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I heard, that I am able to update my windows 7 to Windows 10 Preview through the Windows Update Centre. I tried to find some guide about this, but was unsuccessful. Can you give me a link or instruction, how to perform this update?

P.S. I install all updates in Windows Update, but there is no option to Install Windows 10 Preview.

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If you are searching for a way to download and install the Insider Preview (the not finished product) then follow this:

  1. First, you will need a Microsoft account. If you have a Hotmail or Outlook e-mail account, then you already have a Microsoft account.
  2. Go to the Windows Insider web page and click on the "Get started" button.
  3. Follow the steps on the web page until you reach a page where you can choose to download Windows 10 Preview for PC.
  4. Download it and install it.

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In my opinion the web page is very self-explanatory and easy to use.

If you are looking for the free upgrade to Windows 10 (the finished product) then you should look for a small Windows logo in your Notification area (a.k.a. the System tray). If you click that icon you can reserve a copy of Windows 10. But you won't get it until the end of July.

Hopefully this helped you with finding what you wanted.

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  1. Go to the http://windows.microsoft.com/en-nz/windows/preview-iso.
  2. Sign up there.
  3. Download Windows10InsiderPreview.exe and install it.
  4. Go to the Windows Update Center and Check for updates.
  5. Start Windows 10 update process.
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    Good find. I knew I had seen this before, but as I couldn't find it anymore I figured it had been removed in favour of the ISO installer. Jun 4, 2015 at 22:32
  • I am confused... "Click one of the Download links on this page to download a special file—it's called an ISO file—that you can use to install the preview." There is no EXE file as far as I can tell. If I recall correctly the EXE files were available only initially. I wouldn't really know, because I have been using ISO files since the first public release.
    – Samir
    Jun 6, 2015 at 15:33
  • Judging by the instructions provided here, it appears as if the aforementioned EXE file is only used to install a special update (with a KB number I don't recall right now) through the Windows Update, to then push out the Windows 10 Technical Preview on an installed and running Windows 7 or 8.x system. Microsoft uses this as a mechanism for Windows Insider users to opt-in and install the preview on top of an installed system. This update is not part of the regular Windows Update channel, so only users who run the EXE and install it will get the preview, as an upgrade.
    – Samir
    Jun 6, 2015 at 15:45
  • I personally always prefer doing a clean install using ISO files. The installation is much faster, and the installed system end up being much snappier and faster, and I end up being much happier.
    – Samir
    Jun 6, 2015 at 15:47
  • If and when installing the preview as an upgrade on top of an installed Windows system, or otherwise doing a clean install, remember to create a system backup. Follow the instructions on the site to create a recovery media if you don't have a recovery partition prepared on your computer.
    – Samir
    Jun 6, 2015 at 15:49

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