https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7 Anyone with a license can download the IS

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7 Anyone with a license can download the ISO. Even then, you need the license to activate it once it's installed. This guy was just providing the ISO burned onto a disk, with instruction for the user on how to activate it with their existing license. Microsoft lost zero revenue - they just don't want people extending the life of their license, because they would rather people needlessly purchase additional licenses...