How Windows 7 is upgraded to Windows 8

At the end of last year, when the Windows 8 operating system was just available, many Windows 7 users did not want to reload the system, directly upgraded it to WIN8, but after the system upgrade, there are many problems, including machine crashes, driver problems, some application software does not work, computer audio, Wi-Fi Connection also fails. So how to properly upgrade Windows 8 is worth paying attention to, but first of all, this article is to explain, does not involve the piracy of the class system, the discussion is a genuine system upgrade methods.

As you all know, the re-Windows system means: 1, the system disk (C disk) all the files will be emptied, 2, almost all software to reinstall (except for some do not write the registry and the system directory of green Software). But if you are buying a user, that is, a genuine user of Windows 8, then there is no such trouble, because from Win7 upgrade to Win8, everything will be retained, including the file in C disk. The specific methods are as follows:

First, download the Windows 8 Upgrade assistant and perform a compatibility check

This step is necessary because if your computer has a compatibility problem with the WIN8, then you can't go on. Enter the Microsoft website http://windows.microsoft.com/zh-cn/windows/buy, click on the page "immediately start" can download to the Windows 8 upgrade assistant,

When the download is complete, turn it on and start checking for compatibility:

Ii. Select the content and settings to keep

This step is the previously mentioned selection to be retained. Here Microsoft offers three options, including Windows settings, personal files and applications, retaining only personal files, and not keeping any content. It's critical that we choose the first one to keep all the content and settings in the current Windows 7.

Third, purchase Windows 8

The computer's detection and upgrade settings are over, and the following will be the purchase portion of Windows 8. The purchase part can be purchased simply by filling in the actual content and credit card information as required. The successful purchase will receive the activation serial number from Microsoft. The current official website price is the Windows 8¥988 erp,windows 8 Professional Edition ¥1,988 ERP, very expensive, but Microsoft also often has the promotion activity.

Iv. Download and install Windows 8

After the purchase to continue "next", when the computer began to download the content of Win8, where no manual intervention, it will automatically download the installation. And all we have to do is wait, depending on the bandwidth, the waiting time is different. When the download is complete, you can choose Install Now, install by creating media, or install from the desktop later, and we'll install it directly!

This upgrade method is the most formal, Microsoft is also the official upgrade method, through this method to install Windows 8, we Win7 all compatible software, files, pictures, video and other multimedia content, and even the original system settings will be retained, do not reinstall installation and settings, that is, worry and labor-saving, Why?