Windows upgrade procedure question

[mikeymikec]

Back in 2015/2016 when MS was offering the free upgrade from Win7/8x to 10, it was an in-place upgrade. Am I correct in thinking that an in-place upgrade would still be possible on a Win7/8x system to Win10 by using setup media started from within Windows?

Am I also correct in thinking that the same procedure would be possible on qualifying Win10 systems (wrt Win11's bizarre system requirements) to upgrade to Win11 beyond October 5th this year?

 

[Sick Willie]

Yes, as long as the installed copy is activated before upgrade, no problem. For Windows 7, you can do a clean install as well, as long as you have a valid key. For Windows 8 and later, you can do a clean install without a key.