{"id":2438,"date":"2015-03-20T22:37:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T17:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:08:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:38:51","slug":"windows-10-upgrade-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-upgrade-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Versions of Windows can be Upgraded to Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">This Windows tutorial contains information about:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Windows 10 Upgrade Path and Process, Upgrading to Windows 10 from <a title=\"Windows 8.1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8.1<\/a>, Windows 8, and Windows 7 operating system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you were eagerly waiting to know that which versions of Windows can be upgraded to<strong> Windows 10<\/strong>, then the wait is over. Because, recently the Microsoft made an announcement about those versions of Windows that supports <strong>windows 10 upgrade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Few weeks ago, the company has revealed the <a title=\"List of Supported Phones for Windows 10 Technical Preview\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/supported-phones-windows-10-technical-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of supported phones<\/a> for Windows 10 Technical Preview and mentioned about the free upgrade to Windows 10 for qualified new or existing <a title=\"Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 \" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-free-upgrade-windows-7-windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1<\/a> devices that upgrade in the first year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-10-upgrade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2444\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-10-upgrade.jpg\" alt=\"windows 10 upgrade\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-10-upgrade.jpg 640w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-10-upgrade-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-10-upgrade-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the recent announcement of Microsoft, they declared two important and interesting informations:\u00a0First, supported versions of Windows that can be upgraded to Windows 10.\u00a0Second, Microsoft will allow Windows pirates to upgrade to Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>See also:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Generic Keys for Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/generic-key-to-install-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Generic Keys for Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Windows 10 Upgrade Path<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is really a great news for all Windows users that each and every versions of Windows can be upgraded to <a title=\"windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10<\/a> except to Windows XP and Windows Phone 7.X.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company has released <strong>Windows 10 upgrade path<\/strong> (upgrade matrix) that indicates the upgrading path for every versions of Windows is different. Have a look at the upgrade matrix:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Windows-10-upgrade-matrix.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2441\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Windows-10-upgrade-matrix.png\" alt=\"Windows 10 upgrade matrix\" width=\"645\" height=\"343\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Windows-10-upgrade-matrix.png 645w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Windows-10-upgrade-matrix-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Windows-10-upgrade-matrix-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the <strong>Upgrade Matrix<\/strong> of Windows 10:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 RTM, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 RTM can be upgraded to Windows 10 using ISO image. These cannot be upgraded through Windows Update.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 S14 can be upgraded to Windows 10 through media (ISO image) and Windows Update.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows Phone 8.0 users will have to update to Windows Phone 8.1 and then they can upgrade to Windows 10 through Windows Update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Pirates free Upgrade to Windows 10<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another announcement of Microsoft about allowing Windows pirates to upgrade to Windows 10 seems quite interesting news but confusing too. The company mentioned that even a pirated copy of Windows is entitled to get a free upgrade. During the discussion with <a title=\"The Verge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/3\/19\/8259439\/windows-10-pirates-upgrade-payment-option\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Verge<\/a>, Microsoft stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The people with pirated copies of Windows will still be considered to have unofficial copies after the update. If they want to go official, they can \u2014 they&#8217;ll just have to get it through the Windows Store. &#8220;We will provide a mechanism for non-genuine Windows 10 PC devices to &#8216;get genuine&#8217; via the new Windows Store, whether they are upgraded versions of Windows or purchased.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let&#8217;s see what happens, because the wait is about to over and\u00a0<strong>Windows 10<\/strong> is ready to be launch at the end of summer 2015. Stay connected with us to get more awesome tips and tricks, step by step tutorials related to <a title=\"Windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fef5c4; border: 1.5px dashed #555; padding: 5px 10px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><strong>Windows 10 related articles for you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-system-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">System Requirements for Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-install-windows-10-on-your-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Windows 10 on Your Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-install-windows-10-on-windows-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Windows 10 on Windows Phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-change-windows-10-product-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Change Windows 10 Product Key<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-delete-windows-old-folder-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Delete Windows.old folder in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Windows tutorial contains information about:\u00a0Windows 10 Upgrade Path and Process, Upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7 operating system. 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