I am upgrading from Win7 to Win10 but it seems stuck at starting download?

I think I started the download about 2 hours ago, but its still at the same screen that says starting download. Is this normal?

Doing an actual live in-place upgrade from 7 to Windows 10 using the Windows Update method (where it downloads everything necessary to do the upgrade and not using an ISO with local files or the Media Creation Tool) will take some time. If necessary, cancel or stop the process, log out, reboot, and try again if you feel it's taking an inordinate amount of time - actual live in-place upgrades will be slower than one done with local installation files.

It's just how it goes, slowly and relatively surely. If you feel it's taking way way too long, use the Media Creation Tool, get the ISO, burn it or put the contents on a USB stick (using the tool itself) and then do the upgrade from that media which will go much faster (given you can actually download the necessary files, of course).

If you want it to go faster, or if you have problems. Download the Media Creation tool from here Windows 10 and use it to install Windows 10.

Something is wrong I would imagine. I just did 4 different upgrades these past couple of days and that part never hung. It is actually a pretty quick process unless you have a shit slow ISP. I have Roadrunner and the downloading and updating went pretty quick.

My main rig took a while to show the install screen upon booting the USB drive with the Win 10 install files, but after that it was done in 20 minutes.

Cancel and start again.

Mine hung at 97% so I canceled out. Started it again later and it worked, but it did take quite a while (rig below). After making it into 10 and 10 running some updates it got stuck in a looping restart with an error that I was unable to address. I actually rolled back to Win 7 and went to 10 again. So far (3 days) it has worked.

It was slow and painful. Media option would be quicker.

aarcam said:

Cancel and start again.

Mine hung at 97% so I canceled out. Started it again later and it worked, but it did take quite a while (rig below). After making it into 10 and 10 running some updates it got stuck in a looping restart with an error that I was unable to address. I actually rolled back to Win 7 and went to 10 again. So far (3 days) it has worked.

It was slow and painful. Media option would be quicker.

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Thanks for the reply guys, I went to the ms site and downloaded an .exe file and did the upgrade with that. Now next step is to do clean install

Stupid question:

Windows 10

Are you all having the most success with Media Creation Tool doing the first option they describe "Upgrade to Windows 10 using the tool" or are you all doing the second option "Perform clean installation using USB or DVD."

I want to this in the cleanest, smartest, and "least headache inducing" way possible. Thanks.

Then do a clean installation, period, no upgrade necessary. Get the Windows 10 ISO, do a clean install, activate when you're online using the Windows 7/8/8.1 Product Key, you're done.

I think servers are getting hammered as well. Friend is stuck at 97% and it took a couple hours to get to 99%. Give it time to finish.