Diagnostic Program Review: Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant

For this assignment I reviewed Microsoft's Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant. This is a quick and simply tool to see if a system and associated programs and files will be compatibly with Windows 8. The utility can be found at: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8

The diagnostic program is very easy to use and straightforward. After installing and opening the program, you are greeted with this screen:

After a short moment the following screen pops up showing the number of apps are compatible and how many items need to be reviewed.

 Next I clicked on "See Compatibility Details" which brought up the screen below:

After reviewing the compatibility details, I closed the window and clicked next. The screen below shows that Windows 8 was compatible with the school computer that I ran this on. The screen also has a quick link to purchase the upgrade.

In summary, the program is quick and easy to use. Running the utility ensures that the system you are looking at upgrading is compatible with the new system.