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You certainly can, but I would not recommend it. In my experience, the best way to upgrade the OS (this is not limited to just Windows OSs) is to : (1) Make a copy of all documents (and settings as appropriate) on a secure external device (2) Format / initialize the boot device (usually HDD or SDD) (3) Install the new OS from the installation media onto the newly initialized boot device, properly registering the new OS and configuring it as required (4) Install application software as required on the newly installed OS (5) Restore documents and settings as required from the copy made in step (1) NOTE : I highly recommend having a good data backup policy in effect to protect your documents and settings in case of system failure. I recently suffered a HDD failure on my laptop but since I routinely backup my Windows user profile to external HDD media, I replaced the (failed) 500GB HDD with a new 1TB SSD followed steps (2) - (4) above and recovered everything. I restored my Documents from the last backup, which is performed daily and is my first Scheduled Task. During this event, I upgraded from Windows 7 Home to Windows 10 Professional. I have a clean installation and everything works fine. Total down time was less than 8 hours including Geek Squad replacing failed HDD with SSD.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Upgrading your computer to Windows 10 can be stressful. I would advise making time to go into your local store to speak to an Agent about this process. Schedule your time with an Agent by visiting us online at www.geeksquad.com/schedule.
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