Windows 10: Upgrading from WIndows 8.1 Pro to 10 Pro.

Discus and support Upgrading from WIndows 8.1 Pro to 10 Pro. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello everyone, I'm currently trying to upgrade machines in my organization from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. I inherited all this and from my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by DarkArmy, Jan 4, 2020.

  1. DARKARMY
    DarkArmy Win User

    Upgrading from WIndows 8.1 Pro to 10 Pro.


    Hello everyone, I'm currently trying to upgrade machines in my organization from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. I inherited all this and from my understanding these computers have been upgraded since Windows 7, So i wanted to do a clean installation of Windows 10 Pro with a customize .iso image with Pre-installed software. I also created a autounattend.xml file utilizing the Generic Windows 10 pro key. Tested this on two computers with no issues at all checked and verified that the product key was still the same prior to the upgrade. My question is if this will occur any activation issues in the near future? is this legal lol? or if anyone else has had the same issue and can maybe shed some light to my worries.

    :)
     
    DarkArmy, Jan 4, 2020
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  2. NKIENITZ
    nkienitz Win User

    Windows 10 Pro or Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7 Pro ?


    Just replaced motherboard on my old Dell D830 that I had upgraded to Windows 10 Pro from Windows 7 Pro last August.

    Went through steps on setting up new MOBO and it is up/working just fine.

    I happened to run Belarc Advisor just to get a snapshot of data for the file. What is interesting is that Belarc indicates the O/S is Windows 8 Pro (build 9200).

    I looked at another recent thread here at TenForums and also took some of the steps suggested and figured that maybe I needed to install or re-install Windows 10. I checked the Update/Security/Activation tab and it indicates that Windows 10 Pro is installed, activated with a digital entitlement.

    So ... why does Belarc seem to see only Windows 8 Pro? Maybe because of the "maturity" of the D830? I know that Dell has disclaimers at their site that says the D830 has not been certified for Windows 10.

    So, it is working, but the data from Belarc just has me scratching my head.

    Any suggestions or thoughts?
     
    nkienitz, Jan 4, 2020
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  3. F14TOMCAT
    f14tomcat Win User
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  4. OMAER97
    omaer97 Win User

    Upgrading from WIndows 8.1 Pro to 10 Pro.

    omaer97, Jan 4, 2020
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