Windows 10: Installing windows 10 on my new pc using window 8 pro key

Discus and support Installing windows 10 on my new pc using window 8 pro key in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Very soon I will finish building a new pc, on my current pc windows 10 is a upgrade from a retail version of windows 8 pro I own and still have. My... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by galehardy, Mar 4, 2019.

  1. GALEHARDY
    galehardy Win User

    Installing windows 10 on my new pc using window 8 pro key


    Very soon I will finish building a new pc, on my current pc windows 10 is a upgrade from a retail version of windows 8 pro I own and still have.


    My understanding is I can download installation files for windows 10 from Microsoft use them to install on my new pc and use my windows 8 key to activate it as long as it's removed from my old pc. Can anyone confirm if my assumption is correct or would I actually need to purchase a windows 10 licence?

    :)
     
    galehardy, Mar 4, 2019
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  2. CK011885
    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, Mar 4, 2019
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  3. JEROENBEUNCKENS
    JeroenBeunckens Win User
    Clean Windows 10 (?PRO?) install

    I have bought a legit "Windows 10 Pro" key of a key website. It is legit since i'm currently using it for over a year now. I currently have Windows 10 Pro installed on my PC and I want to do a clean install. I just can't find the windows 10 Pro download in the tool. But if i could use a windows 10 pro key with a normal windows 10 install, I'll be good to go.
     
    JeroenBeunckens, Mar 4, 2019
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  4. R.H.P
    r.h.p Win User

    Installing windows 10 on my new pc using window 8 pro key

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    What's your intended PC specs ??
     
    r.h.p, Mar 4, 2019
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