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BillOer mentioned at Windows 10 Upgrade and Junctions

the Windows 10 upgrade advisor

Where can I get that standalone upgrade advisor exe, either compatible with all Windows versions or selectable (e.g. from a list) for different previous Windows versions (e.g. XP, Vista, 7)? There were such upgrade advisors for upgrades to Windows 7 and to 8 (and/or 8.1), which checked the compatibility of the hardware and of the installed software with the respective version of the operating system. (I do not want to upgrade and then find out that my hard- and/or software is not compatible with Win 10.)

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  • Advisor is built into KB3035583, it will put a "get windows 10" icon in the system tray, you can check compatibility using that. It will run a readiness report and flag anything that has issues with W10.
    – Moab
    Jul 12, 2015 at 20:42
  • @Moab: Where can I get KB3035583 for Win XP 32bit?
    – Burgmeister
    Jul 13, 2015 at 17:07
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    Roel is correct there is no upgrade path from XP to 10, so no KB 3035583 for xp
    – Moab
    Jul 13, 2015 at 20:11

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You can not upgrade from XP to 10, so there is no such upgrade advisor. See e.g. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_upgrade/i-want-to-reserve-my-free-copy-of-windows-10-but-i/848b5cce-958b-49ae-a132-a999a883265b?auth=1 where it discusses that a prerequisite for the upgrade app is 'at least Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update'.

The windows 10 upgrade advisor checks minimal hardware requirements and compatibility (drivers).

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  • While the question is tagged Windows XP, it is arguably a general question about upgrading from any previous version of Windows. It would be good to know whether or not such an app exists for Windows 7 and 8.1.
    – dan1111
    Oct 10, 2017 at 6:17

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