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Upgrade a computer from Vista to Windows 10

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lolophenix Posted messages 4 Status Member -  
jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

I got an "old" laptop but it's running Vista. Could someone explain to me how to upgrade it to Windows 10?

Thank you

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bazfile Posted messages 58480 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   20 264
 
Hello,
I hope your PC will be powerful enough to run Windows 10, you can install it and see if it works and if all the drivers are compatible, if it doesn't work well switch to Xubuntu .
To install Windows 10:
You create a bootable USB stick of the latest version of Windows 10 with MediaCreationTool

you connect this USB stick to your PC and start your PC while making sure to adjust the BIOS so that it boots from this stick, and you install Windows 10 see this page.
You will need a Windows 10 license key, see this example.
Once Windows 10 is installed, update your drivers, see this page.
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lolophenix Posted messages 4 Status Member
 
Good evening, thank you for this valuable information...
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jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619
 
bazfile, if Vista is OEM you need a retail version otherwise it won't be possible to activate, right? (by the way, it's a bit cheaper at cdiscount ^^)

lolophenix, download produkey, run it and see if there's a line that says "OEM"
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