Windows 10: What is the quality of upgrade I can expect from an in place upgrade?

I know the question is a little vague in the title but Im not sure how to ask the question in short any other way. Unabridged: I am a firm believer that a fresh install is the best and cleanest way to go, and typically I like to do a clean install once a year... Ive gone about 2 and a half years now without a clean install but my problem is, I have some apps that were discontinued and if I reinstall, the web login system not only wont work, its nonexistent. I think it just cashed my license on the computer so its still working. Long story short I dont want to lose those applications... but I also am noticing some pretty serious performance issues and the amount of background services running are running me dry. Even with 32gb of ram (maybe 64, I dont even remember anymore) and 2 Gtx 1080 ti cards Im noticing lagging in graphics and caching speeds in different graphics intense applications. Issues that only 6 months ago were barely noticeable are now reminding me of a computer 2010 (Exaggerating).

All of that said, do you feel an in place upgrade might make any difference at all, if I tell it to keep my apps will it help with background services that have been collecting for years that are unrelated to anything actively installed, and would an in place upgrade affect my licenses (theoretically... cuz I dont know where or how specifically the apps are storing the license data)?

Thanks for the help!

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In-place upgrade - XP to 10 without losing the apps

Wolfgang, you need at least two steps (Vista & Seven) between XP and 10, the Eight can be bypassed:

• XP can only be in-place upgraded to Vista, not Seven or later
• Vista can be in-place upgraded to Seven but not Eight or later
• Seven can be in-place upgraded to 10
• Ergo: XP to Vista is a must, as well as Vista to Seven but then you can bypass the Eight and jump to 10

 

Poor audio quality after upgrading to Windows 10

Hi Eugene,

As you are facing issues with sound quality after upgrading to Windows 10, do not worry we will help you with this issue.

Provide us additional information to assist you better:

• What is the make and model of your computer?
• Are you referring to sound quality from the computer/ speakers/ headphones?
• Have you installed all the pending updates and drivers updates after upgrading to Windows 10?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you have tried to resolve the issue?

This issue might have occurred due to outdated/ corrupted audio drivers. Let us try the below troubleshooting steps if not yet tried and check if it helps.

Method 1: I suggest you to run the Audio troubleshooter and check if it helps.

try the audio troubleshooter.

Method 2: I suggest you to change the properties of Windows Audio services and check if it helps.

Steps:

• 
  Click Start, type
  Services.msc in the Start Search box.
  
• 
  Scroll down the list of services, right-click
  Windows Audio and select Start.
  
• 
  Select Properties for
  Windows Audio and set its Startup Type to
  Automatic.
  

If the Windows Audio service does not start and you get the error
Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start, then make sure that the following services are started and their
Startup Type is set to Automatic.

Method 3: I recommend you to install all the pending updates on your device and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Try the above and update us the status of accessing sound after upgrading to Windows 10 for further assistance.

Thank you.

 

preparing to upgrade


You can try following this guide. I suggest either step 4 or step 7.