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title: Windows 10 upgrade paths (Windows 10)
description: You can upgrade to Windows 10 from a previous version of Windows if the upgrade path is supported.
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# Windows 10 upgrade paths
**Applies to**

-   Windows 10
-   Windows 10 Mobile

## Upgrade paths

This topic provides a summary of available upgrade paths to Windows 10. You can upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 or a later operating system. This includes upgrading from one release of Windows 10 to later release of Windows 10. Migrating from one edition of Windows 10 to a different edition of the same release is also supported. For more information about migrating to a different edition of Windows 10, see [Windows 10 edition upgrade](windows-10-edition-upgrades.md).

>**Windows 10 LTSB**: The upgrade paths displayed below do not apply to Windows 10 LTSB. In-place upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 LTSB is not supported.  (Note that Windows 10 LTSB 2015 did not block this upgrade path.  This was corrected in the Windows 10 LTSB 2016 release, which will now only allow data-only and clean install options.)

>**Windows N/KN**: Windows "N" and "KN" editions follow the same upgrade paths shown below. If the pre-upgrade and post-upgrade editions are not the same type (e.g. Windows 8.1 Pro N to Windows 10 Pro), personal data will be kept but applications and settings will be removed during the upgrade process.

✔ = Full upgrade is supported including personal data, settings, and applications.<BR>
D = Edition downgrade; personal data is maintained, applications and settings are removed.

<table border="1" cellpadding="3">
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Windows 10 Home</td>
        <td>Windows 10 Pro</td>
        <td>Windows 10 Pro for Education</td>
        <td>Windows 10 Education</td>
        <td>Windows 10 Enterprise</td>
        <td>Windows 10 Mobile</td>
        <td>Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td rowspan="7" nowrap="nowrap">Windows 7</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Starter</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Home Basic</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Home Premium</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Professional</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Ultimate</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Enterprise</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td rowspan="8" nowrap="nowrap">Windows 8</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>(Core)</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Professional</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Professional WMC</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Enterprise</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Embedded Industry</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Windows RT</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Windows Phone 8</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td rowspan="10" nowrap="nowrap">Windows 8.1</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>(Core)</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Connected</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Professional</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Professional Student</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Professional WMC</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Enterprise</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Embedded Industry</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Windows RT</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Windows Phone 8.1</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td rowspan="7" nowrap="nowrap">Windows 10</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Home</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Professional</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Education</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Enterprise</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Mobile</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>✔</td>
        <td>✔</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Mobile Enterprise</td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>D</td>
        <td>✔</td>
    </tr>
</table>

## Related Topics

[Windows 10 deployment scenarios](windows-10-deployment-scenarios.md)<BR>
[Windows upgrade and migration considerations](windows-upgrade-and-migration-considerations.md)