Windows 10: how to install 10 upgrade directly from 8

Trying to upgrade Lenovo AIO from Windows 8 to Windows 10.
Could only get 8 to 8.1
Started that update which hung at 82%
Now reverted back to 8
Error 0xC1900101
Have done a lot of upgrades but never from 8 to 10.

Pete

:)

 

Upgrade from Window 8 to Windows 10

Hi.

Can we upgrade directly to Windows 10 from Windows 8.

(Windows8.1 NOT installed i.e. not upgraded from Window8 to Windows8.1)

Please clarify.

Regards,

Vikram

 

Windows 10 Update

You can download the ISO file directly to your hard disk, double click it to mount it then start the upgrade.

As long as you start the upgrade from your local drive, it will automatically install on the drive where Windows 8 is presently installed.

Download Windows 10 ISO Files Directly Using Your Web Browser

then

How
to Upgrade to Windows 10 Creators Update version 1703 and Earlier Versions from Windows 8.0 or Windows 8.1

 

Media Creation Tool:
Windows 10

Someone is more than likely going to post that you have to upgrade to 8.1 first, but that isn't true. You don't have to be on SP1 for Windows 7 either.

 

Thanks, NavyLCDR,
I may have been over complicating things.
I uninstalled the AV, cleaned out the /Software Distribution/Downloads folder, deleting a bunch of 3rd party bloatware and went to the Downloads site. Downloaded the Tool and everything seems to be running smoothly.
Up to 22% on the big circle so I don't anticipate any more problems.
Thanks again,
Pete

 

Hello Pete, *Smile

If you like, you can use the method in the tutorial below to directly clean install to the free Windows 10 from your activated Windows 8.

Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First

 

That is correct BUT to get the Free Win10 Upgrade those 2 versions of Windows are mentioned as being required. I've tried both Win7 without SP1 and Win8.0, both failed until being updated to meet the requirements and tried again.

 

only if you are attempting to use native, built in Windows update to upgrade to Windows 10. The Media Creation Tool works just fine with Windows 7 no SP1, and Windows 8.0.

Hopefully cfourkays will come back and report his success with Windows 8.0.

 

No problems whatsoever. I think the problems in my earlier attempts would have stopped an 8.1 to 10. The usual 62 or 82% hangup.
After I did the cleanup I mentioned I mentioned in the above post, this thing whistled right through. 8>>>>10

Pete

 

And there you have it. Glad it worked like it was supposed to, cfourkays.