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Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path?

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From john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason)
Subject Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path?
Date 2025-01-14 00:41 +0000
Message-Id <memo.20250114004130.3324A@jeason.cix.co.uk>
References <vm45pn$35746$1@paganini.bofh.team>

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In article <vm45pn$35746$1@paganini.bofh.team>, fvgtgfrf@juiklopjhy.com (Windows 11
24H2 User) wrote:

> *From:* Windows 11 24H2 User <fvgtgfrf@juiklopjhy.com>
> *Date:* Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:40:05 +0000
> 
> On 13/01/2025 21:42, Chris wrote:
> > 
> > So 2025 will be win10 upgrade year, so what's the 
> > cheapest/simplest upgrade
> > path for hardware and software?
> > 
> > I have a home desktop PC based around a Coffee Lake i3 which 
> > isn't win11
> > compatible. It's not often used, but I don't want to get rid of 
> > it so
> > what's the sweet spot cpu/mobo these days? I'd like to keep the 
> > RAM,
> > SSD/NVMe, PSU, etc.
> > 
> > Can I transfer my win10 pro license key to win11? What do I lose 
> > if just
> > use an unlicensed version of windows?
> > 
> 
> The cheapest/simplest upgrade path is to use the same machine but 
> to use the Windows 11 24H2 ISO file to upgrade. Even if your 
> machine is not compatible, the command I'll give you below will 
> upgrade your machine and the Windows 10 license will post no 
> problems at all.
> 
> The method to upgrade is this:
> 1) Make a full backup of the hard disk to an external drive if 
> possible or to a separate partition;
> 
> 2) Download the full ISO from this official link:
> 
> <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11>
> 
> Scroll down and look for: "Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for 
> x64 devices"
> 
> You want to make sure to download the correct ISO. For English UK 
> you need multi edition ISO. USA have their own ISO. This is 
> important because you want to keep all your Apps and personal 
> documents. Wrong ISO won't allow you to keep any of the Apps but 
> personal docs will remain safe.
> 
> 3) Now mount the ISO using Windows explorer and note down the drive 
> letter in the location bar.
> 
> 4) Launch cmd prompt as Administrator
> 
> 5) run this command:
> 
> E:\setup /product server
> 
> This assumes that the drive in step 3 is E:\ but change to whatever 
> you get on your system;
> 
> 6) Just follow the online instructions and in about 30 minutes 
> you'll have Windows 11 up and running.
> 
> 7) I forgot to mention above that make sure Internet is disabled 
> while you do this because you don't want updates to clog your 
> machine.
> 
> 8) When the system is upgraded and booted 2 or three times, you can 
> go online and download the updates.
> 
> 9) This will work for you because it worked on my potato machine. 
> You have the full backup so you are not losing anything.
> 
> 10) In step 5, although we are using the word server, you only get 
> either home or professional version NOT SERVER so don't worry about 
> it.
> 
> Good luck and post back.

Microsoft are now allowing Windows 11 to be installed on unsupported hardware:
https://youtu.be/TfUjB7k59kE although they don't guarantee that it will keep
working.
The MS page announcing it and detailing what Regedit keys to add is here:
https://tinyurl.com/4tctpdja

-- 
Regards
       John

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Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-01-13 21:42 +0000
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  Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? Windows 11 24H2 User <fvgtgfrf@juiklopjhy.com> - 2025-01-13 22:40 +0000
    Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason) - 2025-01-14 00:41 +0000
      Re: Win10 -> 11 upgrade path? ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 03:52 -0700
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