In message ,
Robert in CA writes:
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It seems that Win 10 over Win 7 is the easiest to install and use
but won't I have to change how I do backups or will it stay the
same? I will have to re-do my backup 2TB replacement HD's which
are already formatted with Win7. So I would have to re-format them
correct?

I'm a bit dubious about how you're doing your backups, if you're asking
that question. Assuming by "backup" you mean "something that will
restore my system to how it is when I make the backup, if disaster
strikes such as hard disc failure or serious malware like ransomware",
then you need to either be making clones, or making disc images and have
a bootable CD (or USB stick if you must).

So yes, if your backups are cloned discs (i. e. you're planning to just
replace the current disc with the clone if something goes wrong), you
will indeed have to re-clone to them once you have W10 working. If you
want to be able to restore your W10 system after disaster that is.

I just leery about using Win 10, I like Win 7 Pro allot and know
nothing about Win 10 or how to use it but I guess I don't have any

You _do_ have a choice: support ending doesn't mean everything stops
working: many here (I've just noticed where you've posted this) have
been using XP over a decade after support ended. 7 will be in a similar
situation.

choice. That was the reason for all the backups but I forgot about
support ending. Also will the download give me Win 10 professional?

AIUI, it'll give you the same version as your 7 - Home gets you Home,
Pro gets you Pro. Beyond that I'm not sure - I don't think there are the
same number of variants of 10 as there were of 7.

Thanks,
Robert

YW, HTH.
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