Windows 10: Activating Windows 10 Pro with Windows 7 Pro OEM COA?

Discus and support Activating Windows 10 Pro with Windows 7 Pro OEM COA? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Greetings. I have a question regarding Windows 10 activation. I have a system with a Windows 7 Pro COA, but I want to install Windows 10 via a clean... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Michaelvas17, Nov 9, 2016.

  1. MICHAELVAS17
    Michaelvas17 Win User

    Activating Windows 10 Pro with Windows 7 Pro OEM COA?


    Greetings.

    I have a question regarding Windows 10 activation. I have a system with a Windows 7 Pro COA, but I want to install Windows 10 via a clean install (the system is blank anyway)

    Can I use the key on the COA to activate Windows 10 Pro? Just wondering as the activation rules for 10 are pretty sketchy.

    Thanks.

    :)
     
    Michaelvas17, Nov 9, 2016
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  2. LAKSHMISEKHAR
    LakshmiSekhar Win User

    Windows 10 Activation with win 7 key

    Dear Team,

    I have the laptop with win 7 pro activated OEM. unfortunately i have cleaned windows 7 pro and installed windows 10 pro freshly. Now iam not able to activate windows 10 pro. So how can i activate windows 10 pro.

    Note: is there any chance to activate windows 10 pro with windows 7 key
     
    LakshmiSekhar, Nov 9, 2016
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  3. BURUE
    burue Win User
    Windows 10 updater doesn't accept genuine Windows 7 OEM key

    I have here a Windows 7 Pro oem which is activated and genuine. When I run the Windows 10 update from a Windows 10 Pro iso (matching the "Pro" from 7), it prompts me for a key but doesn't accept the Windows 7 pro oem key that I just used to active Windows
    7 on the same machine..

    **** MICROSOFT?
     
    burue, Nov 9, 2016
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  4. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member

    Activating Windows 10 Pro with Windows 7 Pro OEM COA?

    You should still be able to. The official free upgrade has ended but Microsoft activation servers, as of a couple days ago, are still handing out free activations of Windows 10.
     
    NavyLCDR, Nov 9, 2016
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  5. MICHAELVAS17
    Michaelvas17 Win User
    Great! Thanks for the quick response

    edit: ​Works.
     
    Michaelvas17, Nov 9, 2016
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  6. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member
    Thanks for the confirmation!
     
    NavyLCDR, Apr 5, 2018
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