Windows 10: 7 pro to 10 pro possible upgrade?

Hello all!

Hopefully last post/question before I actually get my new 10 system up and running (Monday!). This just dawned on me right now.

My computer that is on the verge of death, and being replaced is Win7 Pro (x64). The system I've purchased to replace it comes pre-installed with 10 Home. Is there a way to transfer the existing 7 pro license to the new machine, so I can upgrade the new one to 10 Pro, instead of Home? And, honestly, is there any major benefit of doing so, even if it is possible? The machines will not be "sharing" the license, as as soon as the new one is up, this old one will be spare parts. . .

Thanks as always,

your friendly neighborhood

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Is it possible to uprade Home 7 or 8.1 Core to 10 Pro?


Hello! We all know that any version less than Pro will be upgraded to Windows 10 Home. That is Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8 Core will all be upgraded to Windows 10 Home. If later someone wants Windows 10 Pro he/she can do it from the Windows Store by paying and upgrading Windows 10 Home to 10 Pro. The question is if we can avoid this two-step upgrade and make it an one step upgrade. Is it possible to buy a Pro license and use an ISO or DVD to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro directly? Once I tried to upgrade a Windows 8.1 Core system using a DVD, but I wasn't offered any choice, it was upgraded to Windows 10 Home. Of course we can always upgrade 8.1 Core to 8.1 Pro (and 7 to Professional or Ultimate) and then upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, but this is again a two-step procedure. Any workaround?

 

Is it possible to uprade Home 7 or 8.1 Core to 10 Pro?

If you suggest to simply click on "Change Product Key" and set a Pro key, it won't work! I've already tried that. You must click on "Go to store" and purchase the Pro key. This is to make sure that you have actually paid for the key and it is genuine. The upgrade process could be about 10-20 minutes, at least so it was to upgrade Windows 7 Home Premium to Ultimate.

 

Query on Clean installation of Windows 10 Pro on Windows 7 Pro PC.

Original Title: Windows 7 Pro (from MS upgrade key) to Windows 10 Pro - Clean Install

My Gateway NV7923U X64 came with Windows 7 Home installed.

I purchased an upgrade key from MS and upgraded to Windows 7 Pro.

I need to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro and then do a clean install.

• Will my existing upgraded Windows 7 Pro now upgrade to Windows 10 Pro automatically, or do I need to perform additional steps?
• Will I be able to do a clean install and have Windows 10 Pro after upgrading?