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 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 to XP BetaArchive thread: nLite: Application Verifier 4.0: XP Conversion Pack: GImageX: : (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: NTDEV’s 11 to 10 video: My XP to 7 tweet (plus extras): My 7 to 11 tweet: My 8.x to 11 tweet: Pinky’s channel: