microsoft has stopped sending uodates can you or somebody on here tell me how to do this please?
can you go back to win 10 from win 11, i have problems with update latest on win 11, its a unsupported, older samsung pc..do windows give updates on unsupported pc s..
all i know whn i had windows 7 intalled and few days later asked cpuld i have windows 10 the gentlemen told me my cpu is not ment for wondows 10 and will work right if windows 10 is installed
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Now is the time to upgrade from Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 10.
Upgrade will be easy for windows 8.1 devices bc it is more reliable from windows 7 devices
No more messing around with Windows for me. I'm 100% on Linux Mint now.
@@OlettaLiano Agreed 110% Linux you own your OS you own your pc you own your freedom !!
@@OlettaLiano I'd love nothing more than to abandon Windows for Linux, but a recent attempt to do so has proved that the learning curve is still far to high for those who don't possess at least an average level of coding skills. I have a clean PC in which all of the hardware is less than a year old, but I've had nothing but problems with Mint ranging from video driver & thumbnail cache issues, port problems when trying to install Xampp as a local host server plus an Internet browser that refuses to open even after deleting and re-installing it. Sadly to say, I've had to go back to Windows for the time being.
@@cockle0979 I still have one PC running Windows 10 because I ghostwrite novels for a living and I need my writing app, Scrivener, to be 100% stable. But I'm on Linux for everything else I do. One cool thing about Linux is there are a ton of different distros, so if you have an old PC or laptop try different distros and maybe you'll find one that works for you.
Steam is no longer running windows 7 and I’m a bit of a tech bane and I cannot express how much this has helped me. Thanks a ton
Your posting is from 10 days ago. Can you still upgrade to window 10 from 7. From Sep 2023. Thanks
did you loose any data?
Thank you for keeping reminding us the importance for upgrading. I was thinking about doing and since this video popped up it save me for having to search for you pass video's. Once I saw it video and how easy it was, I said lets do it and get it done. One thing I alway do is have a backup of the present system, then after the upgrade, the services pack updates are completed and the system is stable then I preform a backup of the system. This will give me something to go to if there are problems do the road. Plus I do regular backup on a ongoing bases while I am sleep. I never do anything before that process is complete. You made this a painless process and I appreciated you keep after us about it.
Hey Brian, just so you know Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 don't cease extended support until October 2023. I think Windows 2000 and Windows 7 are the only OSs that reached end of life the same day as their server counterparts.
Thanks
And by Windows 2000... You mean Windows Server 2008 R2... right?
damn, it's sad how OSs like Windows 2000 are so far in the past now that you young kids don't even know they exist, I remember them back when they were still relevant.
No, those are two separate products. I said Windows 2000 and Windows 7 are the only OSs that reached end of life the same day as 'their server counterparts', meaning they reached end of life the same day the server editions of those OSs did too, meaning Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2008 R2. Every other Windows OS had a different support timeline.
Windows 8 is no longer supported as of the new year.
@@EL_Pivio Yes but the server edition of Windows 8 is supported until October 2023
I'm gearing up to update my PC from 8.1 to 10. You're videos have been very helpful! Thanks!!!
does it working?
are u losing ur data when update?
Im also still on 8.1 How much time did it take you to upgrade ?
I upgraded 2012 Dell Inspiron 660 i3 6GB 1TB HDD integrated-graphics desktop from W7 to W10 in 2016. Did upgrade to 8GB (max) in 2022; Dell runs perfect and fast. [22H2]
Nice
Thank you for this video. I did the Windows 10 download to my Win 8.1 straight onto my HP lap top. It took a long time but, it worked! I'm not tech minded it took me two days to pluck up the courage to do it. thanks again.😊
One reason many people stayed on Windows 7 for so long is that didn't like the telemetry and privacy in Windows 10. Even some ATMs still use Windows 7. Windows 7 is too old t use. Windows 7 is also more beautiful with the Aeroglass and transparency whereas Windows 10 is flat and ugly
I agree
I think if I try this upgrade I will clone my existing Windows 7 drive to another SSD. Confirm it works then try the upgrade on the cloned
drive. If I don't like it I can swap SSD and be back to WIndows 7
I updated my Lenovo from 7 to 10 for free a few weeks ago.. it doesn't feel like an upgrade. It takes at least twice as long to boot and I can no longer play DVDs. I'm very tempted to roll it back.
Yes, I did, did a Windows 8.1 to 10 upgrade at beginning of January. And it's slow!
Maybe hardware needs updating.
Iv had a laptop that I don't use much now, apart from playing dvds, it had win 7 installed since 2013, I upgraded to win 10 with the free offer in 2015 or 2016, it messed up the laptop, tried everything I could think of to have a usable laptop, after 2 weeks, went back to win 7, 2 days ago downloaded and installed the latest win 10, seems to be a bit faster booting and loading files etc than win 7, I liked win 7, it was fast and easy to use, I think it has had its day, and a big thumbs up for providing easy to understand videos.
Thanks for this video. I found this very helpful, however my current windows 7 PC stopped running updates back in 2020 so I am really nervous in terms of upgrading my PC
Delve and dive with the data delivered.
I'm also getting "Error 0x80072F8F - 0x20000" and I'm running 7 pro!
Same! Somebody needs to fix this
Same
Yea me as well but I followed this guy and it worked well
Just search for how to download the windows 10 IOS file
that's a date & time error i think, you gotta synchronize them with internet time
Thank you so much for this video tutorial! I was able to update a Dell Latitude D630 to Windows 10. Had to work through some failing window updates in Windows 7, some Media Creation Tool download issues, and updating the Bios failures. Once I got through these challenges, your tutorial worked like a charm. Thanks again! ☺
Hello, I'm stuck where you were. Media creation won't launch, the other direct download won't run either. I also have at least 20 updates that won't download..how did you do it? I ran sfc/ scannow also but the update programs still won't run.
@@chrisselner5005 Once the updates installed, the media creation tool downloaded and told me to update my bios You may not have to. Hope this helps!
I wonder if it will work on my hp windows 7 i am scared to start
It's not letting the instillation tool won't start... getting an error.
Thanks Brian...I really hate to part with Win7 since it's been so solid on my thinkpad, but it looks like I have no choice. I'll be going to 10 shortly...😐
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It's the same for me. I also have a Thinkpad (it's an E550). I'm going to bite the bullet and upgrade to Win10
Im still using a T60p 15" 5:4ips
I prefer Windows 7 also. Sigh.
First i tried to boot from an Installation USB Drive - it wont work well so i checked Britec and got the solution - Lots of thanks from Germany - keep up your good work
So the end of life for windows 7 came a long time ago, and I am still running it. Is it possible to keep windows 10 longer than 2025? I wonder why some other company does not offer paid support for these old operating systems. I feel like a sheeple with the constant upgrades. Having to learn a new system, is a pain. At least its free.
Great video!
I am watching to learn how to install Win 10 on a new hard drive/old laptop. But as a bit of an FYI, I just fired up an old Win 7 machine yesterday. When I went to shut it down, it started two updates. The same thing happened a few weeks ago.
So, the updates may continue for a while...
Thank you so much!
HELPPP IM HERE AFTER JANUARY
did everything as you did , but when i opened the folder there was no setup
thank you iv been trying to upgrade my computer for a year an somone knows what there talking about finally i love you man big thanks plus a like and sub
It works for mine. Thank you for sharing
Hey
I do this kind of stuff almost daily
I just try warch all your videos to support you and your work, you are amazing and entertaining.
Months ago i tried to upgrade all three of my Win 8.1 devices. None of them were able to. Not sure of the error message but tried two different times, all failed. That was a bummer.
Win 8.1 to Windows 10? that should be able to
@@Britec09 Yes, Win 10. Each install attempt was nearing the end of the install when a error poped up. During windows update for oct, nov 2022 a message would pop up saying i would have to purchase a new PC. I had 4 GIG RAM with Intel CPU's on all devices, should have been plenty to run Win10?
That media creation tool doesn't work on my pc. It says there's an error code. Why?
Same thing with mine. Guess we'll just have retired swiss cheese computers. they're going to get screwed every which way while connected online.
Update info…i finally got upgraded by using the esd file setup in c drive..not usb…..but pc is a little slower boot..not ssd
I installed a fresh copy of Win 10 Pro, used my Win 7 Pro key and it activated.
Dear Dough8918. *Keys* to the kingdom. That's the way: Correct.
It irks that certain people fall for TH-camr's slick loopholes.
Not so easy on my laptop, Samsung says the RF711 running Windows 7 can't be upgraded to Windows 10 because of the BIOS.
I am sure their will be some people who can't upgrade for that particular reason
“this operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer Outlook” you know about this issue ?
Links, data, and date, please?
Someone in one of your other videos said you can't do this. Glad you did this to show him, he was wrong.
Been able to do this for years, Microsoft never closed the door on the upgrade process.
@@Britec09 I have been doing it since the first release of Win 10 as well, and has never failed. Version Home as well as Pro.
I've got a 2013 Dell Alienware M14 with Windows 7 from new. Dell's website does not recommend upgrading this laptop to Windows 10 and so doesn't provide any drivers or downloads to support this machine. However, I've just swapped out the HDD for a SSD and installed a fresh version of Windows 10. Windows Update did quite a good job of finding the necessary drivers and I used Dell's drivers (Windows 7) for the Creative Sound and the Alienware software and all seems to be okay - it starts now much faster and so far no problems with the Windows 10 operating system.
However, there are still a couple of system devices missing but one is the ST Micro Accelerator and the Windows 7 driver refuses to install, but I believe this is to protect the hard drive should the laptop be dropped and as I have now put in an SSD I don't think I really need this anyway.
I've an Alienware M11 X R2 with Windows 7, I cloned from the standard HDD to SSD, so should I do this upgrade? I use my laptop for .music, so I've lots of vsts ,Plugins,Reaper Daw
@@MrJpbmusic2005 Well, it is of course up to you but Windows 10 works so much better on the SSD - startup is almost instant and is so quiet you will wonder if it is actually working. I did a completely fresh install and Windows Update found most of the drivers - there are some on Dell's support site but are not really supported for Windows 10. Make sure you've got the sound software and drivers - mine is Creative Soundblaster - as you may need those. Windows 7 is still my favourite (I have it on another old laptop) but going forward it has to be Windows 10 although these old laptops won't upgrade to Windows 11 without losing support.
My problem is that windows 10 SUCKS compared to windows 7. Tweaking windows 10 is made much harder. The abslotue worst is the automated restart when needed for updates. You can with much work prevent this but any time you do a manual update, the automated system including unwanted restarts is back on. This is just one example. And then I am not talking about trying to uninstall spotify. It keeps coming back. I HATE WINDOWS 10 and beyond.
👍👍👍
Nice tutorial Brain and I suppose that there would be a few of those older computers that could go on and upgrade to Windows 11 eh?
Very unlikely
Didn't know you could still do this! Unfortunately I am getting an error trying to run the media tool - 0x80072F8F 0x20000 - Have tried everything to fix it that was listed on the internet - No joy - Any ideas?
Linux .., resist.
Dudeeee you're a life savor!! Thank you so much, I've been trying to update my laptop from Windows 7 to 10 for a while now and nothing worked. Very EPIC tutorial! 👍👍🙏🙏💯💯🔥🔥
have ur data saved?
Thanks for the video Brian
My pleasure!!
Just mount a Win 10 image on a USB file, restart and enter BIOS, pick the default booting option as the USB and start the Win 10 installation on top of the Win 7 or 8. It will give the option to format your drives, format ALL OF THEM and dedicate at least 500 MB for the running of Win 10 in a separate system drive. The rest you can allocate as you wish, pick one for the installation from them and voilà! You're done
how do you mount a windows 10 image to a USB file?
@@10hourvgm4 you can do it by using rufus. but i guess if you do that method you might have to get a license to activate windows 10, otherwise you wont have personalization features. very expensive here in my country. im bad with computers so i dont know if theres a trustworthy and safe cracked version where you get an already activated windows 10.
this is why turning a windows 7 or 8 that is already activated into a windows 10 might be a better option since the windows 10 that you get is already activated.
i never tried it so i dont know if it will work
Countless struggles and errors will eventually funnel everybody to fork over $139 for W10....because literally everything you own, including your time....is now controlled by Microshaft.
Use an older image file from 2015.
I’m not quite sure what was the point behind downloading 7zip and copy/paste the archive content into our computer, but it also copied some additional files in my computer and this method didn’t work for upgrading. 👎
Given that support and updates for old Windows versions has ended, we cannot ensure the old Windows OS is up to date before upgrading to Windows 10!
EXACTLY my point.
True point. Dangerous to frig with an outdated system with no support, only slick piracy providing fake comfort.
I followed these exact steps a few years back. Now Windows prompt on start up saying activation is expiring soon. PC shows as “activated by your organization” even though it’s Windows 10 Home. Scan for activation codes shows Windows 7 OEM in BIOS and no Windows 10 code other than the generic one.
Any way to continue using this? It’s crazy to use a free upgrade then get told years later it’s not activated 😢
Hey Brian, I’m annoyed, I missed the announcement in January. Does this work in March 2023 as mine won’t allow the Media Creation Tool to be installed and I have Windows 8
There is one thing I don't understand how people record when their pc is shutting off.
I got a hold of an Asus Essentio desktop PC with Win 8 (AMD FX 8300 CPU) IE 8 (or thereabouts) wouldn't fully connect, but I got Google downloaded & and allows internet connection. Thank you 🤓 when you do this upgrade, the version of 10 is the same as Win 7 or 8? Should you have 'Moft Edge downloaded before before starting the upgrade?
Brilliant.? i am going to try this today....not fussed about my data, i presume also that it will update a lot quicker on a new drive without any data being requested to be saved.
Noticed your temps. -2c. Dang that is cold!!
underwater
Thank you. Going to try this soon!
Windows 10 pro can be installed without asking for a password to login.
I was under impression win 7 security updates ended 5 years ago I don’t like win 10
Dear Akaski, Outdated software is becoming more and more risky.
You can ship for solace, sacrificing security.
Hi, ty for the vid. I tried it but unfortunately the tool won't start properly and will return error message 0x80072F8F - 0x20000 so I'm stuck ever before starting... any suggestion? Thank you .🙂
I had the same type problem. I went to a friend who already had Windows 10 installed and I was able to create the USB tool. I have not done anything with it after creating the tool.
You manage to get around that error?
@@n1kkri How did you try?
Interesting, I just did this on my sister's computer. Good video, Brian!
Cool, thanks!
I had to update from Windows 8 to 8.1 first.. But, after that I followed this video and now I have Windows 10! 😁 And it just finished updating all my apps about 10 min ago lol. Thank you for an actual truthful video, and an easy to follow step by step guide, it is greatly appreciated!! 👍
So this legitimately works? I'm also coming from 8.1 and will need to "upgrade" for some programs to keep running.
@@mrlookagain1142 same bro
I don't understand why is it so hard for you? Basically, you just download the tool at 1:34 and let it work. In my case, since my system is not up-to-date, I can't upgrade to Windows 10 anyway but I think the whole process is quite easy.
Great video I need to upgrade my windows 7 because alot of my recording plugins requires windows 10 and up
Hi, I have had win7 enterprise for years. I'm thinking about upgrading and have a few questions.
● Do I need to uninstall my Avast antivirus first?
● Do I need to uninstall everything I installed over the years? (oh I really hope I don't).
● I tried to create a system repair disc with a dvd (only option) buy it keeps failing. Is it a must?
Thanks.
I tried all of that a million times already. All I get is error code 0x80072F8F-0X20000. After this I tried sugestions on changing the registry and still get the same error code. Also everybody keeps saying "Need to make sure all your updates are up to date but nobody says how to do that" Microsoft is no longer providing support for Windows 7 so when I tried updating I get the Unable to update. Please make a video on how to get the latest updates without Microsoft support.
Hi David,
It all depends on which version of Windows 7 you are running. I'm pretty sure ( I may stand corrected here ) only Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise and Ultimate are still giving the 'Windows Update' option.
I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate and am currently downloading the updates ; )
Peace, and good luck ; )
TURK
I never saw the 'save all the files" screen nor did I see the Windows 10 logo when doing the Windows 8.1. upgrade. It just got to the very end and then failed and r reverted back
Anyone still using windows XP in 3023?
I did that exactly with the media creation , but I did the upgrade with Windows 8.1 , not download the ISO very interesting
Love how this is still free, Great info
Informative video mate, thanks a lot!
.so if support is stopped and no updates are no longer available how do you do make sure to fully update it.... is there any other way we can download the latest win 7 updates
For some reason, I'm getting an error. My computer will not download the media creation tool.
It says we're not sure what happend but we're unable to run this tool on your PC. If you continue experiencing problems refer the error code when contacting customer support. Error code 0x80072F8F - 0.20000
am i the only one who gets the "is not a valid win32 application" thingy when i download the windows 10 update?
You say to be sure to upgrade your Windows 7. But then you say that Microsoft no longer provides upgrades for Windows 7. Am I missing something?
Microsoft is not providing new updates going forward, but all the updates up to end of life should in theory still be available to download.
@GriffinHuntress This is true, all the updates are still available. I updated windows 7 this week, more than 100 updates since I never updated ever.😅
Any recommendation on upgrading on a fresh install or is it safe to upgrade with a bunch of programs installed?
please advise i try to up 7-10 during the install where it says getting things ready a box pops up….MODERN HOST SETUP NOT WORKING CLOSE PROGRAM……all7 updates are in win 7 home sp 1 and all updates instlled fine….microsoft told me several cmd prompts the all went sucessfully….but still cant get past that gettings things ready step…pc has over 150 gb space ram is 8 gb……any ideas please…
Brian, why was it necessary to move the ISO File into another folder? Can't you install Win-10 without having to do that? Love your videos always the best
Just a habit
@@Britec09 Lol
@@Britec09 how do I get the ISO File?
One issue that I ran into when making the upgrade and was not mentioned here is that my System Reserve Partition was too small, and I was getting an error saying Windows 10 couldn't install. I had to find a 3rd party software to extend the partition. After that, the install went fine.
Hi can you help me with the software, please? Im stuck😂
what do i do if it says "We're not sure what happened, but we're unable to run this tool on your PC"
you probably got "Error 0x80072F8F - 0x20000". On google there's plenty of solutions to the problem and one should work for you :)
Brian I love you for this video. I was about to give up figuring out how to do this. I am about to switch from Win7 to 10 for a while now and hit several roadblocks. The most important one is that the "Media Creation Tool" is giving me Error 0x80072F8F - 0x20000. It does that even on hardware that still supports the Win7 Update functionality. I have no idea why it works for you, and doesnt work for me, but with this video I guess I can circumvent it.
Copy the error link you are getting to Google or Edge, this will give you and idea of what this is.
Chances are that you are running windows 7 home and not Windows 7 pro as Brian is and thus why it works for him.
@@jeffsmith8109 yes, i was running win7 home, I had downloaded win10 home on the laptop last year, 4 times it failed to install, I don't know why, has installed with no problems this time.
What browser are you using? try using a different browser like Firefox even if you have to download it temporarily
@@christop_bader I was using Google browser for years, now using Edge browser
Thank you so much… it made updating so easy!
News flash you cant upgrade from 7 to 10 anymore even with the key code on the machine!!!!!!!
I guess I'm to late or you're just kidding around? Please advise.
i had a dell win 10 wasnt actvated. i went to do it wth win 7 key and it was denied....@@iceman9956
@@brianpeck2694then either your machine can’t do it or that key was faulty.
To Brian Peck, Is this so? Big news! Link and data, please?
I thought with the properly procured product key, doing things the correct way,
would be the keys to the kingdom.
@@eddyvideostar idk
It's a pity I couldn't throw my old Windows Vista Ultimate retail version on a pc, and get a free upgrade!
Vista, wow that is old
@@Britec09 It's not much older than Windows 7. I still have MSDOS 6.2 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 floppies along with their manuals. I'm a bit of a pack rat for old tech stuff. I could probably start my own museum. I did consider donating a lot of it to a computer museum, but the nearest is hundreds of miles away. If I ever head that way, I might load up the boot!
I have a Vista Ultimate workstation running next to a brand new Win 11 Pro (thanks to Brian's CDkeySales promo) laptop. Vista looks and runs like it's from the future. Win 11 looks and runs like it's from some dusty dungeon.
@@MrKentaroMotoPI I preferred the look of Vista too. I also didn't have the problems with it that some did. I did feel cheated that, after paying more, the Vista extras you were supposed to get with Ultimate never came to much. I currently have it on an old, but snappy, Mesh laptop for legacy software purposes. Though I don't have it connected to my network. I would sacrifice it though for a spare licence of the latest Windows. I could probably run the old software on WINE/Crossover Office. I'd have to put Vista on a much newer machine to have any hope of updating it to the latest version of Windows though, if that were possible.
@@dalriada842 True. I don't think they released anymore Ultimate extras than what it came with 😑 I still use the lovely Dreamscene wallpaper. My workstation has a GTX 560 ti video card that handles all the Dreamscene and Aeroglass rendering without speeding up its fans. Machines of that era with integrated graphics would struggle since that Vista rendering is constant. Vista Ultimate was the only retail version with Bitlocker, so it was comparable to the current Pro versions. That feature alone would justify it's cost, and it was expensive. I never used bitlocker (I just got thru turning off in 11 Pro) - I just wanted the extras and the nice box it came in ☺️
Can I downgrade from windows 11 to windows 10. I think most feel windows 11 is horrifying
May as well go straight to windows 11 huh? Msft already says that late 25 will be the end of windows 10.
To SolidNate99, I agree. It's a reflection of how old even Win 10 Pro is.
Get a new box before betterment to Win 11.
The hardware may be a challenge.
Thanks so much - This was a huge help. :)
I followed your directions exactly - even using 7-Zip (which I did not have). When I try to transfer the files from the ISO to a 'new file' named: Windows10 I get an unspecified error. :(
Try show hidden files in case all of them weren't copy and pasted. Britec should have stated to click on the folder option show all hidden files when first copying.
what type of error do you have?
Thanks very much your video helped a lot 😊
I love windows 11 home 64 bit. No need to go back to windows 10.
For me it don't matter if it is windows 7 or 11 or MacOS it's all a downgrade when running Linux !!
I'm unsure now. Some sites say you can't upgrade for free anymore. Do you reckon it's still possible to upgrade as it stands in July 2023
Any reason not to use the "Upgrade this PC now" option?
That's just what I was going to ask!
As of November 16, 2023 when I tried, you'll get a 404 error, then a divert.
I'm trying this upgrade from 7 pro to 10... I doubt it'll work tho... according to others here.
I bought a 7950x and 128gb to replace my FX-8350 32gb video editing system.
I can't use it for 5H1t because I can't get Windows 7 to run on it.
And H377 will have to freeze over before I use Windows 10 or 11.
What am I suppose to do now, computer industry. I installed Zorin Linux on it, but that's not going to run my video editor.
I've tried WIndows 10 on other computers. WIthin 5 minutes I'm screaming at the computer. It's unusable for anything..
The START menu is screwed up, al the control panels are different, there's all this spyware and chartfunk everywhere, a visually impaired blind person just can not switch OS's and learn where the position is all over again. I know hwere stuff is by position now, not because I can read icons or words on a screen. Typed this comment blind... from WIndows 7... on you know, an obsolete 1984 PS/2 Model M keyboard.
Hi Brian, Tried this today 2nd Jan 24. Wont work for me. Tried it on a Dell Optiplex 7010. Windows 7 was showing as activated and genuine, just the same as you showed. And ideas what I can do?
Great video!!
Thanks!
My HP4540s is failing to update Windows 10 but keeping saying up-to-date what should I do please help
But what doesn't work is the activation of the Windows 10. The activation code from my Windows 7 product is not good enough. I would have to purchase a new product code for $139. Not worth it for my older PC. Only upgraded to be able to project the screen from one laptop to another. Otherwise, I only use this old laptop occasionally for internet access or file storage. Not worth the $139 to activate the operating system when I can use it as is.
If i have a couple of HDD in mirroring each other (using windows 7 pro own tool), I've already backed up the important data but couldn't get everything. How should I go about this. Do leave them connected and hope the upgrade doesnt mess anything up? Do I disconnect them and hope I can get the mirrors up & running with windows 10?
doesn't work anymore. Anyone on win 7 is screwed with a swiss cheese puter. The media creation tool won't even launch anymore!
😢
thank you so much my very old windows 8.1 is a windows 8.1 again
This wasn't much help because you seem to have skipped the step of finding the iso file. Nice for your that you already have the iso file, but I don't find it anywhere on that site. Maybe a link in the comments would be helpful? Or is it no longer possible to convert in 2024?
Going to be using these links soon to upgrade my windows 7 lol :)
Hi you say that in order to upgrade from 7 to 10 1 have to update my windows 7, but if Microsoft has stopped sending uodates can you or somebody on here tell me how to do this please?
Ty soo muchh i have always wanted to try and play valorant and you made it happen. I will never be able to thank you enough
It's saying "this tool can't update your pc"
Pls help
Very helpful Sir
The text on the screen is too blurry
can you go back to win 10 from win 11, i have problems with update latest on win 11, its a unsupported, older samsung pc..do windows give updates on unsupported pc s..
all i know whn i had windows 7 intalled and few days later asked cpuld i have windows 10 the gentlemen told me my cpu is not ment for wondows 10 and will work right if windows 10 is installed