upgrading windows 7 to 10 for free

Volume Z · 23 Jul 2023

Don1978 said:

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/downl...syFix51044.msi

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MisterEd said:

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.

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Bree · 23 Jul 2023

Volume Z said:

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.

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

Volume Z · 23 Jul 2023

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.

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MisterEd · 23 Jul 2023

Bree said:

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

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.

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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 · 23 Jul 2023

MisterEd said:

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 · 23 Jul 2023

Volume Z said:

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.