How to upgrade a domain-joined PC from Windows 7 to 10
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Since the support for Windows 7 has ended, there are two courses of action that you can take:
- Get the Windows 7 Extended Support
- Upgrade to Windows 10
However, those of you that have your PCs joined in a domain may not receive the upgrade notifications as everybody else.
While this doesn’t mean that you can’t upgrade, you won’t be reminded to do it as soon as possible.
Keep in mind that no support means that your windows 7 PCs will no longer receive any more security updates. This translates into an increased risk from cyberattacks, which can be especially devastating to joined-domain PCs.
Thankfully enough, the upgrade process is fairly simple, especially since all you need is Microsoft’s provided Media Creation Tool. additionally, you’ll need to have a valid Windows 10 license for each of the domain-joined PCs that you own.
How do I upgrade my domain-joined PCs to Windows 10?
As such, if you want to upgrade your domain-joined PCs to Windows 10, simply follow these steps:
- Visit the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool website
- Press Download now
- Once the setup has been downloaded, launch it
- Select Upgrade this PC now
- Follow the on-screen instructions
- Input the Windows 10 license key when prompted
- Finish the installation
- Reboot the PC
Repeat the process with each PC until all the PCs in your domain have been upgraded.
Keep in mind that you need to create a backup of all of your data on each PC before proceeding with the upgrade since there is no guarantee that there won’t be any data loss.
Additionally, if you are upgrading an OEM Windows 7, make sure you know you know the license key before the upgrade, or else you won’t be able to activate your version of Windows 10 Pro.
If you want to learn how you can migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 10 without any data loss, check out this in-depth guide.
Admittedly, the entire process can take a lot of time, depending on how new the PCs are, and how many of them there are. Other than that, there should be no inconveniences, neither from a functionality or from a performance point of view.
Do you know of any other way of upgrading your domain-joined PCs? Let us know in the comment section below.
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