Users need to upgrade their Receiver for Windows to 4.3 before performing a Windows 10 OS in-place upgrade.

Note: Receiver 4.2 and earlier versions are not supported by Windows 10.

Issue description

If you are using Receiver for Windows prior to 4.3 installed on the machine and try to upgrade from Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, you might not be able to uninstall Receiver through Add/Remove Programs. Upgrade or uninstallation fails.

Scenarios

Non-working Scenario

If a computer with Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 and Receiver for Windows 4.2.100 or earlier is upgraded to Windows 10, users are unable to remove Receiver using the control panel. The following error message is displayed. Upgrading to Receiver for Windows 4.3 also fails.

Working scenario - 1

Upgrade Receiver for Windows to 4.3. Upgrade to the computer to Windows 10.

Working scenario - 2