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Windows 10 Upgrade Plan for Tetra Shillings Accounting LLC

Prepared by: Chukwuka Ihemaguba

Introduction

This document is about performing an upgrade from a previous version of Windows OS to Windows 10. The goal is to demonstrates how to install Windows 10 for Tetra Shillings Accounting Group, as well as configuring and securing the operating system. This project will be accomplished using and free, open-source hypervisor. It would be a 3-part process: the first part is the installation, the second part is the configuration of Windows 10, and the third part would be talk about risk factors to consider when upgrading to Windows 10. The Virtual Machine (VM) which I’ll be using is Oracle Virtual Box. Oracle Virtual Box is well supported, and it has a lot of features.

Part 1: Windows Installation

Below are screenshots of the step-by-step installation process.

License acceptance

OS version

Disk configuration

Custom installation vs. upgrade installation

Region/keyboard

Host machine up and running

Part 2: Windows Configuration

Below are screenshots of the configuration process.

Computer name

Desktop theme

Local user account

Local group account

Add user to local group

Local group policy

Folder creation

Folder permissions

Firewall configuration

Part 3: Windows 10 Upgrade Risk Factors

Upgrading multiple PCs for a business, while possible, has its risks. Some of these risks include hardware, licensing, application compatibility, upgrade vs. clean install, and others. Two most relevant issues to consider for this project are hardware, and application compatibility. These two are very important, because you need the correct hardware for the upgrade, and your existing applications should be able to run on the new version of windows. Besides, licensing can be taking care of, and Clean/install won’t work without the correct hardware and/or compatibility with the existing applications.

Hardware

You need to have the minimum hardware requirements for the upgrade to be successful. This includes the CPU, enough RAM, sufficient Hard disk, the right Video adapter, and a Compatible network interface card, among others. You also need the proper Windows 10 device drivers for your hardware. Without these, the upgrade can’t take place.

Application compatibility

Lots of applications written for earlier versions of Windows will not work with Windows 10. So, it is important to check application compatibility, before installing or upgrading to Windows 10. It is good to find out the which versions of a program or applications are compatible with the operating system and whether updates will be released.

References

Bettany, A., & linkedin.com (Firm). (2019). Migrating to Windows 10 for Small Businesses. Carpenteria, CA: linkedin.com

Bott, E., Siechert, C., & Stinson, C. (2016). Windows 10 inside out. Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Press, a division of Microsoft Corporation

Pogue, D. (2019). Windows 10 May 2019 Update: The Missing Manual, The Book That Should Have Been in the Box. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media