How to install Windows 7,8,10

What is Windows ?

Windows is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Each version of Windows includes a graphical user interface, with a desktop that allows users to view files and folders in windows. For the past two decades, Windows has been the most widely used operating system for personal computers PCs.

Can Windows 10 be installed on any laptop?

There are minimum hardware requirements for Windows 10 to run on a laptop or desktop computer. You’ll need a 1GHz or faster processor, 2GB of RAM, at least 20GB of space on your hard drive.

You can check your processor and RAM by pressing the Start menu and right clicking on Computer from the right-hand side of menu.

Choose properties and then check the information display. To confirm how much storage space you have, press the Start Menu and click on Computer then under Local Disk you’ll be able to see how much free space you have.

How to install Windows 10

1. On your PC, visit the dedicated Windows 10 upgrade page and scroll down to Create Windows 10 installation media.


2. Press Download tool now and select Run. Accept the license terms and when it says What do you want to do? Choose Upgrade this PC now then press Next.


3. Follow the on-screen instructions that will walk you through how to set up Windows 10 on your PC.


4. When the operating system is ready to install, you’ll see a recap of what you’ve chosen, and what will be kept through the upgrade. Press Change what to keep if you want to switch between keeping personal files and apps, keeping personal files only, or keeping nothing during the upgrade.


5. You’ll need to save and close any open apps and files running, then press Install.


6. It’s worth noting that it will take some time to install Windows 10, and your PC will restart a few times, whatever you do, don’t turn off your PC.

What if 'Something Happened' appears on screen..

Occasionally, your Windows 10 upgrade may run into problems. If you see a blank screen with 'something happened' on it or a warning that Windows 10 failed to install, then this is the case.

The screen won't give you much information about what the issue is but start by taking the following steps;

• Disconnect any unnecessary items connected to the USB ports such as memory sticks, phone chargers etc (although mice and keyboards can stay)


• Switch off any antivirus software . To do this, open the software from the start men and look for an option in the menu that says disable or turn-off


• Turn off the Windows Firewall. From the Start Menu choose Control Panel, then System an d security. From the menu displayed select Windows Defender Firewall followed by Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or Off from the left hand side. Then untick Turn on Windows Defender Firewall.


•  Restart the machine