An upgrade can take place on your existing device though microsoft recommends using windows 10 on a new pc to take advantage of the latest features and security improvements.
Windows 7 upgrade to windows 10 problems.
How the free upgrade works.
How to fix windows 7 to windows 10 upgrade issues.
This post was originally published on july 19.
The problem once again is kb4556799 a recent windows 10 update pushed to millions of pcs which has already caused numerous issues including blue screen of death bsod crashes deleted user.
For help with windows update issues in windows 10 see troubleshoot problems updating windows 10 instead.
This problem is especially connected with 0x80246007 because it tells you that something is wrong with your updates services.
If something is wrong with this service you probably won t be able to receive any updates including windows 10 upgrade.
Restart the bits service.
A common cause of errors is inadequate drive space.
Windows 10 users continue to suffer from problem after problem some of which could should have been avoided and now microsoft.
But take a look if there is some driver or antivirus that could be creating the problem during the upgrade process.
Microsoft s free upgrade offer for windows 7 and windows 8 1 users ended a few years ago but you can still technically upgrade to windows 10 free of charge.
An upgrade moves your pc from a previous version of windows such as windows 7 or windows 8 1 to windows 10.
Assuming you re using a windows pc with a genuine and activated windows 7 or windows 8 key you can upgrade to windows 10 in just a few clicks.