Upgrade Advisor For Windows Phone Download
The Upgrade Advisor app, that was used to easily upgrade from the older Windows Phone OS, is no longer available. While it is possible to download the app via the Store, it won’t actually allow the. Windows 10 Mobile Phone Users Must Download and Install This Last Update Before End of Support - If you are still using a Windows Phone device, You should definitely read this important article. Microsoft has ended service support for Windows 10 Mobile. Use the Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor app to see if your Windows Phone 8.1 is eligible to update to Windows 10 Mobile. It can also help free up space on your device in order to download the update, if necessary. How to get the Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor app on your Windows Phone: Tap Start. Swipe left to All apps. Search for the Windows.
Windows 10 for mobile phones are now ready and can be installed by using the Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor app which you can download to your Windows 8.1 smartphone from app market.To upgrade to Windows 10, first download Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor then launch the application.First enable the app to check if your phone is ready for upgrade.
Then make sure that you have installed all Windows updates before you proceed with Windows 10 Upgrade.Otherwise you will have to run the Upgrade Advisor app numerous times which makes you to install the updates from Settings app before proceeding with Windows 10 upgrade for your mobile phone.
Upgrade Windows 7 To Windows 10
List of Windows Phones for Windows 10 Upgrade
Following smartphone models running Windows Phone can upgrade to Windows 10:
Lumia 1520, 930, 640, 640XL, 730, 735, 830, 532, 535, 540, 635 1GB, 636 1GB, 638 1GB, 430, 435,
BLU Win HD w510u,
BLU Win HD LTE x150q,
MCJ Madosma Q501
Unfortunately Nokia Lumia 920 which was the flagship of Nokia Windows Phones is not in the list of smartphones for Windows 10 upgrade list right now.
But there is an announcement from Lumia informing that all Lumia models will be upgraded to Windows 10 mobile edition.
If your Windows Phone is not on the list, we will wait for its turn to come.
Step by Step Windows 10 Upgrade
This guide shows how to upgrade Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone to Windows 10 step-by-step using the Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor.
Here are screenshots taken on my Microsoft Phone from Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor app for upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows Phone 8.1
Download Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor app from marketplace and run it for the first time.
Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor app guides you and provides information about upgrading your smartphone to Windows 10 and helps you to prepare your phone for installing the Windows 10 upgrade.
The app also checks at first hand whether Windows 10 upgrade is available for your phone according to mobile phone brand and model and considering your country.
To see if there is a Windows 10 upgrade for your phone continue with Next button.
Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor is checking for updates on your phone.
If an upgrade is available for your phone, mark the Enable Windows 10 upgrade checkbox and click Next button to continue upgrading to Windows 10 on your Windows Phone.
An other check wil be processed before Windows 10 upgrade is installed for missing patches and available space on your phone.
After this point, I suggest to check if there is a system update on your phone by using the default Settings app for software updates.
Before proceeding with Windows 10 Upgrade, install all software updates to your current Windows Phone 8.1 mobile phone.
Good news that I have enough space for installing Windows 10 on my Microsoft phone.
After this point, install all missing Phone updates from Settings app and let the Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor to guide you for the installation.
Check if your Microsoft or Nokia phone is enabled for the Windows 10 upgrade using the Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor tool.
Even though Microsoft hasn’t officially announced a release date for Windows 10 Mobile (although the new OS is starting to trickle out around the world), using the UpdateAdvisor for Windows Phone should get any user ready for the release when it does happen.
With the UpdateAdvisor app, Microsoft begins prepping older Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 devices for the new Windows 10 Mobile experience. As epic as the preparation may sound, the app is anything but, with its Spartan-like design and minimal list of functions.
UpdateAdvisor is essentially a specialized backup tool that analyzes a device for its upgradability and then sorts out the internal memory in preparation for the space needed to install Windows 10 Mobile. Other functions include:
- Move songs, podcasts, pictures and videos to your SD card.
- Move songs, podcasts, pictures and videos to OneDrive.
- Delete songs, podcasts, pictures and videos from your phone.
Windows 10 Mobile Advisor
According to Microsoft, the tool can also offer suggestions for reorganizing content found on the device by suggesting alternative storage solutions such as SD cards or OneDrive.
Update Advisor can help check if an update is available for your phone and free up space to get you started. It connects to the network to check for new updates, then helps you free up space for updates by recommending files that you can move to an SD card or OneDrive to make room for the upgrade. After the update is completed, you can move the files back to your phone.”
For folks interested in prepping for a Windows 10 Mobile official upgrade (whenever it rolls out), head over to the Windows Store to snag the app.
Windows 10 Upgrade Advisor Tool
Let us know in the comments below how your experience with the app and its suggestions go. We’ll continue to update as Windows 10 Mobile hits devices sometime this month.
Update: The app has been in the Windows Store for sometime now. Thanks to some info from users, we’re also investigating the appearance of ‘UpgradeAdvisor’ in the Store. Thanks Gaurav, for the tip!