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JimFoye
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‎09-27-2015 01:21 PM

Can't upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 in VM Workstation 11

VMWare has a relentless and expensive upgrade cycle. I upgraded to 11 so I could run Windows 10. But I am not able to upgrade any of my Windows 7 VMs to Windows 10. (The message I get is complaining about the SVGA driver).

I have a sneaking suspicion that I am expected to upgrade YET AGAIN to get this, as 11 only supported preview editions, making me the victim of the proverbial "did you read the fine print" scam.

Please tell me I'm wrong.

Jim

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rcporto
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‎09-27-2015 04:49 PM

Check if helps: VMware KB: Upgrading to Windows 10 using Software Update in Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 virtual mach...

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Richardson Porto
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JimFoye
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‎09-28-2015 08:41 AM

That worked! Thanks!

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rcporto
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‎09-28-2015 09:03 AM

You're welcome and don't forget mark answers as correct or helpful.

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Richardson Porto
Senior Infrastructure Specialist
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/richardsonporto
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asawyer13
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‎01-07-2016 04:09 AM

I had 1 VM that I could upgrade after switching to Windows 10 as the article suggests, but I have another that still says the svga driver is not compatible.

Any ideas?

Is there some way to disable or delete the driver and let Windows set it up again and maybe that will allow the upgrade to continue?

I am using Workstation 12.1

Thanks for any ideas.

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