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The page claims it's possible to get a free Windows 10 upgrade with a Windows 7 license but I thought that offer was long gone. Does anyone know if that actuall

by mthoms 7y ago

The page claims it's possible to get a free Windows 10 upgrade with a Windows 7 license but I thought that offer was long gone. Does anyone know if that actually still works? Edit: Apparently it's possible if you've already got Win7 installed. But what if it's not installed but you possess a retail disk and key? I only need it for Bootcamp and don't want to install 7 then upgrade to 10 via Bootcamp. (I'd be surprised if that's even possible due to the way Bootcamp works.) Edit #2: It works just fine after all. My Windows 7 (retail) key was recognized as a valid key in Windows 10.

scumbert 7y ago
Can confirm it worked as of January
basch 7y ago
it never stopped working. Run the Win10 iso/exe on a licensed Win7 computer, and your Win10 will be activated with Digital Entitlement. The "this is ending soon" was a scare campaign to get people to upgrade in a timely manner.
- exmadscientist 7y ago
  Or, even better if you want a clean install, just use your Win7 serial to activate Win10. As long as you match edition (Home/Pro), it should work fine.
  - basch 7y ago
    Or you want a clean enough install, choose upgrade, and then keep nothing.
  - mthoms 7y ago
    Really? That's great news. I'm off to try it now. Added: It worked, thanks! It even automatically upgrading my unlicensed Win10 "Home" to Win10 "Pro" since my license was for Win 7 Ultimate.
jrace 7y ago
It still works. the outstanding question is will it be a licensed copy? You can activate it, but there is still ambiguity to if it will pass a license audit.