Imagine the backlash, if it proved not to be possible. To begin with, I don’t believe that Microsoft wouldn’t make the claim that Windows 7 users could upgrade to Windows 10 on existing hardware if that wasn’t the case.

Will it meet the hardware requirements? Fortunately, the answer appears to be yes. And now, they’re wondering if their existing Windows 7 PC be able to run Windows 10. They’ve been reading about Windows 10 since September 30, 2014, and are intrigued. Now that Windows 10 is on the horizon, and Microsoft has announced that the new operating system will be offered as a free upgrade to Windows 7 users (in addition to Windows 8.x users), I’ve been receiving email from a lot of those same users. Over the last several years, I’ve received email from lots of Windows 7 users who echo the above sentiments. Windows 7 has served you well, and you continued to be productive, while all those who upgraded to Windows 8 struggled with the Metro UI and its touch-based implementation on a desktop PC.

So, are you one of those long-time Windows users who lived through the Vista fiasco and then upgraded to Windows 7 as soon as it was apparent that it was far superior to the previous version? Then, when you saw Windows 8 coming, you vowed to never again get caught with an experimental operating system and decided to stick it out with Windows 7? If so, chances are you’re glad that you did so. Will your Windows 7 hardware support Windows 10? Greg Shultz investigates the answer. Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, on the same hardware?

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