There are two approaches you can take for installing Windows 10 in your computer: Upgrade or a Clean Install.
Typically, when you upgrade your operating system, all your documents and applications remain unchanged, whereas with a clean install you would be starting again from scratch. But one important thing to verify first is if your computer has the necessary hardware to support Windows 10.
System Requirements
Although most computers nowadays probably have the necessary requirements for Windows 10. It will certainly be useful to know them in case you want to upgrade from an older system.
The main requirements are −
- A processor (CPU) with a clock rate of at least 1GHz.
- At least 1 to 2GB of memory (RAM), but Microsoft recommends 4GB.
- At least 16GB space in your hard disk.
One important thing to note is that the installation process itself will verify your computer hardware and let you know if it qualifies for a Windows 10 upgrade or not. If not, then you will need to upgrade your hardware.
Upgrade
If your computer qualifies for a Windows 10 upgrade, then you can follow these steps to perform the upgrade −
