Windows 10: Next big Windows 10 release will ease activation hassles

Then you would no longer be an Insider.

 

Not to be a Richard Head, but did you read the whole thread, as well as the "More" link in the original post and the link in post #4? It seems to be all about "Clean" installations and likely getting 10 Pro by already having 7 or 8 Pro, as well as a few other probable/possible benefits. I know that I would sure be torqued to end up with a "FREE" home version of 10 in return for having given up a "PROFESSIONAL" vrsion of 7 or 8 that I had paid for!
Just Sayin'
Gene

 

It's front page news at ZD Net probably at most of the othert web zines as well
http://www.zdnet.com/article/next-bi...ation-hassles/

 

Right AFAIK on an in place web upgrade/ install W10 checks and gives you what you have...it did on 2 PC' s updated to RTM here .

OTOH if you download the wrong one on a clean install it may install/ activate a downgrade or not untill the change happens . ☻☻

 

That's right, but if I didn't have the OEM key, I'd have nothing. One day I'll stop being an insider and this will be an easy step back to RTM, which by rights is the way it should be.

 

When I went from windows 8.1 to windows 10 my key was changed so what happens if I do a full reinstall.

What key will it use as I have no record off any key only the windows 10 one.

Also looking in control panel if I wanted to go back now it has told me I would go back to windows 7.

Also when new update comes out will it go over the top of my one I am on now

 

If you're on RTM and its fully activated you shouldn't have to put in a key to do a reinstall, the servers should activate you, but things can go wrong, so I'd do a backup before doing anything and make sure the backup works.

If something goes wrong and you haven't got a key you're pretty much screwed without a backup.

 

Thank you I did a backup when I upgraded from 8.1
So will make sure I back up again all I wanted to know was about the key but thank you again for reminding me

 

Yep... all retail, Win 7 COA , OEM:NONSLP as well as OEM*BiggrinM keys should be fine - my concern is that Win 7 OEM:SLP keys are generic and won't work on a clean installs without prior digital entitlement - gonna do some testing tonite and check various scenarios. Good on you for backing up your keys though.

 

If you've got 8.1 backed up, you can always go back to that and get your key with Belarc.

 

I know but don't ever want to go back love windows 10, don't know why some members don't like it,
Easiest windows out so far and I have used them all from 95 upwards

 

Have you ever used a Belarc key that worked for re-installs, they never worked for me.

I don't care for it because they have removed so many things from previous builds that our household uses. Why give up better versions for 10? The only legitimate answer I can think of, is if you had a pirated version. It is to limiting in my opinion.

 

Boozad,

That would also actually apply to the retail version of 7 & 8.1 as well wouldn't it?

From reading the article. You do a clean install of the current insider build, once you installed 10. You change your 10 key to windows 7 or 8.1 key and hopefully activates. The question is do you remain an insider or are you no longer an insider? Zdnet is just theorizing how you do the key. When it is released to the public, we should get more details on how that works.

Windows 7 Oemslp keys, you would need to use the OEM key listed on the back or bottom of your computer.

 

And how exactly are Insders going to test that? Which is the point I quoted and had absolutely nothing to do with what you posted.

 

Boozad I have two machines that have Windows 10 pro. I have also created images of each as a failsafe when they had 8.1 pro on them. I also still have the created software when I purchased them. I have done first off the update to windows 10 and it did give me the Pro Version. those are also backed up as image files.
I have done factory installs from media and no problems I have restored images with no problems. i purchase 8.0 Pro when way back I signed up for testing and got a copy for 39 dollars. this works well doing updates and clean installs.
I feel that I have done just about everything one can do and it all works fine. I am a insider and I have opted out and then back in and if I would have followed Brinks tutorial then I would have had no probems.
I am not worried at this point.
Shipinomore