Windows 10: Can a customer use a Windows 7 retail product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10?

Discus and support Can a customer use a Windows 7 retail product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Can a customer use a Windows 7 retail product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10? * Moved from Community Participation Center * Original... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by SamuelPequeno, Jan 10, 2021.

  1. SAMUELPEQUENO
    SamuelPequeno Win User

    Can a customer use a Windows 7 retail product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10?


    Can a customer use a Windows 7 retail product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10?


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    SamuelPequeno, Jan 10, 2021
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  2. GABRIEL DE PAULA 092
    Gabriel de Paula 092 Win User

    Can I use a Retail Windows 7 product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10?

    Can I use a Retail Windows 7 product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10?
     
    Gabriel de Paula 092, Jan 10, 2021
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  3. NEWTEKIE1
    newtekie1 Win User
    activate windows 7 oem key

    There is no difference between the OEM disc and the Retail disc with Windows 7. A retail disc will accept a OEM or Retail key, and vise versa.

    If the OEM Key wasn't going to work with the disc you have, it would have stopped you during the install when it first asked you for the key, not during activation.

    What is likely the problem is that, since the OEM version has already been activated once, it is failing activation again. Activate it over the phone using the option given to you on the failed activation screen, and you shouldn't have a problem activating it.
     
    newtekie1, Jan 10, 2021
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  4. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User

    Can a customer use a Windows 7 retail product key to activate modern versions of Windows 10?

    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.
     
    TheLostSwede, Jan 10, 2021
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