Upgrade options for vCenter Server on Windows depend on your existing deployment type and version.

You can upgrade the following deployment types and versions.

Table 1. Supported vSphere Upgrade Paths
Before Upgrade After Upgrade
vCenter Server 6.0 with an embedded Platform Services Controller on Windows vCenter Server 6.7 with an embedded Platform Services Controller on Windows
vCenter Server 6.5 with an embedded Platform Services Controller instance on Windows
Platform Services Controller 6.0 on Windows Platform Services Controller 6.7 on Windows
Platform Services Controller 6.5 on Windows
vCenter Server 6.0 on Windows vCenter Server 6.7 on Windows
vCenter Server 6.5 on Windows

For upgrade steps for a vCenter Server 6.0 deployment, see Upgrading vCenter Server 6.0 or 6.5 on Windows.

Important: You cannot change your deployment type during upgrade.
You cannot uninstall or reinstall individual services during the upgrade process.
Note: Starting with vSphere 6.5, the vCenter Server services are not standalone services under Windows SCM, instead they run as child processes of the VMware Service Lifecycle Manager service.