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# Windows in-place upgrade from cloud

The **Windows in-place upgrade from cloud** template upgrades an existing Windows 10 or Windows 11 installation to a newer version of Windows 11, keeping the apps, settings, and user data. The Windows media is downloaded from Microsoft, so you do not need to import an operating system image.

Start the task sequence from the existing OS, for example from Intune or by running the DeployR client. See [Starting a task sequence in an existing OS](/deployr/deployment-methods/starting-a-task-sequence-in-an-existing-os.md). The template is tagged **Windows 10** and **Windows 11**, so it only appears in the task sequence list when running in one of those operating systems.

The template contains these steps:

* **Existing OS**
  * **Pre-upgrade tasks** (disabled by default): a **Run PowerShell script** step for anything that needs to happen before the upgrade.
  * [**Upgrade operating system from cloud**](/deployr/reference/step-definitions/upgrade-operating-system-from-cloud.md): Windows 11 25H2, **Upgrade** method, dynamic update disabled, Shift-F10 disabled.
* **Rollback**: runs only when the upgrade failed (`_LastActionSucceeded` equals `false`).
  * **Run PowerShell script**: add your own recovery or reporting script.
* **New OS**: runs only when the upgrade succeeded (`_LastActionSucceeded` equals `true`).
  * **Post-upgrade tasks** (disabled by default): a **Run PowerShell script** step for work in the upgraded OS.

After creating a task sequence from this template, edit the **Upgrade operating system from cloud** step to choose the target version. Add scripts to the pre-upgrade, rollback, and post-upgrade steps as needed, and enable them.

To check whether devices are ready to upgrade without upgrading them, change the upgrade method to **CompatScanOnly**.


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