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You probably don't need to bother with 'reserving' your copy of W10 via the 'Get Windows 10' app. I've been told a fresh, unpatched install of W7 SP1 will upgra
by nly 11y ago
You probably don't need to bother with 'reserving' your copy of W10 via the 'Get Windows 10' app. I've been told a fresh, unpatched install of W7 SP1 will upgrade just fine if you use an ISO.
- dubcanada 11y agoYou can download the Microsoft Creation Tool and upgrade that way. It's super easy and only requires the W7. I'm not even sure if SP1 is required.
- Deregibus 11y agoFWIW, as part of trying to get some crap Sony laptop drivers working with Windows 10 I installed a clean copy of Windows 8.0, didn't install any updates, then upgraded to Windows 10 via an iso loaded on a USB stick. I didn't even have it connected to a network until well after Windows 10 was installed. I had already performed the Windows 10 upgrade once on the computer, so it was registered. I would guess if you're doing it for the first time you may have to activate the copy of Win 7/8 first, but maybe just having a valid product key is enough?