All you need is a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, Microsoft’s Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, and an Internet connection. Fair warning, though: This process will take a bit longer than going ...

When installing a fresh copy of Windows 10, you typically use a USB flash drive to launch the "Windows Setup" wizard to continue with the installation process. However, on a device that has a Unified ...

Microsoft is pushing the Windows 10 installer files to users who have not requested them just in case they decide to upgrade. An eagle-eyed reader of The Inquirer spotted a folder containing the multi ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows 10 has now been available for over a week, which means millions of people have already ...

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Taking the idea of "automatic updates" to the extreme, Microsoft has confirmed that it's downloading Windows 10 installation files on PCs just in case you might want to upgrade, The Inquirer reports.

If you’re encountering Windows 11/10 installation has failed error on your computer while upgrading to a newer version of Windows 11/10 or upgrading from Windows 7 ...

The Windows Installer Patch (.MSP) files on Windows 11/10 are located under the C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$ root directory. In this post, we will attempt to ...