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Can I upgrade from Windows 7 Professional 64 bit to Windows 8.1

Can I upgrade from Windows 7 Professional 64 bit to Windows 8.1. I want to preserve the applications already installed, users accounts, my documents, etc.

I was wondering if I simply put Windows 8.1 on A USB stick and have it be the first boot option, then I will get to the point where it says upgrade or new installation. I hoping I can upgrade from there.  Can I?
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Thank you EE's for confirming my thoughts.
You are very welcome and I was happy to help.

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REGISHYDE--You are welcome.
Did you already do it?

I am interested because MS says only from win8 you can upgrade to 8.1 without losing your installed applications, so it would only be possible in a two-step-process: win7->8->8.1
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-from-windows-7-tutorial#choose

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When I installed the Windows 8.1, I noticed the option to upgrade from windows 7, I didn't follow that path though.

Let me lab it and I will post my findings soon.
Can anyone help conclusively with this please? I see exactly what McKnife sees (Dec 29 posting) when trying a Windows 7 (Ultimate 64 bit) >> Windows 8.1 (Pro) upgrade.  I don't want to lose or reinstall all of my applications.  Has anyone done this?  Is there a way to do the upgrade and not loose all the installed applications?

And please don't advise me to do the clean install - I get it but I don't want to do it.
By now, I have done this a dozen times. Works only in a 2-step-upgrade:
7->8->8.1
So is that Win 7 to Win 8 to Win 8.1?
Yes. Only then you can keep all settings and applications.