Unlocking Windows Upgrade Paths
Today, I upgrade a bunch of Windows versions to versions they aren't intended to be upgraded to.
Do note that this isn't a comprehensive list, and that most of these aren't my own discoveries. If the ones that are labelled as my discoveries have been discovered before, tell me in the comments and I will leave a pinned comment with updated information.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Windows NT 3.51 to Windows XP
3:43 Windows Me to Windows 2000
6:03 Windows XP to Windows Server 2003
10:12 Windows Server 2003 to Windows XP
13:38 Longhorn to Windows XP
16:44 Windows XP to Windows 7
20:56 Windows Vista to Windows 8
23:52 Windows 7 to Windows 11
28:25 Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 11
31:37 Windows 11 to Windows 10
34:53 Outro
Downloads/Resources:
WINNT35toXP and NT3.51 to XP BetaArchive thread: https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/vie...
nLite: https://www.nliteos.com/
Application Verifier 4.0: https://archive.org/details/applicati...
XP Conversion Pack: https://archive.org/details/xpconv
GImageX: https://www.autoitconsulting.com/site...
UpgradeMatrix.xml: https://pastebin.com/LzB9ZLc5
(Anything not listed here could potentially be used as a cracking tool, so those will not be provided)
Extra Credits:
NTDEV's 7 to 11 video: • Upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 11
NTDEV's 11 to 10 video: • Downgrading Windows 11 to Windows 10
My XP to 7 tweet (plus extras): / 1356303115998420993
My 7 to 11 tweet: / 1476203070279278592
My 8.x to 11 tweet: / 1444349105652879361
Pinky's channel: / channel