Windows 10: Are there Windows 10 / 7 Dual Boot license restrictions?

When Windows 10 comes out, I'll upgrade my 7 Pro license to 10.

I really want a dual boot environment. I know how to build a 7 / 10 dual boot machine. Question is about licensing.

Can I legally use my current Win 7 license along with the free upgrade license Windows 10 to dual boot the machine?

Or would i need a Win 7 license and a separate Win 10 license (one which isn't just an upgrade of the Win 7 license?)

:)

 

Dual boot for Windows 10

To answer your question as asked: No, you cannot dual-boot with it; unless you already have an unused Windows 7/8.1 license you can setup the dual boot with now and upgrade that license to Windows 10.

 

No dual-boot at all?!

You are violating the windows license agreement and will not be able to activate windows 10 if you did not upgrade from windows 7 on your boot drive before doing a clean install. The free Windows 10 upgrade replaces your windows 7 license and windows 7 cannot
be used or transferred after the upgrade. You will have to buy the license to activate windows 10 if you have not purchased it already.

If you are willing to purchase the win 10 license to activate it, here are dual boot instructions but windows 10 can be difficult to dual boot-- (win 7 instructions are the same for win 10)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/install-multiple-operating-system-multiboot#1TC=windows-7

Custom installation of the newest version with drive options is the key to dual booting. Changing boot order in the bios doesn't apply to dual boot. You will have to do a Custom Clean reinstall windows 10. Consider just staying with windows 7 until you replace
the computer.

 

Legally the W10 Upgrade replaces the W7 license and you can't use both at the same time.

Jim *Cool

 

Makes logical sense.. and kinda deep down what i expected. Thanks for the reply (i guess i was hoping at against hope lol)