windows 7 to windows 10

Hi joebloggs,

Thank you for writing to the Dell Community Forum.

Please use this link http://bit.ly/1KwZCCq, where you can download Windows 10 and create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD. Once you create a USB flash drive or a DVD for Windows 10, you can upgrade the hard drive and reinstall windows.

Please reply if you have any further questions.

Thanks for our reply.

Which edition do I select? Theres 4 to choose from - windows 10,  windows 10 kn, windows 10 n & windows 10 single language?

Which is quicker to reinstall usb or dvd?

You can download the Windows 10. Windows 10 N and Windows 10 KN editions include the same functionality as Windows 10, except that these versions of Windows do not include Windows Media Player, and related technologies. You can enable the media functionality by installing the Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 10 (KB3010081). Please refer to this link http://bit.ly/1WLcpVX. The USB flash drive would be a better option.

Please reply if you have any further questions.

i tried downloading the windows 10 from that link you sent and the computer opens a new windows and goes through the motions saying its downloading etc but at the end the window disappears and i am at a loss as what has happened. There's nothing in the download folder either?

I tried again but while it looked promising the same result. It starts off downloading and the verifying the download and saying its making the windows media, but then nothing the window just closes?

Please refer to this link http://bit.ly/1gl3ha6 to create a USB or DVD Windows 10.

Please reply if you have any further questions.

hi thanks for your reply

i have since had another go and this time I tried the 'create installation media for another pc' rather than the 'upgrade this pc now' and I have managed to get something on a USB stick.

Have I done the right option?

Open File History page and make a System Image (lower left) and store on an external hard drive. Then make a recovery disk on a thumb drive or disk--NOT on a hard drive-- to boot the computer and access the system image when needed.

Free update to win 10 expires 7/29/16. You can also make an install disk for windows 10, but it's for installing or reinstalling the upgrade--not installing on new empty hard drive although you could use after reinstalling win 7 Either way it is handy to have it for repairing win 10. 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install?ocid=ms_wol_win10 

and more info-- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10