Before you upgrade Win10, take a look at the Win10 pre-upgrade preparation guide

Today Microsoft has officially launched the official version of Windows 10, and some users have received push and upgrade success. Win10 is officially released, so what preparations do we need to make before the upgrade? Next, Xiaobian will talk about some places that need to be paid attention to before upgrading Win10, I hope to help everyone's upgrade operation.

1. Update patches for existing systems

Like the previous operating system, Win10 upgrades are available in both upgrade and new installations. It has been determined that the Win7 and Win8.1 systems can be upgraded directly to Windows 10, while other operating systems need to download the ISO file and install it completely.

It's important to say that you need to update your existing system before the official upgrade. Win7 needs to install the latest SP1 patch package, Win8 needs to upgrade to Win8.1 first. Since these operations are extremely time consuming, it is recommended that you do it in advance to avoid the same day with the Win10 upgrade.

Installing updates for the system in advance

2.Reserving Win10 downloads

If your system is within the upgrade scope, you can consider making an appointment at Microsoft. The method is to install the "Win10 Appointment" component through automatic update, and then click the "Schedule Free Upgrade" button, then provide Microsoft with your own Windows Live account, and later the appointment is successful.

The advantage of the appointment is that the computer can automatically download the required upgrade files before the official release on July 29, and the upgrade can be completed in the first time on the release date. Server congestion and other conditions. Of course, it is ok to not make an appointment, but it may take a little later to get the download link, and the download speed will be slightly slower.

Reservation Win10 upgrade

3. Sweeping system garbage

Although many articles have not mentioned the need to clean up disk garbage before upgrading the system, but according to experience, if your If the operating system is confusing, the chances of an upgrade failure are relatively large. Especially troublesome is that there will be many unexpected problems on the way leading to the suspension of the upgrade. Therefore, if your computer is not running smoothly, it is best to first download a third-party software (such as Soft Media Cube, 360 Security Guard, Tencent Computer Manager, etc.) to clean it up, or simply reinstall the system for the computer.

In addition, we also need to pay special attention to whether there are too many security software on the computer. For example, I have seen a computer with four security tools: Rising, 360 Antivirus, Kingsoft Internet Security, and Tencent Computer Butler. The whole system is very slow. In fact, security software generally only needs to keep one, too many similar tools will often produce a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Always keep the system clean

4. Check if your computer's hardware and software are compatible

Compatibility is a work that must be checked before the system upgrade. Of course, this step It is also automatic. First open the Win10 appointment window, then click on the "Check your computer" link in the upper left corner. The system will automatically detect your computer hardware and software environment. If everything is normal, it will display "This computer meets the system requirements" green. Tip, then you can safely upgrade!

Win10 reservation window comes with compatibility check tool

Before upgrading, we need to reserve enough free space for C drive, generally recommended more than 10GB. However, if your C disk free space is too small, Win10 will also prompt you to insert a U disk to temporarily expand. Or you can manually clean up unnecessary files on the system disk, such as hibernation files, virtual memory, upgrade files, junk files, and so on. If you are in trouble, you can download some third-party software to clean it up. In short, this problem needs attention, but most of them can be solved.

You can use third-party software to quickly clean up unwanted files

5. Back up your important data

In general, the upgrade of modern operating systems is relatively safe. Most of the previous settings and data are automatically retained. However, in order to prevent it, we should manually back up some important data. These data mainly include: files and documents in my documents, non-generalized data software (such as unit self-use programs, database programs, etc.), financial and accounting materials, etc., in addition to some things that you think may affect daily use. Information and so on. In general, U disk or other partitions of the hard disk is a good choice, but it is recommended that important data be copied separately on the U disk.

Important data must be backed up

6. About the upgraded version

It should be noted that Win10 does not have a one-to-one correspondence with the previous operating system version. One of the simplest examples is the simple version of the Win7 era, the Home Basic Edition and the Home Premium Edition are all integrated into the "Home Edition", while the previous Win7 Professional Edition and Win7 Ultimate Edition are integrated into the "Professional Edition". The corresponding version of the upgraded version is shown in the figure below.

Upgrading users must pay special attention to the version of the new and old systems.

Writing at the end

Overall, the upgrade of Win10 is relatively easy. Just keep the system clean and back up important data in advance (especially the special software used by the unit). In general, there will be obvious reboot prompts during the upgrade process, so don't worry about it affecting your work. Of course, if you have the habit of not shutting down frequently (such as using sleep or hibernation), it is recommended to restart the computer before the upgrade, many inexplicable problems are caused by it!