Windows 10 Upgrade from Windows 7

itschrisraymond on 29/07/2015 - 22:16
Last edited 29/07/2015 - 22:22 by 1 other user

for all your tech nerds (:P) i restored my windows 7 a couple of months a go and (i was eligible for the windows 10 upgrade) but after i restored (even with all the updates been installed) i can't download it anymore.

would any of you know why?

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  Shepard on 29/07/2015 - 22:19

  Check that you've all the current updates all downloaded for your pc and they should prompt you to restart it.

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    itschrisraymond on 29/07/2015 - 22:27

    yeah I've checked everything (including restored/hidden updates) and done 3 restarts. :( no luck

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  bobsburger on 29/07/2015 - 22:55

  This worked for one of my machines

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    itschrisraymond on 29/07/2015 - 22:58

    tried that too, no luck

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      bobsburger on 29/07/2015 - 23:12

      have you tried to uninstall then reinstall the two specific updates that are related to the the upgrade?

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        itschrisraymond on 30/07/2015 - 09:21

        ill try this method out and get back to you

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        rompastompa on 30/07/2015 - 14:52

        @itschrisraymond:
        I believe for Win7SP1 you need KB2952664 and KB3035583.

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  YOLO on 29/07/2015 - 23:25

  +1

  Try installing it directly from the Microsoft website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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    argonide on 30/07/2015 - 00:45

    +2

    I've got this method to work on my laptop.
    On my desktop however I get an error of "Something happened".

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    itschrisraymond on 30/07/2015 - 10:56

    i did that but it asks for a product ID or key activation.

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      ozhunter on 30/07/2015 - 11:17

      Skip it

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        itschrisraymond on 30/07/2015 - 11:41

        Thank you! Finally got it working

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  Chef-Johnson on 30/07/2015 - 11:37

  I got a pirated version but the windows verification software has been completely removed with this version this is gona be a nightmare. anyone know how to get back the verification on windows 7 ultimate?

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    ozhunter on 30/07/2015 - 11:45

    +2

    They got you. lol

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      Chef-Johnson on 30/07/2015 - 12:22

      yeah i might just buy it too much mucking about,

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        Forfiet on 30/07/2015 - 13:10

        Do you build your pc's? Or have you been upgrading older ones? No OEM licenses floating about???

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        Chef-Johnson on 30/07/2015 - 14:23

        i got a legit version of windows sat here but that pc is rubbish i rebuilt new one but couldnt use that key on my new one@Forfiet:

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        Forfiet on 30/07/2015 - 14:46

        @Chef-Johnson: cool, not far from what I figured :)

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        Chef-Johnson on 30/07/2015 - 16:25

        Would buying a legit version of windows 7 installing that work would i then be able to upgrade to 10?@Forfiet:

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        ozhunter on 30/07/2015 - 16:57

        +2

        @Chef-Johnson:

        Yes, Windows 7 or 8 can upgrade to 10 for free. If you buy the home premium version of 7/8, that will be the Windows version to which you can upgrade.

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    pb924 on 30/07/2015 - 13:58

    have you been to the reddit microfoftwareswap marketplace? There's info in the thread at the top of the page about dealing with activation problems. If that doesn't work you could always buy Win 10 while you're there.

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  billy3000 on 30/07/2015 - 21:34

  +1

  I had the 'something happend' error when I tried to download w10 manually. I changed my region locale to USA and it worked

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    NigelTufnel on 30/07/2015 - 22:10

    Aha. I got the same error. Super helpful error explanation. Changing locale weighed fine.