Windows 10: If I build a new PC, does my old 8.1 key let me redo the windows 10 upgrade?

Discus and support If I build a new PC, does my old 8.1 key let me redo the windows 10 upgrade? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I am about to build a new PC and I am worried about whether or not I have to buy a new Windows 10 license. My account has the Windows 10 digital... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by PatrickVeugelers, Nov 24, 2019.

  1. If I build a new PC, does my old 8.1 key let me redo the windows 10 upgrade?


    I am about to build a new PC and I am worried about whether or not I have to buy a new Windows 10 license. My account has the Windows 10 digital license, but the key I would use to activate the new PC is a Windows 8.1 key.


    So what I was wondering is if I install windows 8.1 on the new PC and log in to my Microsoft account that has the Windows 10 Home digital license, does it allow me to update to windows 10? Or do I have to buy a new 10 product key?

    :)
     
    PatrickVeugelers, Nov 24, 2019
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  2. CK011885 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Nov 24, 2019
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  3. 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, Nov 24, 2019
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  4. r.h.p Win User

    If I build a new PC, does my old 8.1 key let me redo the windows 10 upgrade?

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    What's your intended PC specs ??
     
    r.h.p, Nov 24, 2019
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