Hi, with the end of support for windows 7 in 2020, do i have to purchase the upgrade to windows 10?
If you got the legal Win7 key, reformat your HD and install a fresh Win10. When ask for key, skip first. Proceed as usual.
So there's no need to key in the legal Win7 key? Cos I lost it
So there's no need to key in the legal Win7 key? Cos I lost it
u can skip the product key and proceed to install win10 first. After that OS will prompt you to activate. Since u lost the key, u can still use but you cant change a number of features like desktop, themes etc. Further to this, how long MS will allow to use without the key is still unknown.
Anyway Win10 OS is relatively cheap for home edition.
If your system is running a legit Windows 7 then you can use Nirsoft.Net utility to read your windows product key.
I used this method by Carey Holzman a few weeks ago. Upgrade from Windows 7 to 10.
Backup all your data first. Just get a copy of Windows10Upgrade9252.exe and run it.
I used this method by Carey Holzman a few weeks ago. Upgrade from Windows 7 to 10.
Backup all your data first. Just get a copy of Windows10Upgrade9252.exe and run it.
If your windows 7 is legit then there is no need to re-enter product key if you choose this method. If Windows 10 do not have the driver, you need to re-install the driver e.g. Nvidia GPU driver.Need to activate key again? Tia