upgrading windows 7 to 10 for free

[Don1978]

Im sorry if this has been asked alot, im trying to update my windows 7 home premium PC to windows 10. iv downloaded the media creation tool all im now getting is error 0x80072f8f-0x20000. any advice?
thanks

 

[SIW2]

You could try downloading the iso file directly instead of using MCT.

extract the iso file using 7-zip.

then run setup.exe which is in the extracted folder.

 

[MisterEd]

I suggest before you start you make sure all hardware is working with the correct drivers and you make sure Windows 7 has the latest updates. When you are satisfied do a system backup in case there is a problem with the upgrade.

I just did a free upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro yesterday. I didn't download anything directly. I just went to the Download Windows 10 webpage and selected Update now. An hour and a few reboots later the computer was running Windows 10.



Download Windows 10
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Considering it was a 17 year old laptop things went smoothly. Back in 2006 the laptop came with Windows XP Media Center edition. Last week I replaced the hard drive and installed Windows 7 Home Premium. This was just to make sure I could get everything working. When that was done I did an Anytime Upgrade to Windows 7 Pro. This week I did the free upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. Note I already had keys for both Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Pro. Only Windows 10 Pro was a free upgrade.

 

[Don1978]

All updates up to date, When I unzip the iso file with 7-zip it does not come up with an icon setup.exe?? So can't go forward from.there?

 

[SIW2]

Why would it come up with an icon?

setup.exe is in the folder you unpacked the iso to.

rt click on setup.exe and run as admin

 

[Don1978]

When I unzip the mediacreation file I get alot more files about 14-15. i dont get the options shown above? The setup.exe isn't there ? i dont think I'm doing anything wrong? Following all the tutorials online etc

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When I open media creation tool with 7-zip It opens about 15-16 files setup exe isn't there?
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[SIW2]

Did anybody suggest you open the media creation tool with 7-zip ?

 

[Don1978]

Seems to be on alot of the YouTube video I see. What am.i suppose to do then? If you can advise. I just get an error message if I try to.open it by double clicking it??

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Can you send me a link of the setup.exe file on here?

 

[Bree]

Seems to be on alot of the YouTube video I see. What am.i suppose to do then? If you can advise. I just get an error message if I try to.open it by double clicking it??

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Can you send me a link of the setup.exe file on here?

Your best bet is to read and follow the tutorial on our sister site Ten Forums.

Upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 for Free | Tutorials

 

[SIW2]

the iso file should be extracted, not the mct.

 

[Volume Z]

I just get an error message if I try to.open it by double clicking it??

The MCT 22H2 fails by default. Install KB3140245 and EasyFix 51044, then try again.

Microsoft Update Catalog

https://download.microsoft.com/down...F-BC2C-D69E5B9E9A68/MicrosoftEasyFix51044.msi

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I just went to the Download Windows 10 webpage and selected Update now.

When I visit the page using Windows 7 and Microsoft Edge, there is no "Update Now" to select.

 

[Bree]

When I visit the page using Windows 7 and Microsoft Edge, there is no "Update Now" to select.

Interesting. I don't see it in Edge on a Windows 7 PC either. I still see it with Edge on a Windows 10 or 11 machine, and can click on it. Looks like MS don't want to offer the Update Assistant to a Win7 PC.



The missing download link for the Windows 10 Update Assistant Windows10Upgrade9252.exe is:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799445

 

[Volume Z]

Oops don't provide the thing. Have you tried running this in Windows 7? They're keeping it away from Windows 7 users for a reason. And from Windows 8/8.1 users, for that matter.

 

[MisterEd]

Interesting. I don't see it in Edge on a Windows 7 PC either. I still see it with Edge on a Windows 10 or 11 machine, and can click on it. Looks like MS don't want to offer the Update Assistant to a Win7 PC.

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The missing download link for the Windows 10 Update Assistant Windows10Upgrade9252.exe is:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799445

Now I am not sure about the exact steps I took last week to upgrade Windows 7 to 10 on the computer Toshiba-PC.

I just checked Toshiba-PC and see that I downloaded the Media Creation Tool (MediaCreationTool22H2.exe) right before I did the upgrade. I ran it on another computer Lightning-7 with Windows 7 and see that there is an option to Upgrade this PC now. I must have done the upgrade that way.



Toshiba-PC must have been up to date because I didn't have a problem running the Media Creation Tool on it. However, I got error "0x80072F8F- 0x20000" when I tried to run it on the computer Lightning-7. That is a known problem discussed in the following:

Update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows

In that thread I downloaded Easy fix which fixed the problem and allowed me to run the Media Creation Tool on Lightning-7.

 

[Volume Z]

I made sure Windows 7 was up to date. Does that make a difference?

It's not supposed to. It's not supposed to make a difference for the MCT, let alone the Update Assistant which only works on Windows 10 devices, as it reveals in Windows 11.

 

[MisterEd]

It's not supposed to. It's not supposed to make a difference for the MCT, let alone the Update Assistant which only works on Windows 10 devices, as it reveals in Windows 11.

Like I mentioned in my last (corrected) post I must have run the Media Creation Tool in Windows 7 to to the upgrade. MediaCreationTool22H2.exe does work in Windows 7 as long Windows 7 is up to date or has the fix I mentioned.