Question Have unopened pro win 10 64 bit OEM Version 1703 DVD and existing Win 7 pro Intel I7 6700 desktop

[ASW28]

I understand Win 7 to 10 upgrade is now history.
Is there any way I can update the Win 7 desktop to Win 10 (thereby saving already installed programs on the Win 7) using the OEM win 10 that is designed for clean install and even now seems to require Microsoft registration as an installer?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

no.
pretty much all software has been revised for later Windows editions so a direct upgrade path is not considered viable.

you can backup your user settings and any available individual software settings and files to a secondary location and try copying those back into place after the new OS & application re-installations are complete.

 

[ubuysa]

Unless that OEM Windows 10 was shipped with that PC you won't be able to activate it anyway. OEM licensed Windows is permanently tied to the PC on which it came.

Upgrading in-place from Windows 7 to Windows 10 is unlikely to either be simple or to even work. I would strongly advise that you not even attempt this.