How Windows 10 Will Handle Compatibility Issues When Upgrading from Windows 7

[steven36]

In almost all cases, you’ll still be able to install Windows 10 despite the compatibility issues you find

Windows 7 and 8.1 users can upgrade to Windows 10 without paying a single cent, and the process will be performed automatically once the new operating system becomes available, but naturally, since you’re jumping from one Windows version to another, compatibility issues are something that everyone is afraid of.


Microsoft says that, yes, compatibility issues are possible, but it’s working to tackle all of them, and it’s very important to know what exactly is wrong and could block your computer from getting Windows 10 in order to manually fix it, if possible, before it’s too late.

The Get Windows 10 app that’s now supposed to be running on the majority of Windows 7 and 8.1 computers should help determine any compatibility issues that might exist, and Microsoft groups them into three different categories: app incompatibilities, device incompatibilities, and PC settings. So let’s see how the Windows 10 upgrade will handle each of them.


App compatibility issues
Needless to say, this is very likely to be the most common issue that Windows 7 users are expected to come across when moving to Windows 10.

Some of the apps that are currently running on their computers might not be compatible with Windows 10, so they will either fail to launch on the new OS or launch but not work properly. Microsoft says that, if it detects such issues, it might prompt users to remove them during the upgrade process “because the app interferences with the setup process and prevents it from finishing correctly.”

That’s expected to happen rarely, though, as most software developers would get their apps fully compatible with Windows 10 before the new OS launches.

Device compatibility issues
This is the more expensive and painful problem that users might experience because, in case a piece of hardware isn’t compatible with Windows 10, it needs to either be replaced or disabled until new drivers are being offered by the manufacturer.
“This could result in a degraded experience (such as no display support for high resolutions) or a complete failure of the device to function,” Microsoft explains. “Some devices or PC components may be essential to Windows 10 working correctly, and if such a device is incompatible, you will not be able to upgrade to Windows 10.”

PC settings compatibility issues
And last but not least, some of the settings that you’ve made on your Windows 7 computer could also prevent Windows 10 from installing correctly. If this happens, Microsoft says that it might require a clean install of Windows 10, so in other words, you’re going to lose all your settings, but personal files will be migrated.

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[Roy W]

Thanks for this "in-depth" information @steven36.

Now we must just hope that the manufactures of many pieces of hardware,Canon scanners and printers and other makes of hardware,come to the "party" and update their drivers so that everything works OK.

Just hope that my email client,Mailwasher Pro,Avast Pro etc etc won't have any issues with OS 10.

I suppose if we do not install OS 10,we will never find out if the hardware works or not.

Hope that all fellow nsaners who use scanners etc "cross their fingers" and hope for the best because with the price of the hardware being so expensive we would be the losers.

[Chancer]

There is a function missing from the new Win 10 Calculator that I use, finding the difference between two dates.

I tried to run the calculator from Win 8.1, in compatibility mode. I would not run.

[Reefa]

There is a function missing from the new Win 10 Calculator that I use, finding the difference between two dates.

I tried to run the calculator from Win 8.1, in compatibility mode. I would not run.

Try here..Microsoft Fixes and Patches Post Patch Tuesday.

[Chancer]

There is a function missing from the new Win 10 Calculator that I use, finding the difference between two dates.

I tried to run the calculator from Win 8.1, in compatibility mode. I would not run.

Try here..Microsoft Fixes and Patches Post Patch Tuesday.

Fully updated before I tried.

[Reefa]

There is a function missing from the new Win 10 Calculator that I use, finding the difference between two dates.

I tried to run the calculator from Win 8.1, in compatibility mode. I would not run.

Try here..Microsoft Fixes and Patches Post Patch Tuesday.

Fully updated before I tried.

Ok well good luck..And let us no if and how you solved it..Cheers..