


Uninstall unused and superfloux programs via Control Panel.Delete unnecessary files (using Disk Cleanup).Check, if the system is at current patch level using Windows update.To be optimally prepared for the upgrade to Windows 10, I recommend to check the following items. Keep in mind, that Windows 10 Anniversary update (shipped an August 2, 2016) has new hardware requirements (2 GB RAM, 32 GB disk space for 32 bit systems). Mandatory is a Windows 10 capable hardware and a valid Windows license eligible for an upgrade. For systems with Windows XP or Windows Vista a cheap Windows 7 OEM license shall do the trick. But older Windows Vista systems (and even discarded Windows XP machines) can be upgraded to Windows 10 too. Primarily, this blog post addresses users of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1.
