The Easy Way to Perform Windows 10 Repair Upgrade

The quick way to repair your PC without losing your files

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Key notes

  • The Windows 10 repair upgrade is one of the options to fix your PC in extreme cases without losing your files.
  • To perform this in-place upgrade, you need to download the media creation tool from official sources.
  • You have the option of creating an ISO file or using a USB flash drive.
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A lot of things can go wrong with your Windows 10 computer. Apart from the usual blue screen of death crashes, other errors can cause problems in your system.

Thankfully, Microsoft has provided several ways to restore your PC and part of them is the repair upgrade. In this guide, we will show you to perform the Windows 10 repair upgrade when something goes wrong.

What is a Windows 10 repair upgrade?

Windows 10 repair upgrade is the process of installation of Windows 10 on the existing one on your PC. This can be done with the use of an ISO file and bootable media like a USB or DVD.

The advantage of this repair is that it fixes issues on your PC, including a faulty operating system. It does this without affecting your personal files.

How do I perform Windows 10 repair upgrade?

  1. Visit the Windows 10 download website to download the media creation tool.
    download windows 10 repair upgrade
  2. Double-click the tool to run it and click the Accept button on the license page.
    accept
  3. Choose Create installation media for another PC on the What do you want to do page and click Next.
    create media
  4. Select your language, system version, and architecture and click Next.
    language windows 10 repair upgrade
  5. Choose the ISO file option click the Next button.
    iso file
  6. Choose where to save the ISO file, wait creation to complete and run the program.
    save windows 10 repair upgrade
  7. Accept the terms on the license page.
    accept terms
  8. Select Keep personal files and apps on the Choose what to keep page and click the Next button.
    keep files
  9. If all things are set and ready, click the Install button.
    install windows 10 repair upgrade
  10. Finally, sign and set up your PC accordingly.

This is how you can install Windows 10 using the repair upgrade without losing programs, apps, and files.

If you need to perform the Windows 10 repair upgrade from a USB flash drive to install Windows 10, you can select the flash drive option in step 5.

Also, if you can’t access your PC, you might need to perform a clean installation instead.

That is about it for using this option to repair your PC. With these steps, you have everything to rescue your PC when you are facing issues without losing your files.

If the Windows 10 media creation tool is not working, check our detailed guide to fix it quickly.

Feel free to let us know if you face any problems performing this upgrade in the comments below.

More about the topics: Windows 10 Guides

Tashreef Shareef

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Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.

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