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1. #WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION FOR FREE#
2. #WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION INSTALL#
3. #WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION UPDATE#
4. #WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION UPGRADE#
5. #WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION PC#

So for whom has this post been written? This one lost rain forest explorer who after almost two years returns to base camp and only now discovers that he’s too late to update his laptop to Windows 10 for free? How many people are still left in that situation? Or was this meant for that one person in the world who really wants to try upgrading some antique XP or Vista machine to Windows 10 by installing Windows 7 on it first, instead of simply buying a cheap new Windows 10 computer?

#WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION UPGRADE#

Right? So those who still have Windows 7 or 8.1 today, are nearly all people who have willingly chosen to avoid an upgrade to Windows 10. I mean, all people who actually wanted Windows 10 (and those who ended up with it unwittingly) already installed Windows 10. With all due respect for Martin’s great work in always digging up new bits of info, I do wonder what’s the point of this particular post. To each their own, and you can stay with 7 as long as you like, just be aware that support (read: security updates) for that OS will not continue forever…unlike support for 10. Many people feel 10 is the best Windows ever. Most people strongly disagree, and at the very least think 10 is just as good as 7. It won’t be long now before seeing a computer running anything other than 10 becomes the exception to the norm.Īll that being said, your opinion is also the exception to the norm. Now also take into account that most major corporations have either already moved to Win10, or have a plan in motion to migrate soon (my company has already finalized their Win10 image, and deployment is in process). Eventually, the share of PCs running Win10 will be in the 90th percentile. Also considering that an activated Win10 license has that same lifespan (ie, for as long as Microsoft still exists), that effectively means than a machine running Win10 (with an activated license) will always have a guaranteed and up-to-date OS for as long as it still functions (you can wipe and re-install as many times as you like, and that license will still be valid).Ĭonsidering the above, whether you think it is the worst Windows or not is pretty much irrelevant. There will never be an 11, they will only continue to update 10 for the rest of Microsoft’s foreseeable lifetime. Windows 10 is the last version of Windows. If the phone activation still works for win7.

#WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION INSTALL#

In that case you’ll have to install Win7, do the phone activation and preform an in place upgrade.

So when you re-install with to much changes and new OS, the hardware key might be to different to pass the check. I have the impression that the key check allows some changes on the system, but not always updates the config in the MS key DB. The hardware changes don’t need to happen just before the upgrade, but rather compared to the first activation of the key. If you’ve changed the motherboard, you surly will have different hardware.

#WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION PC#

So If you have taken the opportunity to switch to a SSD and upgrade your GPU, you might end up with a different PC according to the validation software. Or it might be that it’s a Pro key, but more likely the key was used before on different hardware.Īn OEM licence is only valid on one PC hardware configuration. Maybe it will be omitted in the Creators update and may be it’s already gone in the Anniversary update build, but i doubt that.

#WINDOWS 10 GAMER EDITION PRO LITE ACTIVATION FOR FREE#

The main takeaway from the experiment is that you can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free using nothing but a Windows 7 or - presumably as I have not tested it - Windows 8.1 product key.Īs stated before since the November update, you can use a Win 7 or W8.1 key during fresh install. It is legitimate in Germany to sell OEM product keys without hardware, and to use these keys on any device the operating system can be installed on. The company behind it had more than 24000 reviews, with 99.9% of them positive. I did some research on the seller before I bought the product key on eBay. Now, I cannot say for how long this system will remain activated. This suggests strongly that it is still possible to upgrade to Windows 10 for free using Windows 7 or 8.1 product keys. I did check the activation status afterwards using Windows-I > Update & Security > Activation, and it showed as activated using a digital license.

The installation of Windows 10 proceeded fine from that point on. This key was accepted just fine during installation. When asked for the product key, I entered the Windows 7 Pro key bought from eBay. I downloaded the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool from Microsoft, and used it to create installation media on a USB device.Ĭonnected the USB device to the machine afterwards, made sure it would boot from it, and watched it start the installation.