As of January 14, 2020, Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. That means no more security updates for the OS, and no more virus definition updates for Security essentials. If you’re running Windows 7 on the web, your machine is vulnerable, and you’re also placing others at risk. Upgrade to Windows 10 now, for free! Here’s how:
- Log into Windows 7 as an administrator
- Ensure your machine is current on all updates
- Click the start menu, then type PowerShell in the search box
- Right-click on the PowerShell icon, then select “Run as Administrator”
- Allow PowerShell to make changes to Windows when prompted
- At the PowerShell command line, enter the following command:
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted - Close PowerShell
- Download this script by right-clicking then selecting Save As
https://scatterpated.net/download/upgrade.ps1 - Navigate to the downloaded script, right-click, then select Run with PowerShell
- Allow Microsoft to make changes to Windows when prompted
- Wait a while, possibly for a long while if you have a slow machine
- You can use the task manager to monitor the upgrade process
- If the upgrade stops, navigate to C:\temp and run the Upgrade to Windows 10 file interactively, you may be prompted to remove drivers or programs