Also, any data that was previously on the thumb drive will be erased.Īfter we create the thumb drive, we just open it and run "Setup.exe". For a single architecture, 4GB will be enough. If we chose both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, we need a thumb drive of at least 6GB. and then we select to create a USB flash drive. and the architecture - thank God for the "Both" option. Starting the download tool, instead of selecting the "Upgrade this PC Now", we select the "Create installation media for another PC" option. Well, that was easy, wasn't it? How to upgrade Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 offline, on multiple PCsĪlternatively, if we want to upgrade Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 on multiple PCs and don't want to download 3GB of data for each of them, we can do it using a USB thumb drive. Since this was a test Virtual Machine, we didn't have much software installed, but Chrome and Firefox worked just fine, and the VMware tools were also fully functional. The upgrade Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 is successful.
If we already had a browser installed and want to keep it as the default instead of Microsoft Edge, this is where to do it.Īfter that, Windows will set up our metro apps. browser and protection, connectivity and error reporting. It is best to select "Customize settings", instead of "Use Express settings", so we will know what's what regarding our privacy.įrom the customized settings, we can choose settings about personalization, location. The whole process should take about 15-20 minutes on an average PC.įollowing a final restart, we get to this screen, to configure our Windows 10 account. and after one more restart, it is almost done. the system will restart and enter the Upgrade Windows 8.1 environment. If we want a clean installation, we can click "Change what to keep" and select one of the three settings.Īfter that, a large part of the procedure is 100% automated. Keeping everything is the default behavior. The only choice we have to make is whether we want to keep our personal files and installed applications.
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