With the saying 'Áll things must come to an end', Microsoft announces that it will not be supporting Windows 7 from Jan 14, 2020. Windows 7 is the second most popular Windows OS next to Windows 10 with over 34 percent market share of all devices worldwide. So, If you're running on Windows 7 currently, we highly recommend you to upgrade to Windows 10 at the earliest to continue receiving updates from Microsoft. 

 

To upgrade your endpoints in your enterprise to Windows 10 using Desktop Central, follow the given steps.

 

1. Click on Software Deployment > Packages > Add Package.
   

2. Choose the application type as MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command and specify the name of the package.
   

3. Choose Network Path and click Browse to locate the setup.exe
   

4. Under Installation Command with Switches/Arguments enter the following -
   

 

For ISO file downloaded from Volume Licensing Service Center or MSDN -

 

"\\<sharename>\<foldername>\setup.exe" /auto upgrade /quiet

 

For ISO file downloaded from Microsoft Software Download center -

 

"\\<sharename>\<foldername>\setup.exe" /auto upgrade /quiet /PKey "XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"

 

1. Specify the pre & post installation activities and Click Add Package to complete package creation
   

2. Select the created package, click Install/Uninstall Software and Enter a name/description for the configuration.
   

3. Configure the package settings and the deployment settings
   

4. Choose the target computers and click Deploy.
   

 

For a complete installation guide, kindly refer this document.