![]() ![]() Note 3: Be reminded that step two is only going to be active till July 2016 and after that, you won't be entitled to a free upgrade of Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 anymore.^ "Knights of the Old Republic returns with remake that is a timed exclusive to PS5".^ "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Strikes Back with New Remake". Note 2: I have contacted Microsoft and they couldn't activate the Win 10 on the new hardware and recommended the steps 1 & 2. Then I didn't need to set up my Windows from the scratch again. Note: Since my Windows 10 was already set up (However showing me no Activated after the hardware change) and in a working state, I have done the steps 1 & 2 on a separate HDD, which lead to registering my new hardware with the Win 10 license and then plugged the original HDD back on with my configured Win 10 and it was activated after this process. Now you can do a fresh install of Windows 10 and skip all the License Key (two of them I believe) during the installation process and it's guaranteed your Win 10 will be active after the end of this process. The process above will register your new hardware against your free Windows 10 license (Upgraded from Windows 7/8). Either do the Windows updates to get the Upgrade to Windows 10 notification ( specifically KB3035583 update), or burn the ISO file for Windows 10 into a DVD and install it (Choose upgrade, not the fresh install) from within your original Windows 7/8.Install the original Windows 7/8 again and activate it with your original Windows 7/8 license,.In situations such as after changing your motherboard, which everybody believes the Windows 10 upgrade license activation process is tied into, you need to ![]() Windows 10 Fall Update is Set for November Release and breaking news which includes the same activation information Refer to the Insider Hub for more information on these activation improvements including requirements. ![]() If you do a clean install of Windows 10 by booting off the media, you can also enter the product key from prior Windows versions on qualifying devices during setup. If you install this build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview on a PC and it doesn’t automatically activate, you can enter the product key from Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 used to activate the prior Windows version on the same device to activate Windows 10 by going to Settings > Update & security > Activation and selecting Change Product Key. Up til now, to qualify for your free upgrade to Windows 10, you were required to successfully complete an upgrade on a qualifying machine before you could then perform a clean install of Windows 10.Īs from Insider Preview Build 10565 you can now activate using an existing Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 key which was previously used on that machine.įrom the Windows blog by Gabe Aul - Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10565ĭevice activation improvements: We have received a lot of feedback from Insiders on making it easier to activate Windows 10 on devices that take advantage of the free upgrade offer to genuine Windows by using existing Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 product keys. Note that currently some people are having trouble activating Windows 10 despite having legitimate versions - these problems seem to resolve themselves in timeĮdit: Removed unnecessary information about retrieving product keys It is, of course, entirely possible that Microsoft will create a new system for this soon, but for now this appears to be the only option. In light of some of the confusion around this it's worth pointing out that although a lot of the Windows 10 licensing messaging has been unclear, the upgrade first requirement for clean installs has been something Microsoft have been talking about for as long as they have been talking of Windows 10 clean installs - so the system is "working as intended". During the clean install the product key entry should be skipped (multiple times if required) - the PC will still automatically activate when installation is complete.įrom what I understand Windows considers the motherboard to be the PC for the purposes of licensing, as long as the motherboard is the same the PC is licensed for Windows 10įor more detailed information on performing a clean install, see this article. ![]() It is only once an upgrade has been done that you have a Windows 10 license at all.Īfter an upgrade has been performed that PC is licensed to use Windows 10 and a clean install can be done. Unfortunately, you must upgrade an existing installation before you are able to do a clean install of Windows 10. ![]()
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