What you’ll lose by upgrading to Windows 10

I have windows 8.1 Pro so I guess my conversion will be to 10 Pro. But I feel pity if you can&#x27;t choose the updates.<p>Updating windows 8.1 was a pain in the ass for me. Every time I try to update (in cycles of 2~3 months) there is an update that &quot;breaks&quot; the update process and I have to find it, uncheck and try again. A process than could me takes hours (if I&#x27;m unlucky). But if you can&#x27;t update because you are doomed then you are doomed.

I have windows 7. If that qualifies me for a free upgrade, would I be able to receive an ISO of the windows 10 upgrade?<p>I don&#x27;t care to actually install it but I would like to archive it on my server so I could install it later, say for bug regression.<p>Can I request a DVD or is the install only available online?