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    • IRJI
      IRJ
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      I need to upgrade a Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 today. I would prefer to do everything remotely rather than going on site. Is there a way to automate everything? I have only done one previous Win10 upgrade.

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        Alex Sage
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        I think @JaredBusch does this using ScreenConnect.

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @IRJ
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          @IRJ said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

          I need to upgrade a Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 today. I would prefer to do everything remotely rather than going on site. Is there a way to automate everything? I have only done one previous Win10 upgrade.

          I upgraded an entire office of 11 computers remotely. You can certainly do it.

          My process:

          1. Make sure mahcines are up to date with Windows Updates
          2. Setup ScreenConnect access session
          3. Disable permission request for the access session groups
          4. Download the current upgrade version from the Media Creation tool to an ISO file
          5. Save ISO on a network share
          6. Backup users with Veeam Endpoint Backup to a NAS just in case
          7. Open ISO over the network share (or copy local both work, your choice)
          8. Run setup.exe
          9. follow the prompts, tell it not to check for updates, keep all files
          10. It will eventually go offline in ScreenConnect but once it finishes and comes back to the point where you can choose express settings, ScreenConnect will come online.
          11. Complete upgrade
          12. Profit
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          • IRJI
            IRJ @JaredBusch
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            @JaredBusch said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

            @IRJ said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

            I need to upgrade a Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 today. I would prefer to do everything remotely rather than going on site. Is there a way to automate everything? I have only done one previous Win10 upgrade.

            I upgraded an entire office of 11 computers remotely. You can certainly do it.

            My process:

            1. Make sure mahcines are up to date with Windows Updates
            2. Setup ScreenConnect access session
            3. Disable permission request for the access session groups
            4. Download the current upgrade version from the Media Creation tool to an ISO file
            5. Save ISO on a network share
            6. Backup users with Veeam Endpoint Backup to a NAS just in case
            7. Open ISO over the network share (or copy local both work, your choice)
            8. Run setup.exe
            9. follow the prompts, tell it not to check for updates, keep all files
            10. It will eventually go offline in ScreenConnect but once it finishes and comes back to the point where you can choose express settings, ScreenConnect will come online.
            11. Complete upgrade
            12. Profit

            I shouldn't have any issues using VNC (It is on our network) then.

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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch @IRJ
              last edited by

              @IRJ said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

              @JaredBusch said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

              @IRJ said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

              I need to upgrade a Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 today. I would prefer to do everything remotely rather than going on site. Is there a way to automate everything? I have only done one previous Win10 upgrade.

              I upgraded an entire office of 11 computers remotely. You can certainly do it.

              My process:

              1. Make sure mahcines are up to date with Windows Updates
              2. Setup ScreenConnect access session
              3. Disable permission request for the access session groups
              4. Download the current upgrade version from the Media Creation tool to an ISO file
              5. Save ISO on a network share
              6. Backup users with Veeam Endpoint Backup to a NAS just in case
              7. Open ISO over the network share (or copy local both work, your choice)
              8. Run setup.exe
              9. follow the prompts, tell it not to check for updates, keep all files
              10. It will eventually go offline in ScreenConnect but once it finishes and comes back to the point where you can choose express settings, ScreenConnect will come online.
              11. Complete upgrade
              12. Profit

              I shouldn't have any issues using VNC (It is on our network) then.

              If the NC service properly loads, then yes, you should not have any problems.

              I first tested this while I had physical access just in case...

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              • IRJI
                IRJ @JaredBusch
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                @JaredBusch said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

                @IRJ said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

                @JaredBusch said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

                @IRJ said in Upgrading to Windows 10 remotely:

                I need to upgrade a Windows 7 PC to Windows 10 today. I would prefer to do everything remotely rather than going on site. Is there a way to automate everything? I have only done one previous Win10 upgrade.

                I upgraded an entire office of 11 computers remotely. You can certainly do it.

                My process:

                1. Make sure mahcines are up to date with Windows Updates
                2. Setup ScreenConnect access session
                3. Disable permission request for the access session groups
                4. Download the current upgrade version from the Media Creation tool to an ISO file
                5. Save ISO on a network share
                6. Backup users with Veeam Endpoint Backup to a NAS just in case
                7. Open ISO over the network share (or copy local both work, your choice)
                8. Run setup.exe
                9. follow the prompts, tell it not to check for updates, keep all files
                10. It will eventually go offline in ScreenConnect but once it finishes and comes back to the point where you can choose express settings, ScreenConnect will come online.
                11. Complete upgrade
                12. Profit

                I shouldn't have any issues using VNC (It is on our network) then.

                If the NC service properly loads, then yes, you should not have any problems.

                I first tested this while I had physical access just in case...

                Worst case scenario I can walk next door.

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