{"id":51524,"date":"2015-08-11T20:36:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T20:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=51524"},"modified":"2015-08-11T20:36:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T20:36:28","slug":"avoiding-windows-10-upgrade-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/avoiding-windows-10-upgrade-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Windows 10 Upgrade Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h4>Avoiding Windows 10 Upgrade Disaster<\/h4>\n<p>As many of you probably already know, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users are capable of getting the new Windows 10 Upgrade for free. If you\u2019ve already clicked the tiny Microsoft logo down in your system tray and reserved your free upgrade, you can patiently wait for it, or you can download the media creation tool now and upgrade to Windows 10 today. But what happens if the upgrade does not go well? Are you prepared for the worst?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows 10 System Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You should first make sure your computer is capable of upgrading to Windows 10. If your PC is running Windows 8.1 already, chances are you should have no problem. 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