Windows 10: How do Win7 K and KN keys translate to Win10

I have Win7 Ultimate K and Win7 Ultimate KN which I intend to do a clean install of Win10 (within the next 2 days !!)
Does anyone know how Win7 K and KN keys translate to a Window 10 licence ? Can the Win7 K and KN keys be used for the "regular" Win10 - or can they only be used for the "N" version of Win10 ???

I don't mind installing Win10 "N" because you can always download and install the Media Pack that restores media player etc. But I would much rather just install the regular version of Win10 ??

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Which version of Win10 ISO?

Hello,

Following a sever virus infestation on my Win7 computer, I decided to do a clean install of Win10. I understand this is now possible using the key on the Windows certificate sticker on my laptop.

The Microsoft ISO download page lists several versions - N, KN and Unilingue.

The Microsoft page gives no indication of the different versions. Searching around I found that N is for Europe and KN for Korea. But nothing about the Unilingue.

Is this one version for all languages? In that case why don't they all do it?

And how can I find out which version is compatible with my computer?

 

WINDOWS 10 PRODUCT KEY

I successfully upgraded to Win10 from win7 and activated Win10 online. My win7 product key was valid and activated. The upgrade process did not ask for a product key. The clean install did.

If in the future I replace my hard drive, I have the following questions:

1. Would I need a Win10 product key?



2. Could I use my valid Win7 product key since I upgraded to Win10?

3. If not. how can I obtain a valid Win10 key?

4. In general, What is the procedure for users who upgraded from Win7 to Win10 and wants to do a clean install in the future.?

 

You can only use your product key/license from Windows 7 to upgrade to the same edition of Windows 10. Single Language has to upgrade to Single Language. N has to upgrade to N. KN has to upgrade to KN. Sorry, but you can't cross those barriers.

 

Yeah, unfortunately I can confirm 100% that is the case. I have a bunch of Win7 computers that I'm rushing to do clean Win10 installs on and I thought I'd give it a go. The Win7 "KN" definitely does NOT work on the regular Win7 - error message was that they key did not match the version of Windows. As soon as I used the "N" version of Win10, it installed fine.

I've got 5 more computers to do in the next 2 days !!