Hi everyone,
I hope you are doing well.
I intend to upgrade an existing Windows 8.1 64 bit PC (specification below) to Windows 10 64 bit in the coming months (before January 2023). The system has a lot of programs installed and to save time re-installing them, I’m strongly considering an in-place upgrade to Windows 10.
How viable is this option? Before using it, I will back up all of the data and create a backup image for recovery outside of Windows if necessary. Should I update chipset, graphics and wired Ethernet drivers before the upgrade?
I have tried running the Media Creation tool for Windows 10 21H2 and it detected no issues and began downloading Windows 10. I halted that download.
Am I likely just to have a few applications to re-install after the upgrade? Thanks in advance for any advice.
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System Specification:
CPU: Intel Core i5 4590 at 3.3 GHz
RAM: 24 GB Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 (3x 8 GB modules)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-C (BIOS Version 2103)
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 760 Special Edition with 4 GB of RAM (default clock speeds, not factory overclocked)(Nvidia Driver 473.62)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Series
Network Adapter: Intel I218-V Gigabit LAN
PSU: Corsair HX-1000
