Windows 10: Added ssd, and clean install of windows 10 on it - should I keep windows 7 on the older hdd?

I finally upgraded my computer by adding a ssd 480gb and doing a clean install of Windows 10 on it. Happily the computer made the new drive the C drive. The old hdd 1 tb still has windows 7 and my data and programs. When I bootup I have the option of choosing win 7 or win 10. If I don't choose, it automatically loads win 10 after a couple of seconds.


My question is: I like win 7 because it has windows live mail on it. Will keeping the win7 os and using it only for email and as a data disk be a security risk to my computer? If not, are there any other advantages or disadvantages to keeping win 7 on that disk? If is would be a risk then, how would I uninstall win 7 from that drive?


Thanks in advance

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Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Once your key is registered with your motherboard you can always exchange the hdd for an ssd, just install it on the new ssd, after successful activation on your old hdd, windows will be activated on the new ssd.

Also a clean install with a windows 7 key will work, just skip the serial and afterwards go to change productkey and fill in the w7 key.

 

Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Hi guys,
Okay, so I wanted to know, I currently have a pc at home with a paid Windows 7 installed. I am getting a new computer either Friday or Monday with an SSD. Seeing as I want Windows 10 now and not 7 and I want it on my SSD how to I get to do this. I already downloaded a Windows 10 file in order to make one of my flash drives eligible for a windows 10 installation.

Will it be possible for me to just install windows 10 on the new SSD with this flash drive using my Windows 7 key, whilst my original windows 7 is still installed on the old Hard drive. And if it is how to I go about deleting my old OS from the HDD, seeing as I also want to use that HDD in my new pc, without formatting all the games I have on it currently?

Thank you in advance

 

Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.