Currently, many companies have started or during the upgrade to Windows7 Windows10 or are planning to upgrade to Windows10 Windows7.
There are two main reasons:
Windows7 life cycle coming to an end, which means no longer get Windows7 security update, and Microsoft Customer Service will no longer provide technical support for Windows 7.
PC manufacturers whose hardware is a new generation of AMD or Intel brand CPU, it has been unable compatible well for Windows7.
How Windows7 smooth upgrade to Windows10, the upgrade process should pay attention to what place? They combine their own understanding and experience give some suggestions, hoping to make this work is considering staff helpful.
A, Windows7 life cycle description
Microsoft is committed to provide product support for a period of 10 years since its release 22 October 2009 to Windows 7. At the end of a 10-year period, Microsoft will stop support for Windows 7, so that the energy to focus on support for newer technology and excellent experience. Termination of support for Windows 7 specific date will be 14 January 2020. Since then, Microsoft will no longer provide technical assistance and help protect computers automatically update for the product. Microsoft strongly recommends upgrading at some time prior to January 2020 to Windows 10, in order to avoid not get service or support required.
End of support for what it means? After 2020, January 14th, if your computer is running Windows 7, you will no longer receive security updates. Therefore, you must upgrade to a modern operating system (such as Windows 10), in order to obtain the latest security updates to help make sure you and your data more secure. In addition, Microsoft customers will no longer provide technical support for Windows 7.
Second, the version of choice Windows10
When you are ready to carry out Windows7 upgrade to Windows10 operating, priority is to choose a suitable Windows10 version of the enterprise. Since then the tests, as well as the official upgrade, are based on the version you choose Windows10.
Many versions of Windows10, on the difference between each version of the information is as follows:
Home : for home users, can not join Active Directory and Azure AD, does not allow remote link.
Professional Edition : for small businesses, increasing the domain account to join the family based on the version, bit locker, shops and other business functions.
Enterprise Edition : for medium and large enterprises to use, an increase of Direct Access, AppLocker and other advanced enterprise features in the Professional version basis.
Education Edition : for use in schools (school staff, administrators, teachers and students) and its function is almost the same as the Enterprise Edition, authorization for schools only.
Win10 Enterprise Edition LTSB branch : Chinese name can be translated as a long-term or long-term service branch service program. LTSB service lets companies refuse to upgrade functionality only get security-related upgrades.
Difference LTSB version and the regular version is LTSB not integrated applications, that is, does not contain the application store, start menu application, Edge, Huna (intelligent assistant), etc., so take up less resources.
1. Edge does not have a browser;
2. No Cortana;
3. no program system comes tiles;
4. No application store;
5. In the system update, users can update full manual control, and choice to determine their own updates and drivers, updates and updates can be controlled at the time, but not indefinitely postponed.
For businesses, it is recommended Window10 selection and procurement according to user needs. Recommended Enterprise Edition or Enterprise Edition LTSB branch .
Third, the preparatory work before the upgrade which
PC delivered to users regardless of the new PC after installing Windows10, or stock delivered to users after upgrading, can not always avoid two important questions:
Users can use the software running? This is the core of the problem, users are dependent on this office.
Users can smoothly use Windows10? The problem of non-fatal, but a successful project, it can not ignore the user experience.
Therefore, to do at least the following preparatory work before the upgrade:
01 Compatibility Test
1) Software Compatibility Test
All C / applications, users locally installed Client-S architecture can be used on running Windows10, which require field testing.
This work needs to be collected corporate users of office software used by GM, personalized software list, and then tested for compatibility. Common software installation and is usually open, so IT departments can be tested. Personalized software is not only able to install and open the line, but requires the user to personally test, so the user's behalf to determine the appropriate test.
2) Browser Compatibility Test
All applications B / S architecture compatibility issue involves the use of Windows10 default browser to access and use, if the final compatibility issues can not be resolved, you will need to seek other third-party browser.
Application under the B / S architecture, visit the web page is not representative of the test results, especially in financial services, B / S application used to some plug-ins, fluency affect the safety of using the browser's configuration is particularly large. So the test need to be very full, we recommended to choose the appropriate behalf of the user, tested by application.
02 user guide
1) Training
For user desktop systems, the use of objective laws in the process of gradually familiar. But it suggested that enterprise IT managers, make the appropriate training or publicity. Maintenance of desktop administrators, and representatives of user training, support for other questions wave power, as support for other ordinary users.
2) Manual
Enterprise IT managers, but also one user. Recommend standing ordinary user's perspective, different experiences on common features of Windows7 and Windows10, thereby making good the corresponding brochures, on the one hand can play the role of a reminder, on the one hand to the user for future reference.
Fourth, the upgrade process Notes
For stock Windows7 system, even if the current can be very compatible with old hardware and support, but because Windows7 life cycle issues, is still recommended to upgrade to Windows10. Regardless take the form of automated deployment, or manual deployment, the upgrade process required to consider the user's personal data and configuration files for a smooth migration, to minimize the impact on users.
V. summary
Windows7 upgrade Windows10 this work, related to the average user, affecting a wide surface. Therefore, it is recommended to fully consider the user experience.
Secondly, during the test to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of users, but there are crop to be tested.
For common software, compatibility with software vendors to get the conclusion in the case elsewhere, in order to avoid micromanaging all software all functions are to start testing, to test caused great difficulty.
While for personalization software, you need to test fully, you do not have luck.