Upgrade from Win7 to Win10??

[Kewlizm]

Hi,

As many of you know, Windows 7 users have an opportunity to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. For me the icon to upgrade it popped up today morning. However, I feel like I have to take precautions before deciding whether to upgrade or not.

First of all, I understood that Win7 and Win10 have the same system requirements, so Win10 will not be laggy or stutter on older computers which ran Win7 smoothly. Now what I am worried about is the software support. Can Win10 run GTA SA or other software and games such as Steam, Fifa 13, etc.?

Thanks in advance. 

EDIT: Any other important info about upgrading is appreciated.

[Tovenaarke]

I'm glad you are writing this... Could be usefull for me too... Same toights, but so far, I'm not planning to move to w10...

[Kostas]

Why would you become a test dog? Give them some time first for the first problems to be acknowledged and hopefully fixed...

[Kaze]

I don't see myself upgrading in the near future. Win8+ is ugly af.

#TeamWindows7Ultimate64bit

[CharlieKasper]

Hi,

As many of you know, Windows 7 users have an opportunity to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. For me the icon to upgrade it popped up today morning. However, I feel like I have to take precautions before deciding whether to upgrade or not.

First of all, I understood that Win7 and Win10 have the same system requirements, so Win10 will not be laggy or stutter on older computers which ran Win7 smoothly. Now what I am worried about is the software support. Can Win10 run GTA SA or other software and games such as Steam, Fifa 13, etc.?

Thanks in advance. 

EDIT: Any other important info about upgrading is appreciated.

During the early build days (the very first, that is the 92xx versions), I tried it out and it ran GTA SA with intel family express (or something) graphics chipset just fine. Same for Steam, I didn't try out any other games then but it didn't support CS 1.6 (cause that chipset doesn't even support Win 8 afaik.)

The notification you got today is to 'reserve' your Windows 10 copy. You won't get the download immediately, you will still have to wait two months to get a RTM build (there's no final build since they will constantly provide updates and upgrades unlike previous windows versions)

[Devin]

Bear in mind the update is available for both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users.

The update is also not immediate, it is simply allowing you to "reserve" a download of Windows 10 when it releases which is due somewhere in the later part of summer.
In essence games you are playing on Windows 7/8.1 should run on Windows 10 as it will maintain the characteristics required for games to run, DirectX and so on.

Some will say wait for the first service pack  to be released before updating so any exploits and problems are patched, personally I don't feel waiting is necessary.
Along with that, who knows if they may only be giving a free upgrade for a small period of time or not.

You can always reinstall Windows 7 if you and Windows 10 do not get along after really trying it out for a couple of months.

[Kewlizm]

Along with that, who knows if they may only be giving a free upgrade for a small period of time or not.

Correct. The offer is until the 29th of July 2016 (1 year after the release).

[Marcel]

Got the upgrade offer on my main laptop as well this morning. Would love to start using Win10 as it looks very promising.

[Janar]

29th July is the planned release date for Windows 10, so probably around that date the download should become available. Right now, you can just reserve a spot.

As for precautions, backing up your data to an external drive (or any other non-Windows drive) is a smart move and won't hurt.

System requirements for running the Windows 10 at all:

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 1024x600

And

*Cortana is only currently available on Windows 10 for the United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain.
*Speech recognition will vary by device microphone. For better speech experience you will need a
    *High fidelity microphone array
    *Hardware driver with Microphone array geometry exposed
*Windows Hello requires specialized illuminated infrared camera for facial recognition or iris detection or a finger print reader which supports the Window Biometric Framework.
*Continuum is available on all Windows 10 editions by manually turning “tablet mode” on and off through the Action Center. Tablets and 2-in-1’s with GPIO indicators or those that have a laptop and slate indicator will be able to be configured to enter “tablet mode” automatically.
*Music and Video stream through the Xbox Music or Xbox video available in certain regions. For the most up to date list of regions, please go to Xbox on Windows website.
*Two factor authentication requires the use of a PIN, Biometric (finger print reader or illuminated infrared camera), or a phone with WiFi or Bluetooth capabilities.
*Device Guard requires:
    *UEFI Secure Boot with 3rd party UEFI CA removed from the UEFI database
    *TPM 2.0
    *Virtualization Support configured on by default in the System Firmware (BIOS)
         *Virtualization extensions (e.g. Intel VT-x, AMD RVI)
         *Second Level Address Translation (e.g. Intel EPT, AMD RVI)
         *IOMMU (e.g. Intel VT-d, AMD-Vi)
    *UEFI BIOS configured to prevent unauthorized user from disabling Device Guard hardware security features
    *Kernel mode drivers need to be Microsoft signed and compatible with hypervisor enforced code integrity
    *Only available on Windows 10 Enterprise
*The number of applications that can be snapped will depend upon the minimum resolution for the application.
*To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multi-touch (more info)
*Microsoft account required for some features
*Internet access (ISP fees might apply)
*Secure boot requires firmware that supports UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B and has the Microsoft Windows Certification Authority in the UEFI signature database
*Some IT administrators may enable Secure Logon (Ctrl + Alt + Del) before bringing you to the log in screen. On tablets without a keyboard, a tablet with the Windows button maybe required as the key combination on a tablet is Windows button + Power button.
*Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance
*BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive (Windows 10 Pro only)
*BitLocker requires either Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2, TPM 2.0 or a USB flash drive (Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise only)
*Client Hyper-V requires a 64-bit system with second level address translation (SLAT) capabilities and additional 2 GB of RAM (Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise only)
*Miracast requires a display adapter which supports Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3, and a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
*Wi-Fi Direct Printing requires a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct and a device that supports Wi-Fi Direct Printing
*To install a 64-bit OS on a 64-bit PC, your processor needs to support CMPXCHG16b, PrefetchW, and LAHF/SAHF
*InstantGo works only with computers designed for Connected Standby
*Device encryption requires a PC with InstantGo and TPM 2.0.

[brian1996]

[Smoogie]

Another one that I can't run,great..

[Janar]

Another one that I can't run,great..

I do wonder what kind of a potato do you run then. These specs are very low-end.

[Archie]

I do wonder what kind of a potato do you run then. These specs are very low-end.

[AK47]

seems like i've gotten it aswell, and i that just got used to 8.1

[TheRock]

removed:(

Dual booting W7 - W8.1 is still good, noty W10