Keep Personal Files Only Grayed Out

Aug 19, 2015

I was trying to upgrade from windows 7 to windows 10 and "Keep personal files only" grayed out. I dont want to do a clean install.

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Recently i tried downloading windows 10 when 2 options popped up 1. keep personal files only, and 2. is nothing. well i wanna choose the keep personal files only. but i wanna know if it will delete all of my games...

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May 30, 2015

I am trying to boot my laptop that will not boot windows 7 due to some kind of corruption.

Ive downloaded the ISO of windows 10 and manged to install it onto another laptop using a USB but not with personal files kept.

When I select the option to install windows 10 but to "keep all personal files and settings" it brings up a message:

Compatibility report

The computer started using the Windows installation media. Remove the installation media and restart your computer so that windows starts normally. Then, Insert the installation media and restart the upgrade.

My question is how can I do the above when I need to select the option to boot from USB whilst my computer is booting?

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I wanna upgrade my Windows 7 PC directly using the Media Creation Tool, keeping the personal files only. Is it possible to specify which folders to keep?

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What I mean is, if I select to keep my personal files only, will the installed programs be removed completely from my hard drive, or will they be moved to the Windows.Old folder like what happens in Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 ?

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I have windows 10 pro and if I go to settings, then system, then notifications and actions and then turn system icons on or off, I'm presented with a list of various settings to turn on and off, one of the settings is location, it is off and it is greyed out. I've restarted numerous times....

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