Windows 10: Is it possible to transfer programs and files from an old windows 7 laptop to a new windows...

Preferably free.

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Transfer files (Pictures, Documents) from a Windows 7 PC to a Windows 10 PC

I recently purchased a new laptop with windows 10. My old laptop has windows 7. Can anyone list the step-by-step instructions for transferring the data to the new machine? I understand that windows easy transfer is no longer an option for windows 10.

 

Transfer files from old laptop to new pc

I recently bought a hp all-in-one desktop computer and installed the new Windows 10 in it. I wish to transfer my files from my laptop with Windows 7 pro to the new computer. I have the old one backed up to a Toshiba external hard drive however cannot understand
how to simply download my files into the new computer. The files are just listed from 1-168 without identifications. They are all compressed. I have researched and the only thing I can come up with is either buy an expensive program or possibly link my computers
with a special USB cable or Ethernet cable. I saw that windows 8 had Express Transfer and I guess I should have done that before installing windows 10 that has no such program. I am disappointed and sorry that Microsoft did not address this obvious problem.

 

Moving old Windows 10 PC to a new Windows 10 PC, how to transfer settings, program and files?

Hi,

To transfer files from your old laptop to your new one, you can use a Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive or a thumb drive. Follow the steps below:

• Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port of your laptop.
  
• Wait for the laptop to detect the USB drive.
• Open a window for the files that you want to transfer and another window for the USB drive.
  
• Select the files that you want to transfer, right-click and then click on
  Cut or Copy.
  
• On the destination window, right-click and select Paste.
  
• Make sure that files are completely transferred before removing the USB flash drive.
• Insert the USB into your new laptop.
• Access the files once the USB drive is detected.
• Repeat the same procedure on how you transferred or copied the files from your old laptop to the flash drive.

Let us know how it goes.