Windows 10 upgrade vs. re-install ?
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We, the office, will start upgrading our computers OS to Windows 10. We are not certain if doing an upgrade is enough or if we need to do a full re-install in regards to our current windows licenses ? If I do a simple in-place upgrade my machine, I assume that Windows 10 will check that i have a proper license (product key) when it activates itself. If I want to do a full re-install (reformat and reinstall everything), I assume I will need to have my Windows 7 product key and enter it at some point ? Thanks, Max.
I'd rather be phishing!
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We, the office, will start upgrading our computers OS to Windows 10. We are not certain if doing an upgrade is enough or if we need to do a full re-install in regards to our current windows licenses ? If I do a simple in-place upgrade my machine, I assume that Windows 10 will check that i have a proper license (product key) when it activates itself. If I want to do a full re-install (reformat and reinstall everything), I assume I will need to have my Windows 7 product key and enter it at some point ? Thanks, Max.
I'd rather be phishing!
Yes - though I do recall seeing some articles about how to get around the PK issue - though it hardly seems worth the effort. It's easier to use the key, and there is a simple VBA script to extract it from your OS if you need to. How to do a Clean Install of Windows 10, the Easy Way[^]