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Figure 44. Close applications
Unsupported Windows version
About this task
When Dell Data Assistant is launched on a PC that is running an unsupported version of Windows operating system (Windows 7
and below), it shows a warning that the migration cannot be performed on a noncompatible version of Windows and advises you
to upgrade the operating system on the old PC to a supported version of OS (Windows 8.1 and above). It is recommended to
upgrade to the most recent version of Windows. For the new PC, the minimum supported version is Windows 10.
Figure 45. Unsupported version of Windows OS detected
Steps
To proceed further and use Dell Migrate, upgrade your old PC to the most recent version of Windows.
Applications to close before migrating
When certain applications are open in the background and Dell Migrate is launched, you must close the applications to proceed
with the migration process. You can either click Close Applications in Dell Data Assistant, which results in automatically closing
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