Windows 10: What happens to Win7 License after upgrading to Windows 10?

I have a Family 3-Pack of Windows 7 Home Premium installed and activated on 3 PCs using the same Product Key.

If I upgrade one of the PCs to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer, does that free up one of the Windows 7 licenses to use on another PC?

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What happens to my Win7 retail boxed license after update to Win10?

I'd like to know if i can use in a few months my Win7 retail boxed serial, to activate my Win7 on a completely new PC (I'll change my desktop configuration in march/april 2016), then update for free to Win10 (before 7/29/2016, of course).

I need to know if my Win7 retail boxed serial will be still usable after Win10 free upgrade?

Thanks a lot

 

What happens to my existing Windows 7/8.1 licenses after my free Windows 10 upgrade?

I have 2 Windows 7 OEM licenses, a Windows 7 Retail license, and a Windows 8.1 OEM license (all legitimately obtained and activated-no pirating). My primary system is a laptop that came with Win8.1 OEM, which I had to downgrade to Win7 OEM (due to software
incompatibilities with Win8.1), and I have since used the Win8.1 key embedded in the laptop's UEFI to install Win8.1 OEM in a Virtual Machine on that laptop.

I understand what license types I will get if I upgrade my systems to Win10 (i.e. OEM 7/8.1 to OEM 10, Retail 7 to Retail 10) and what those licenses entail (such as transfer and support rights). However, I need to know what happens to those old licenses
if I take advantage of the free Win10 upgrade offer. If I upgrade the Win7 Retail copy to Win10, will I still be able to use the Win7 Retail copy on a separate computer (or VM), or will that license become unusable/invalid? If I upgrade from Win7 OEM to
Win10 OEM, can I install Win7 with that OEM license to a VM on the same hardware, or am I essentially trading the Win7 license for a Win10 license?

Basically it boils down to this question: Is the free upgrade program replacing my exiting Win7/8.1 licenses with Win10 licenses and then invalidating/revoking those Win7/8.1 licenses, or am I getting Win10 licenses
in addition to the Win7/8.1 licenses I already have?

 

You have a license for 3 installations of Windows and 3 only. It can be any combination of Windows 7 or upgrades to Windows 10 but only 3 total.

 

Got it. Thanks.
Hope springs eternal *chuckle

 

No. That win 7 key is still tied up to the system which is now running Win 10.
Can't use it to a 4th computer.

 

Quick clarification: If I upgrade from 7 to 10 in order to get the PC activated on Microsoft's servers for my free upgrade, then restore my Windows 7 image to continue using it for a while - am I all set in terms of licensing? I am using either one or the other and all is cool?

 

Yes. You'll be ok in that case.

 

I just updated on another W7 PC (not a clean install). It went much better than I expected. I am pleasantly surprised. I may just keep it.

My Office machine is much more complex.

 

Yes. Cut Win 10 some slacks. Get used to it. It's not as bad as some insist.
I have one running RTM Home version 10586, and one running Insider Preview 11082. I have no issues at all.
There are programs I detest, but I don't have to use them.

 

Agreed. I find it fairly customizable with some notable exceptions.
But I am working on it now. It will look like Win 7 by days end.