Windows 10: Will upgrading Win10 with media creation tool delete personal files and apps ?

Discus and support Will upgrading Win10 with media creation tool delete personal files and apps ? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I have windows 10 home purchased and activated But I want to reinstall it so I downloaded MEDIA CREATION TOOL and I picked Upgrade this PC now. option... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Aurel_568, Jul 22, 2018.

  1. Aurel_568 Win User

    Will upgrading Win10 with media creation tool delete personal files and apps ?


    I have windows 10 home purchased and activated

    But I want to reinstall it so I downloaded MEDIA CREATION TOOL and I picked Upgrade this PC now. option

    I keeped my personal files and apps but the problem is I have 2 users in my PC


    So upgrading the pc will affect files if I have two users?

    Thanks

    :)
     
    Aurel_568, Jul 22, 2018
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  2. Media Creation Tool

    If I install Windows 10 with help of media creation tool and only by saving personal files , are the files in local disc D deleted ?
     
    VaruzhanStepanyan, Jul 22, 2018
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  3. Slobman Win User
    When upgrading to win10 from win7 WITH THE MEDIA CREATION TOOL it searchs for update continuosly

    I 've been trying to update my computer from win7 to win10 none of you have had any solutions that weren't insulting for example one solution was to turn off windows update. To do that the OS would have to complete the installation process. Another person
    suggested using the Media Creation tool WHAT THE **** ELSE would I possibly be using to upgrade with. Another suggestion was to just jeep trying after 3 weeks that is not working
     
    Slobman, Jul 22, 2018
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  4. Yaqub K Win User

    Will upgrading Win10 with media creation tool delete personal files and apps ?

    media creation tool

    Hi,

    Please assist me with the following information related to this issue:

    • From which version of Windows are you trying to upgrade to Windows 10?
    • What is the make and model of your computer?
    • Does the computer meets the minimum system requirement to upgrade to Windows 10?
    • When exactly do you get the purple windows icon?
    I suggest you to create another USB bootable media using the ISO and then try to upgrade to Windows 10. Refer to the following links:

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/windows-10-faq

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install

    Also see:
    How to download official Windows 10 ISO files


    Hope it helps.
     
    Yaqub K, Jul 22, 2018
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