Windows 10正式成为世界上使用最多的操作系统。但是，仍然有人在他们的计算机和设备上使用Windows 7或 Windows 8.1。如果您是其中之一，您可能想要升级到Windows 10，并获得最新最好的Microsoft产品。如果您拥有Windows 10的许可证密钥，则可以借助(Windows 10)Microsoft开发的名为Media Creation Tool的应用程序立即升级。以下是如何使用它今天免费将您的Windows 7或 Windows 8.1 计算机升级到Windows 10 ：
从Windows 7(Windows 7)或 Windows 8.1 升级到Windows 10之前应了解的事项
在决定是否升级到Windows 10之前，您应该阅读官方的Windows 10 规格(Windows 10 specifications)并确保您的 Windows 7 或 Windows 8.1 计算机满足Windows 10的系统要求。Windows 10要求以下内容：
- 处理器或SoC：1 GHz 或更快
- RAM：32 位版本为 1 GB，64 位版本为 2 GB
- 可用硬盘空间：32 GB 或更大
- 显卡：带WDDM 1.0驱动程序的DirectX 9显卡设备
- 显示：最小分辨率(resolution)为 800 x 600 像素
在升级过程中，Windows 10 可能会要求您提供产品密钥，因此请随身携带。但是，在我们的测试中，如果Windows 7或Windows 8.1已激活，则您不需要拥有 Windows 10 的序列号（产品密钥）。在这种情况下，Microsoft 免费将 Windows 7 或 8.1 更新到 Windows 10 并激活您的新的数字许可证自动(Microsoft updates Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 for free and activates your new digital license automatically)。
请注意，您还需要有可用的 Internet 连接才能从 Microsoft 的服务器下载所有必要的安装数据并激活Windows 10。
步骤 1.下载(Download)并运行Media Creation Tool应用程序
决定升级到Windows 10(Windows 10)后，您要做的第一件事就是下载名为Media Creation Tool的软件。它是由Microsoft开发的小型可执行文件，可让您下载Windows 10并创建安装介质或直接将您当前的 Windows 7 或 Windows 8.1 计算机升级到最新版本的Windows 10。正如我们所发现的，有些人实际上将其称为“将 Windows 7 升级到Windows 10工具”。🙂
要获取Media Creation Tool，请启动任何网络浏览器并浏览此网站：下载 Windows 10(Download Windows 10)。滚动直到找到“立即下载工具”(“Download tool now”)按钮，然后单击或点击它。它位于“创建 Windows 10 安装媒体”部分中。(“Create Windows 10 installation media.”)
(Download Media Creation Tool)从Microsoft下载媒体创建工具
然后，您可以下载MediaCreationTool.exe可执行文件，大小为 18.5 MB。Click/tap“运行”(Run )按钮或将其保存在 PC 上的某个位置，然后双击或双击它。
选择运行媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)
要运行媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)，您必须在Windows 7 或 Windows 8.1 计算机上以管理员身份登录。(administrator)当用户帐户控制 (UAC)(User Account Control (UAC))询问您是否确定要运行此应用程序时，单击或点击是(Yes)。
确认您要运行媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)
步骤 2. 使用媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)下载Windows 10并自定义升级
媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)要求您做的第一件事是接受许可条款。仔细阅读它们，如果您同意它们，请单击或点击接受(Accept)。
Windows 10 的许可条款
选择“立即升级此电脑”(“Upgrade this PC now”)选项，然后单击或点击下一步(Next)。
选择现在升级
接下来，Media Creation Tool开始下载Windows 10安装文件。此步骤可能需要一段时间，具体取决于您的互联网连接速度。
下载 Windows 10
现在，您必须等待媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)准备Windows 10安装文件。这一步也需要相当长的时间，具体取决于您的计算机的速度。
创建 Windows 10 媒体
然后，媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)会检查任何可用的更新。
媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)正在检查更新
完成后，您必须再次同意许可条款。
Windows 10 的许可条款
虽然有点多余，但媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)会再次检查更新。等待(Wait)它完成。
媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)正在检查更新
更新检查结束后，您应该会看到媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)已准备好在(“Ready to install” )您的 PC 上安装 Windows 10。
默认情况下，它会选择在升级到Windows 10之前保留您的文件和应用程序。如果需要，请单击或点击“安装(Install)”按钮继续。否则(Otherwise)，单击或点击“更改要保留的内容”(“Change what to keep”)以个性化升级。
Windows 10 已准备好安装
如果您单击或点按“更改要保留的内容”(“Change what to keep,”)，您可以选择以下几个选项：“保留个人文件和应用程序”、“仅保留个人文件”(“Keep personal files and apps,” “Keep personal files only,”)或“不保留任何(Nothing)内容” 。选择您喜欢的选项，然后单击或点击下一步(Next)。
选择从Windows 7(Windows 7)或 8.1 升级到Windows 10时要保留的内容
在似曾相识的体验中，媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)再次“检查更新”(“Checking for updates”)，所以请等待它完成它的工作。
媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)正在检查更新
Windows 10安装程序现在显示您在上一步中选择保留的内容。如果您改变主意，请单击(Click)或点击“安装(Install)”以继续，或“更改要保留的内容”以进行新的选择。(“Change what to keep”)🙂
媒体创建工具(Media Creation Tool)已准备好安装Windows 10
步骤 3. 从Windows 7或 Windows 8.1 升级到Windows 10
Windows 10安装开始，您会被告知该过程可能需要一段时间，并且您的计算机或设备也可能会重新启动几次。这是喝杯咖啡并为Windows 10做好准备的最佳时机。
安装 Windows 10
第一次重启后，有两条路径可以升级：
- 如果您选择不保留文件和设置，请按照本指南第 4 步(Step 4)中的说明进行操作；
- 如果您选择保留文件和设置，请按照本指南第 5 步中的说明进行操作。(Step 5)
第 4 步。如果您不保留个人文件和设置，如何自定义Windows 10安装(Windows 10)
如果您决定不保留您的个人文件和设置，安装向导将开始安装Windows 10，就好像它是“干净”安装一样。您会看到一条“正在安装 Windows”(“Installing Windows” )消息，并且您可以在等待执行安装时查看安装进度。
然后，最终的自定义步骤与我们在本教程后半部分中描述的相同：如何从 DVD、USB 或 ISO 文件安装 Windows 10(How to install Windows 10 from DVD, USB, or ISO file)。
在没有保留文件或设置的情况下安装Windows 10
步骤 5。如果您保留个人文件和设置，如何自定义Windows 10安装(Windows 10)
如果您决定保留文件和设置，则在第一次重新启动后，您会看到一个蓝屏，其中包含“正在处理更新”消息(“Working on updates”)和一个显示进度的百分比数字。等待执行升级，不要关闭计算机。再次，可能需要重新启动几次。
在保留来自Windows 7/8.1的文件和/或设置时更新Windows 10
从Windows 7或 8.1 升级到Windows 10几乎结束后，安装过程会告诉您有一些适用于您的 PC 的更新。等到(Wait)消息消失。
Windows 10 需要安装一些更新
然后，您可以为您的计算机配置隐私设置。Windows 10 会询问您是否同意启用您的位置、启用语音识别、向Microsoft发送诊断数据，以及让应用显示针对您的行为模式量身定制的相关广告。对于每种类型的信息，您可以使用相应的开关进行设置。完成后，按接受(Accept)。
为Windows 10(Windows 10)选择隐私设置
完成后，您将登录Windows 10，您可以查看新桌面和“使用 Microsoft Edge 浏览网页”(“Browse the web with Microsoft Edge”)通知。
Windows 7 或 8.1 已升级到Windows 10
恭喜，您已成功从Windows 7或 8.1 升级到Windows 10！
(Did)从Windows 7(Windows 7)或 8.1 升级到 Windows 10时，您是否偶然发现了问题？
如您所见，从Windows 7或 Windows 8.1 升级到Windows 10并不复杂。我们希望我们的指南能够帮助您轻松完成整个过程，并且不会出现任何重大问题。但是，如果您有问题或疑问，请在下面的评论中告诉我们。
How to upgrade to Windows 10 (for free) -
Windows 10 is officially the most used operating system in the world. However, there аre still people uѕing Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on their computers and devices. If you are one of them, you might wаnt to upgrade to Windows 10, and get the lаtest and the greatest Microsoft has to offer. If you have a license key for Windows 10, you can υpgrade right away, with the help оf an apр callеd Media Creation Tool developed by Microsoft. Here is how to use it to upgrade your Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 computer to Windows 10 today, for free:
What you should know before you upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10
Before you decide whether or not to upgrade to Windows 10, you should read the official Windows 10 specifications and make sure that your Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 computer meets the system requirements for Windows 10. Windows 10 demands the following:
- Processor or SoC: 1 GHz or faster
- RAM: 1 GB for the 32-bit version or 2 GB for the 64-bit version
- Free hard disk space: 32 GB or larger
- Graphics card: DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 driver
- Display: with a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels
During the upgrade, Windows 10 might ask for your product key, so keep it handy. However, in our tests, if Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 is activated, you do not need to have a serial code (product key) for Windows 10. In this case, Microsoft updates Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 for free and activates your new digital license automatically.
Note that you also need to have a working internet connection to download all the necessary installation data from Microsoft’s servers and activate Windows 10.
Step 1. Download and run the Media Creation Tool app
The first thing you have to do once you have decided to upgrade to Windows 10 is to download the software called Media Creation Tool. It is a small executable file developed by Microsoft that lets you download Windows 10 and create installation media or directly upgrade your current Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 computer to the latest version of Windows 10. As we found out, some people actually call it the “upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 tool”. 🙂
To get Media Creation Tool, launch any web browser and navigate this website: Download Windows 10. Scroll until you find the “Download tool now” button and click or tap on it. It is located in the section that says: “Create Windows 10 installation media.”
Download Media Creation Tool from Microsoft
Then, you get to download the MediaCreationTool.exe executable file, with a size of 18.5 MB. Click/tap on the Run button or save it somewhere on your PC, and then double-click or double-tap on it.
Choosing to run the Media Creation Tool
To run the Media Creation Tool, you have to be logged in as an administrator on your Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 computer. When User Account Control (UAC) asks if you are sure that you want to run this app, click or tap Yes.
Confirm that you want to run Media Creation Tool
Step 2. Use the Media Creation Tool to download Windows 10 and customize the upgrade
The first thing that the Media Creation Tool asks you to do is accept the license terms. Read them carefully and, if you agree with them, click or tap Accept.
License terms for Windows 10
Select the option that says “Upgrade this PC now” and then click or tap on Next.
Choosing to Upgrade now
Next, Media Creation Tool starts downloading the Windows 10 installation files. This step can take a while, depending on how fast your internet connection is.
Downloading Windows 10
Now, you have to wait for the Media Creation Tool to prepare the Windows 10 installation files. This step also takes quite a while, depending on how fast or slow your computer is.
Creating Windows 10 media
Then, Media Creation Tool checks for any available updates.
Media Creation Tool is Checking for updates
Once done, you have to agree to the license terms one more time.
License terms for Windows 10
Although kind of redundant, Media Creation Tool makes another check for updates. Wait for it to finish.
Media Creation Tool is Checking for updates
Once the updates check is over, you should see that the Media Creation Tool is “Ready to install” Windows 10 on your PC.
By default, it chooses to keep your files and apps before upgrading to Windows 10. If you want that, click or tap on the Install button to continue. Otherwise, click or tap “Change what to keep” to personalize the upgrade.
Windows 10 is ready to install
If you clicked or tapped on “Change what to keep,” there are several options you can choose from: “Keep personal files and apps,” “Keep personal files only,” or keep Nothing. Select the option you prefer and then click or tap on Next.
Choosing what to keep when doing an upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10
In a deja-vu experience, the Media Creation Tool is “Checking for updates” once again, so wait for it to do its thing.
Media Creation Tool is Checking for updates
The Windows 10 installer now shows what you chose to keep on the previous step. Click or tap on Install to continue, or “Change what to keep” to make a new selection if you changed your mind. 🙂
Media Creation Tool is ready to install Windows 10
Step 3. Upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10
The Windows 10 installation begins, and you are informed that the process might take a while, and your computer or device might also restart a few times. This is a perfect time to have a coffee and get ready for Windows 10.
Installing Windows 10
After the first restart, there are two paths on which the upgrade can go to:
- If you chose not to keep your files and settings, follow the instructions from Step 4 in this guide;
- If you chose to keep your files and settings, follow the instructions from Step 5 in this guide.
Step 4. How to customize your Windows 10 installation if you don’t keep your personal files and settings
If you decided not to keep your personal files and settings, the setup wizard starts installing Windows 10 as if it was a “clean” installation. You are shown an “Installing Windows” message, and you can watch the installation’s progress as you wait for the installation to be performed.
Then, the final customization steps are the same as the ones we described in the last half of this tutorial: How to install Windows 10 from DVD, USB, or ISO file.
Installing Windows 10 when no files or settings are kept
Step 5. How to customize your Windows 10 installation if you keep your personal files and settings
If you decided to keep your files and settings, after the first restart, you are shown a blue screen with the message “Working on updates” and a percent number that shows you the progress. Wait for the upgrade to be performed, and don’t shut down your computer. Several restarts are likely to be necessary, again.
Updating Windows 10 when files and/or settings from Windows 7/8.1 are kept
Once the upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 is almost over, the installation process tells you that there are some updates available for your PC. Wait until the message goes away.
Windows 10 has some updates to install
Then, you can configure the privacy settings for your computer. Windows 10 asks if you agree to enable the use of your location, enable speech recognition, send diagnostics data to Microsoft, and let apps display relevant ads tailored to your behavior patterns. For each type of information, you can use the appropriate switch to set it. When you are done, press Accept.
Choosing privacy settings for Windows 10
When done, you are logged into Windows 10, and you can view your new desktop and a “Browse the web with Microsoft Edge” notification.
Windows 7 or 8.1 has been upgraded to Windows 10
Congratulations, you have managed to upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10!
Did you stumble upon issues while upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10?
As you can see, upgrading from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 is not complicated. We hope that our guide managed to help you go through the process with ease and without any significant issues. However, if you have problems or questions, let us know in the comments below.
