{"id":78849,"date":"2015-07-22T05:30:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T03:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=78849"},"modified":"2015-07-22T10:54:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T08:54:12","slug":"upgrading-to-windows-10-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/78849-upgrading-to-windows-10-what-you-need-to-know","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading to Windows 10: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is set to launch Windows 10 on 29 July 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Current\u00a0Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users will be able to upgrade to the latest version of the operating system for free during the first year after its launch.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying users have already been prompted to reserve their free copy of Windows 10 via the <strong>\u201cGet Windows 10\u2033 icon<\/strong> on the bottom right of their taskbar.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the launch, Microsoft has sent out emails to future Windows 10 users to explain how and when they can upgrade to the new system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>When you can\u00a0upgrade to Windows 10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft will roll out Windows 10 \u201cin an organised way\u201d to manage high demand. After 29 July when Windows 10 is ready for your device, it will download in the background (provided you have reserved your copy through the \u201cGet Windows 10\u2033 process).<\/p>\n<p>Users will get a notification to schedule their upgrade at a time which is convenient for them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>How long it will take to install Windows 10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft states installation, on average, will take \u201cabout an hour\u201d. New devices may only take 20 minutes, while older devices may take longer than an hour.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not reserved your copy of Windows 10 before the roll-out starts, you will first have to download the installation files.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Upgrading multiple Windows devices<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Each qualifying device must go through the \u201creserve Windows 10\u2033 process, and each will receive a free upgrade to the new OS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Which edition of Windows 10 you will receive<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0099ff; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Upgrading from Windows 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e7e7e7; font-weight: bold; color: #333; border-bottom: solid 3px #ddd;\">\n<td>From Windows 7<\/td>\n<td>To Windows 10 edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Starter<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>Windows 10 Home<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Home Basic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Home Premium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Professional<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Windows 10 Pro<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 7 Ultimate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #0099ff; font-weight: bold; color: #fff;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Upgrading from Windows 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #e7e7e7; font-weight: bold; color: #333; border-bottom: solid 3px #ddd;\">\n<td>From Windows 8<\/td>\n<td>To Windows 10 edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows Phone 8.1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Windows 10 Mobile<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 8.1<\/td>\n<td><strong>Windows 10 Home<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 8.1 Pro<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Windows 10 Pro<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Windows 8.1 Pro for Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Windows 10 system requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft provided the following minimum requirements for running Windows 10 on a tablet or PC.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Operating<\/strong> <strong>system<\/strong> \u2013 Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 Update<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processor<\/strong> \u2013 1GHz CPU or SoC<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong> \u2013 1GB for 32-bit, 2GB for 64-bit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hard drive<\/strong> \u2013 16GB for 32-bit, 20GB for 64-bit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graphics card<\/strong> \u2013 DirectX 9 with WDDM 1.0 driver<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display<\/strong> \u2013 800 x 600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/132655-windows-10-when-you-can-upgrade-how-long-it-will-take.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyBroadband<\/a> and is republished with permission.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Speaking of Windows 10<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/78746-windows-10-automatic-updates-will-be-impossible-to-avoid.html\">Windows 10 automatic updates will be impossible to avoid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/78654-windows-10-to-be-shipped-on-usb-flash-drives.html\">Windows 10 to be shipped on USB flash drives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/78548-games-that-are-and-arent-compatible-with-windows-10-thus-far.html\">Games that are and aren\u2019t compatible with Windows 10 thus far<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has explained when and how its customers can upgrade to Windows 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":78851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14865,91,1969,13906,15397,925,9596,13009],"class_list":["post-78849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-editions","tag-microsoft","tag-news-2","tag-os","tag-pc","tag-system-requirements","tag-upgrade","tag-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}