Identifying valid upgrade paths

While you can upgrade from Windows 7 and 8/8.1 to Windows 10, you will not be able to do it from Windows 2000, XP, and Vista. Therefore, migration is recommended for the latter.It is interesting to note thatin the first year of the release of Windows 10, the upgrade from Windows 7 and 8/8.1 to Windows 10 was available for free through Windows Update.Table 2.1 lists the Windows versions that can be upgraded or migrated to Windows 10:

Previous Windows version	Upgrade to Windows 10	Migration to Windows 10
Windows 2000	No	Yes
Windows XP	No	Yes
Windows Vista	No	Yes
Windows 7	Yes	No
Windows 8	Yes	No
Windows 8.1	Yes	No

Table 2.1 Windows 10 upgrade paths

Note

You can learn about Windows 10 upgrade paths and find a list of deprecated features with alternatives at https://www.askvg.com/windows-10-upgrade-paths-and-things-to-know-before-upgrading/.