ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

In-place upgrades vs. imaging: Which is right for your Windows 11 migration?

Recorded on July 30, 2025

In this session, we compare both approaches side by side, help you find the best fit for your setup, and show how SmartDeploy makes either method smooth, flexible, and frustration-free.

About the webinar

Windows 10’s time is almost up — and that presents IT teams with a key decision: reimage or do in-place upgrades to Windows 11? The right choice can save you hours (or days); the wrong one can derail your entire migration.

In this session, we’ll compare both approaches side by side, help you find the best fit for your setup, and show how SmartDeploy makes either method smooth, flexible, and frustration-free.

Whether you’re upgrading a dozen laptops or hundreds of desktops, you’ll leave with practical strategies for a smoother migration.

P.S. No matter which path you choose, SmartDeploy makes it easier. Try it free and see how much simpler migration can be.

What you'll learn

The real-world pros and cons of reimaging vs. in-place upgrades
How to choose the right approach for your environment and timeline
A live demo of both methods in SmartDeploy — fast, clean, and chaos-free

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Speakers

Brittni Kooy

Host, PDQ

Jeff Kolln

Solutions Engineer, PDQ

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Director of IT, University of Utah

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MICHAEL ELSON
District Technology Coordinator, South Amboy Public Schools

Being able to manage our remote computers and have deployments go out exactly how and when we want them to, reliably, has been huge.

JAMES DAVIS
NEI Electric Power Engineering, Inc

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