Microsoft announced plans to upgrade Windows 8

Most users can update to the latest operating system from Windows 7, Vista, XP and still keep the custom, old applications and personal data.

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Microsoft has shared information about plans to upgrade operating systems for its partners.

Users can upgrade to Windows 8 and still retain customizations, personal data and applications.
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Specifically, users can:

1. Upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic and Windows 7 Home Premium. Customizations, personal data and applications will be preserved.
2. Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate. Customizations, personal data and applications will be preserved.
3. Upgrade to Windows 8 Enterprise from Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise. Customizations, personal data and applications will be preserved.
4. Upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic and Windows 7 Home Premium. Customizations, personal data and applications will be preserved.
5. Upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows Vista (no SP1 installed), only personal data remains the same. If the user has installed SP1, both system customization and personal data will be preserved.
6. Upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows XP SP3 or higher but only personal data is retained.

However, users cannot upgrade or retain customizations, personal data and applications if the " cross-language" setting is installed. This installation type is only available when using Windows 8 Setup. In addition, Microsoft does not allow to upgrade the system from one platform to another, for example from 32-bit to 64-bit.

According to Engadget , Microsoft has just provided an upgrade program called Windows Upgrade Offer earlier this month. Software firm that allows users to buy Windows 7 computers from June 2, 2012 to January 31, 2013 is allowed to buy Windows 8 Pro for $ 14.99 as soon as the latest Microsoft operating system hits the market. As expected, Windows 8 will be taken to hardware manufacturers in July this year.