Hi,

It might be a silly question but I'd like to know if it's possible to upgrade from a Windows 7 Enterprise computer to a Windows 8.1 consumer license. I mean the regular not the Pro edition.

I am currently running  W7 Enterprise 64Bit and I bought an ESD version of Windows 8.1 and I went through the download process but once I try to move on to the installation it just wont run. It doesn't show any error but the installation setup just disappears.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Alex.

Once cannot upgrade from a Windows 7 Enterprise computer to a Windows 8.1 consumer license. A "clean install" of the Windows 8.1 consumer license (full version) would be required.

if you really plan to use Windows 8.1 enterprise in future you can upgrade to Windows 8.1 enterprise preview

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-8-1-enterprise

but rather than made a risk, I suggest you just download full ISO and installed it on separate drive and have dual boot OS configuration, for some cases you maybe not able to revert back to Windows 7 enterprise after the upgrade to Windows 8.1 enterprise preview. So make it safe and clean

• Edited by britishdhez 2 hours 25 minutes ago

if you really plan to use Windows 8.1 enterprise in future you can upgrade to Windows 8.1 enterprise preview

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-8-1-enterprise

but rather than made a risk, I suggest you just download full ISO and installed it on separate drive and have dual boot OS configuration, for some cases you maybe not able to revert back to Windows 7 enterprise after the upgrade to Windows 8.1 enterprise preview. So make it safe and clean

• Edited by britishdhez Thursday, March 12, 2015 4:51 AM