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# Upgrade How-to Topics
  The topics in this section describe how to upgrade a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] stand-alone instance.  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Upgrade to SQL Server 2014 Using the Installation Wizard (Setup)](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-sql-server-using-the-installation-wizard-setup.md)|The procedural topic to upgrade a stand-alone instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].|  
|[Upgrade a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (Setup)](../failover-clusters/windows/upgrade-a-sql-server-failover-cluster-instance-setup.md)|The procedural topic to upgrade an instance of a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] failover cluster to [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].|  
|[Install SQL Server 2014 from the Command Prompt](../../database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-from-the-command-prompt.md)|Provides sample syntax for installing [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] at a command prompt.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Minimize Downtime for Mirrored Databases When Upgrading Server Instances](../../database-engine/database-mirroring/upgrading-mirrored-instances.md)   
 [Supported Version and Edition Upgrades](../../database-engine/install-windows/supported-version-and-edition-upgrades.md)   
 [Backward Compatibility](../../../2014/getting-started/backward-compatibility.md)