How to upgrade windows 7 to windows 10 on a dell laptop?

[Wing901]

I found myself having difficulty in upgrading my Dell laptop OS from windows 7 to windows 10. The media creation tool just didn't work. The error code is 0x80072f8f - 0x20000. I tried to install windows 10 directly but it cannot be activated.

 

[Nephern]

That was a promo for dell laptops in 2015.

youll have to buy a copy of windows 10.

i stand corrected here is a list of the models that support the upgrade to windows 10.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000130221/windows-10-upgrade-walkthrough

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Start by fixing the error code. It's there for a reason.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/fix-0x80072f8f-0x20000-windows-upgrade-error

 

[Wing901]

That was a promo for dell laptops in 2015.

youll have to buy a copy of windows 10.

i stand corrected here is a list of the models that support the upgrade to windows 10.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000130221/windows-10-upgrade-walkthrough

That's why people prefer HP to Dell. I don't have any problems with upgrading my HP laptops OS to windows 10 so far. Some are pretty old(more than 10 years.)

 

[Wing901]

Start by fixing the error code. It's there for a reason.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/fix-0x80072f8f-0x20000-windows-upgrade-error

I tried to edit the registry but to no avail. It seems that this problem cannot be fixed.

 

[simontompkins]

Hi, this is from Microsoft on the problem:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-0x20000/4f8bbe1c-b5af-4cc9-958e-c6c8f3f0b524
Good luck