Is there a way to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in Azure Virtual Machine? Specifications are there to upgrade to Windows 11.

Madhusoodhan Gopal 95 Reputation points
2023-06-08T09:34:36.4066667+00:00

We have Virtual Machine having Windows 10 22H2. We require to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 inside a Virtual Machine.

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Azure Virtual Machines
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  1. Luke Murray 11,436 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-13T21:02:57.2166667+00:00

    Your best bet would be to create a new Virtual Machine using a fresh Marketplace image for Windows 11, that's optimized with the correct configuration settings.

    However if you do want to upgrade that VM, the workaround is to download the VHD into Hyper-V on your device and do the upgrade then reupload it back.

    You could try unattended upgrade options using the ISO etc but it will be unsupported.

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  1. Prrudram-MSFT 28,281 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2023-07-11T06:50:26.0633333+00:00

    Hello @Madhusoodhan Gopal

    As of now, Azure does not support an in-place upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11. However, you can create a new virtual machine running Windows 11 and migrate your data and applications from the old virtual machine to the new one as suggested by Luke Murraynz.

    If this does answer your question, please accept it as the answer as a token of appreciation.

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