Installing Windows 10 on a system running Vista - Microsoft Community

is possible install windows 10 on system running vista?

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hi jeffrey,

whether w10 can run on machine dependent on it's hardware. vista rather old meaning machine not much. post can hardware , more can said on this.

while machine might capable of running w10, think unlikely able 'upgrade' it, i.e. install w10 while keeping files, personalization , settings. @ least make sure have backups of things want keep. also, you'll loose ability run of apps made vista, long deprecated. , in case upgrade not free.

regards,

stephen

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