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[buddy3534]

STUPID me did not update from Windows 8.1 and need to now. What is the most economic way would you recommend I can do it? I have 770 GB free / RAM is 7.87 out of 8 GB / 64 bit.

Thanks

 

[woodmoose]

you don't have to update - even though Windows won't provide security patches and such after next month, you could install a good anti-virus program and keep going. But I also wouldn't update other softwares, etc

if you want to update, I'd go straight to 11 (even though I am still running 10, coward that I am)

supposedly, minimum requirements for 11 are

• CPU: 64-bit, dual-core, at least 1 GHz
• Memory: 4 GB
• Storage: 64 GB or more
• System Firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable
• GPU: DirectX 12-compatible / WDDM 2.x
• TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0

you can download the WhyNotWin11 tool and it will check your computator

Can I upgrade to Windows 11? - Microsoft Support

You can upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 if your device meets hardware specifications, and if the Windows 11 release has been made available to your device.

support.microsoft.com

if you want to go to 10

upgrade from 8.1 to 10

 

[buddy3534]

Thanks