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The official assistant for downloading Windows 10

To install Windows 10 using an earlier versions of Windows, you could wait and use the default software updater for an automatic installation. Or you could do it now by yourself using this official tool, which allows you to download an ISO image and even create a DVD or USB installation to use on other computers.

When you open the program, it will ask you whether you want to update your current Windows system or create an installation disc. Otherwise, you'll be able to choose where you want to save the new files, which will replace their older versions.

Keep in mind that the Windows 10 version that gets installed depends on what you had previously. So, if you have Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, 8, or 8.1, you'll get Windows 10 Home. If you have Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or any of the other 8 or 8.1 Pro editions, you'll get Windows 10 Pro. Either way, keep in mind that you have to enter in the information related to your operating system's legally registered version.

Only 2 weeks left to update to Windows 10 for free

This July 29th will mark a year since the official launch of Windows 10. It's also the final date for you to upgrade your previous version of Windows (from Windows 7 upwards) for free. From then on, to get Windows 10 you'll have to dish out $119 – so get on the ball within the next 14 days and save yourself a pretty penny.

How to solve installation problems in Windows 10

Today the whole world is being turned upside down with the update to Windows 10, and if at this point you haven’t heard the news it’s because you just woke up. What the update itself hasn’t completely resolved are the problems occurring when it comes to installing it via Microsoft’s automated processes, which are oversaturated given the massive number of requests currently being made. Here we explain how to check if there’s a problem with the installation and how to resolve it.

Obviously the first thing you have to check is whether you’ve made the reservation for Windows 10 correctly, which we’ve already covered till we were blue in the face and which you can check by right-clicking on the Windows icon in your desktop notifications bar and selecting Check update status.

As of Tuesday, your Windows should be downloading the files needed for the update in the background, creating a folder at the root of your hard drive called $Windows.~BT. The creation date will give you an idea of when the download started. That said: once the pre-loading of files has finished it should take up some 4 to 6 GB. If the size is smaller and you don’t see it moving upwards, there may have been a problem during the process that corrupted the files for some reason. We’re going to do a second check.

Here we go to Windows Update and inside we’ll find the View update history section, where you’ll find a log of the installations done by the system. If among the latest changes you find one that says Windows 10 Installation alongside the message Errors, there’s no question, there’ve been problems.

It’s possible to restart the download if there have been any errors. To do so, go to the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and erase its entire contents. Not the folder, just the files it has in it.

That done, you should go to the command line or symbol for the system administrator mode and type in the command exe /updatenow to restart the update process from scratch, re-downloading all the files. It’s advisable to restart the computer after entering the command for the changes to take effect.

After restarting you’ll go back to Windows Update, click Search for updates, and if everything works properly the Windows 10 download should restart.