Windows 10: Questions about performing an in place upgrade

The In Place Upgrade method is something Ive been reading up on but haven't tried as yet. Im interested in getting feedback from others who use the in place upgrade method.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html

The same method is explained on the Microsoft Support website check under Reinstall Windows 10 using installation media

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4000735


1. If I understand it correctly it leaves All Personal files and Apps/Games untouched and working correctly on all drives even if if you have multiple drives.

I have two internal drives on my PC, a C: SSD drive for the Windows 10 OS and also a 1 terabyte standard internal hard drive with all other Apps/Games installed on it. Has anybody ever done an in place upgrade/repair on a PC with two internal drives such as my PC?


2. Out of curiosity..Do you use the in place upgrade method to install Feature Updates or do use Windows Update to install Feature Updates? Im wondering, for example if you wanted to update say from 1909 to 2004 and the 2004 Feature Update is available in Windows Update. Would you use the Windows Update method or the in place upgrade method instead? I ask because bootable 2004 USB flash drive installation media could be created using the Media Creation Tool which could then be used to apply the Feature Update.


3. It could also be used for two extra purposes if ever required in the future to either perform an in place upgrade repair if the PC was having issues or it could be used to clean install as well if required.

In effect then the USB flash drive would be useful in any of the above situations. I dont know how reliable the in place upgrade method is if used for Feature Updates. Should the Windows Update method be used for applying Feature Updates I dont know. I'd welcome any opinions feedback?

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How to perform in-place upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro.

Hi keith,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



if you are performing in-place upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, your
Windows 7 needs to be activated, while performing in-place upgrade you will not lose any data or files that is installed on your PC.



I suggest you to refer this article on
How to perform an In-place Upgrade with Windows 10 Step-by-Step Guide, from
PaulSey created on August 9, 2017, check if that helps



As the systems are connected within the company to the Domain, I would suggest you to refer the article on

Performing an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 with MDT and check if it is helpful to you.



For more information, I would suggest you to post your query in

IT Pro TechNet Forums, where we have support professionals who are well equipped with the knowledge on queries related to systems connected to the Domain or within a corporate environment to assist you





Regards,

 

can't perform inplace upgrade

Hi,

It is possible that you're unable to perform an in-place upgrade due to having not enough space for your partition. To better assist you, we'd like to gather more information:

• Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

In the meantime, we suggest that you follow the steps in this
article to troubleshoot your system reserved partition. It will provide you instructions to increase the available space of your System Reserved Partition.

Keep us posted if you need additional help.

 

Cant place icons on certain places on dekstop

We suggest doing an in-place repair by following the steps in Andre Da Costa's wiki article here.
Don't worry, you'll have an option to keep your files when you do an in-place upgrade.



Give us an update on what happens after performing an in-place repair of Windows 10.