How to upgrade to Windows 10 right now

Today was the great day of Windows 10 All over the world there are already millions of users updating their PCs to this brand new version of the OS from Microsoft, and discovering the enormous amount of news that it has to offer (which are described in detail by Javier Pastor in this spectacular review that they have done in Xataka).

If you are already one of those users, congratulations. But if not, and you're still waiting for the update to download and install on your computer, here's this guide to force your PC to upgrade to the final version of Windows 10 .

First things: check that your Windows 7 or 8.1 is up to date

A detail that many forget is that the update to Windows 10 via Windows Update will only be available for the most recent versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1That is, we are required to have all Service Packs and other important updates already installed on the computer.

For example, in Windows 7 it is required to have installed Service Pack 1, and in Windows 8 it is required to have installed bothUpdate 8.1 (which can be downloaded from the Windows Store), such as the later Update 1, that is distributed by Windows Update.

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In general, the procedure here is to go to Windows Update, press the Check for updates button, download and install whatever is available, wait for the PC to restart, and repeat until there are no more updates to download."

Then: book the upgrade and check that you meet the requirements

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Once you have your PC updated, an app called Get Windows 10 should automatically install, which allows you to sign up for the free upgrade to the new operating system (if it doesn&39;t appear on your computer, try this troubleshooter, or follow these other instructions). Just click the Windows button in the lower right corner of the screen and follow the wizard&39;s instructions."

Later you must verify that your PC meets the minimum requirements. The most important are the following:

• At least one 1 Ghz processor or SoC.
• 1 GB of RAM memory for the 32-bit version or 2 GB for the 64-bit version.
• Graphics card with DirectX 9 or later with a WDDM 1.0 driver
• Screen resolution of at least 1024 x 600 pixels.

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Same Get Windows app 10>"

Finally, you should check that you have enough free space to download and install the update Microsoft recommends us to release 20 GB of space to install the 64-bit edition (which is what most PCs will use today). This does not mean that after upgrading to Windows 10 we will have 20 GB less, in fact, it is likely that the available space will increase, but temporarily more space will be used to download and unzip files.

To get those 20 GB of free space we can use the Disk Cleanup, included in Windows 7 and Windows 8, and /or move files to OneDrive, which offers us up to 30 GB of free cloud storage.

If all goes well, and your Windows 7/8.1 license is genuine (the latter is important), then Windows 10 should download in the background, and when the download is finally complete, the following message will appear asking us when to complete the update.

Still not seeing the update? Try the following

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It is important to mention that according to Microsoft itself, not everyone will receive Windows 10 on the first day, but it will be released in waves>"

The good thing is that we can force Windows Update to install the new operating system right now. Just do the following:

• "Go to Start Menu and type cmd"
• Right-click the first result that will appear: Command Prompt
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• Select Run as administrator, and press Yes>"
• Type wuauclt.exe /updatenow and press Enter.

This should start downloading the update. To verify that the files are indeed being downloaded you can go to C:/ in File Explorer (or whatever your main hard drive is) and check that there is a folder called $WINDOWS.~BT , which is where the files are temporarily downloaded before the installation begins.

If there is nothing there, try going to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and check for recently downloaded files (today ). If still nothing happens, it may help to temporarily disable your antivirus and Windows Firewall, or disable and re-enable Windows Update.

For the latter, you have to reopen the Command Prompt in administrator mode, and write the following:

• net stop wuauserv
• rd /s /q C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution
• net start wuauserv

If all else fails, download this official Microsoft installer

If none of the above works (unlikely), you can still start a Windows 10 installation by downloading and this official installerof the operating system that Microsoft has published on its website.

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This installer allows you to start immediately start the upgrade to Windows 10 on the same PC you are using, for which you have to select the Update this PC option>"

We are also allowed to create an ISO image that can be burned to a DVD and contains all the files needed to start upgrading to Windows 10, can be downloaded using this tool.The tool itself is only 3.5MB, but the ISO image downloaded using it is about 3-4GB.

This wizard also lets you set up a USB drive as a media to install Windows 10 (for upgrading any tablet or laptop without a DVD drive ).

Related: Here we show you step by step how to perform a clean installation of Windows 10 and keep your license activated

Yes, to install Windows 10 in this way we must have our current Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 key on hand, to to be able to activate the system after updating, so that Microsoft recognizes it as original. If we don't know what our key is, we can find it using tools like ProduKey or KeyFinder.

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It is also very important that we choose the edition of Windows 10 corresponding to our current edition of Windows 7/8.1. The current edition of Windows can be seen by pressing the Start button, and then typing winver>"

What has been your experience upgrading to Windows 10? Have the tips in this article helped you or are you still having problems? Tell us in the comments.