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

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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

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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2023-07-11T06:51:24.1166667+00:00

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Luke Murray 11,436 MVP Volunteer Moderator

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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Prrudram-MSFT 28,366 Microsoft Employee Moderator

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.

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2025-04-18T03:14:04.5566667+00:00

Hi,

As per the Microsoft article, multi-session editions are not supported for in-place upgrades. However, this implies that other editions—such as Home, Pro, Single session and other versions—can be upgraded in place.

Please confirm

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/in-place-system-upgrade#windows-versions-not-yet-supported-for-in-place-system-upgrades-consider-using-a-workaround

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