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Microsoft thinks that I have Windows 6.1

Anonymous
2015-09-09T16:56:33+00:00

I bought this computer from Dell with a Windows 7 Premium Home Edition.   I ran the microsoft toll to see why I was not getting the Windows 10 icon like the other 3 pcs in the house and it came back that i am running 6.1, which I am not....

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-10T08:39:12+00:00

    The tool you use appears to be badly flawed. On your machine, as per your feedback, it reports that you use Windows 6.1 (which does not exist). On one of my machines it reports that I use Windows 7 Enterprise (to top version of Windows). The fact is that I use Windows 7 Starter (the bottom version).

    I suggest you download and run the upgrade using this link:

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install

    Remember that while most upgrades appear to work well, numerous problems have been reported in these forums. The range from minor hickups to making the machine totally unusable. This is why I only upgrade a machine when there is a compelling need. I also create and test an image of the system drive beforehand so that I have a safe backout path.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-09T19:18:43+00:00

    On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:56:33 +0000, Rosadiva wrote:

    I bought this computer from Dell with a Windows 7 Premium Home Edition.   I ran the microsoft toll to see why I was not getting the Windows 10 icon like the other 3 pcs in the house and it came back that i am running 6.1, which I am not....

    Actually you *are running Windows 6.1. "Windows 7" is the marketing
    name for the version which is internally called Windows 6.1.

    They are  just two names for the same thing.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-09T18:42:26+00:00

    The console command "ver" returns "Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]" on Windows 7 machines. This is probably where your number comes from.

    Which Microsoft Trouble Shooting tool are you thinking of?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-09T18:14:46+00:00

    it says windows 7,,,but the microsOft troubleshooting tools says that i do not quality for windows 10 upgrade because i am running 6.1!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-09-09T17:28:56+00:00

    There was no Windows 6.1. Open the Control Panel, tap the Alt key to make the menus visible, then click Help / About Windows. What does it say.

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