Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to

How to Do a Windows Anytime Upgrade in Windows 7​

   Information

This method will allow you to upgrade your edition of Windows 7 and still keep your current programs, files, and settings intact.

   Note

You can use Windows Anytime Upgrade to upgrade a 32-bit version to a 32-bit version or from a 64-bit version to a 64-bit version of Windows 7. However, Windows Anytime Upgrade can't upgrade a 32-bit version to a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or a 64-bit version to a 32-bit version of Windows 7.

From Windows 7 | Anytime Upgrade to Windows 7
Starter|Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate
Home Basic|Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate
Home Premium|Professional, Ultimate
Professional|Ultimate

Windows Anytime Upgrade is only available for online purchase in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Update: Windows Anytime Upgrade is no longer available for online purchase

1) Click on Windows Anytime Upgrade

2) Click on Enter an upgrade key

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3) Enter Upgrade key

4) Click on I accept

5) Click on Close.

NOTE: When using Anytime Upgrade with SP1 installed, you may receive a message.
Upgrade was not successful.
First make sure, your Windows updates are up to date.



Close Window.



Manually RESTART your PC, & Upgrade will continue.

Related Tutorials

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• Windows Anytime Upgrade - Enable or Disable
• Windows Anytime Upgrade: frequently asked questions
• Windows Anytime Upgrade - Windows 7 - Microsoft Windows

 

[deadpool130413]

i want to upgrade my os from win 7 home premium to professional.

will I lose my data especially in C: ?

just making sure, I know you already wrote there is no file lost. but, just wanna get reply until I'm sure

thanks beforehand

 

[MiGx]

Decided to replace my ancient desktop with my much newer laptop for... well, desktop purposes, then found out I can't quite make inbound RDP work under Windows 7 Home Premium (workarounds keep breaking with new patches apparently) and that MS themselves appear to be pushing their new product quite hard, so the Windows Anytime Upgrade 'purchase key' option leads you to a Win10 page...

I'm not in the habit of installing new windows for a while as they tend to have teething problems, so are there any legit places left where you can get a Win7 Professional or Ultimate key, hopefully for a reasonable price?
I noticed MSDNAA keys don't work with Anytime, and I prefer not to have to go through a full reinstall

 

[Zer07]

A laptop was upgraded from 7 home to 7 ultimate with "upgrade anytime". Now!...why is it that i still mis "service Pack 1"? (SP1)
:^/ So iTunes cannot be installed "SP1 required". So i go to "window update". Sigh! i start it. With fabulous internet speed connections, "search for updates". More than 24 hours later still nothing, the green bar is still moving from left2right and still searching. What is this with this crappy Microsoft s***? Where can i download SP1 please?

 

[erpster4]

A laptop was upgraded from 7 home to 7 ultimate with "upgrade anytime". Now!...why is it that i still mis "service Pack 1"? (SP1)
:^/ So iTunes cannot be installed "SP1 required". So i go to "window update". Sigh! i start it. With fabulous internet speed connections, "search for updates". More than 24 hours later still nothing, the green bar is still moving from left2right and still searching. What is this with this crappy Microsoft s***? Where can i download SP1 please?

here (directly from MS)
it is the full SP1 package