Windows 10 Professional COA
If you want to upgrade to Windows 10 on your PC or tablet, here’s the minimum hardware you’ll need. Read further below to learn about the additional factors that impact upgradeability. For more information about the free upgrade offer1, please visit the Windows 10 Upgrade page for details.
Latest OS:
Make sure you are running the latest version of either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.
Don’t know which version you are running? Check here to find out. Need to download the latest version? Click here for Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.
Feature deprecation
- If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro with Media Center, or Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center and you install Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be removed. For a limited time (the “eligible period”), on systems upgraded to Windows 10 from one of these older versions of Windows (a “qualified system”), a DVD playback app (“Windows DVD Player”) will be installed. Note: the Windows DVD Player may not be installed immediately; it will be installed after the first successful Windows Update. The Windows DVD Player will be available for purchase from the Window Store for systems that (i) are qualified systems but the eligible period lapsed; (ii) are non-qualified systems; or (iii) were qualified systems but Windows 10 was subsequently clean installed (in this case, Windows Update cannot detect that it was previously a qualified system).
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- Windows 7 desktop gadgets will be removed as part of installing Windows 10.
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- If you have a floppy drive, you will need to download the latest driver from Windows Update or from the manufacturer’s website.
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- OneDrive does not support placeholder files in Windows 10. Windows 8.1 displayed placeholders for files available in OneDrive but not locally on the device. In Windows 10, users can choose which folders to sync from OneDrive settings.
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- MDM functionality will not be available in Windows 10 Home edition when Windows 10 is released.
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- Snap is limited to 2 apps in Tablet Mode.
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Upgrade editions
We’ll keep you on like-to-like editions of Windows. For instance, if you are using Windows 7 Home Premium, you’ll upgrade to Windows 10 Home.
Windows 72 |
From Edition | To Edition |
Windows 7 Starter | Windows 10 Home |
Windows 7 Home Basic |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
Windows 7 Professional | Windows 10 Pro |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
Windows 83 |
From Edition | To Edition |
Windows Phone 8.15 | Windows 10 Mobile |
Windows 8.14 | Windows 10 Home |
Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows 10 Pro |
Windows 8.1 Pro for Students |