Windows 10: Can you still use Windows 7/8 keys for Windows 10?

Discus and support Can you still use Windows 7/8 keys for Windows 10? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Looking at new laptops and a lot of them ship with Windows 10 Home. Rather than pay to upgrade to Pro, I have an unused Windows 8 Pro key. Can those... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/UltravioletClearance, Feb 15, 2020.

  1. /U/ULTRAVIOLETCLEARANCE
    /u/UltravioletClearance Win User

    Can you still use Windows 7/8 keys for Windows 10?


    Looking at new laptops and a lot of them ship with Windows 10 Home. Rather than pay to upgrade to Pro, I have an unused Windows 8 Pro key. Can those keys still be "upgraded" to Windows 10? I would like to be able to use the Linux subsystem and Hyper-V which are unavailable on Home versions.

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    /u/UltravioletClearance, Feb 15, 2020
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  2. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User

    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, Feb 15, 2020
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  3. JEBUSPRIME
    JebusPrime Win User
    How to reinstall Windows 10 if my computers used the free upgrade from 7 and 8?

    Will windows 10 still accept the license keys from 7 and 8 now if I reinstall my computer?

    Does Microsoft keep a list of users who upgraded to Win 10 using their 7 and 8 keys so that when users need to reinstall windows 10 the old keys would work?

    Do I need to call in Microsoft to ask them to activate my Windows 10 when I give them my win 7 keys?

    Both computers are laptops. The windows 7 machine had the serial printed on the back, and I needed to enter that when I upgraded to 10. The windows 8 machine had the serial built in inside its boot system so I didn't need to enter the key when I upgraded to 10, but I did manage to write down the keys using a fetcher program.
     
    JebusPrime, Feb 15, 2020
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  4. MONK.E83
    Monk.e83 Win User

    Can you still use Windows 7/8 keys for Windows 10?

    Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

    DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .
     
    Monk.e83, Feb 15, 2020
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