Windows 10: Will old Windows 7 key work for a Windows 10 installation on new PC?

Discus and support Will old Windows 7 key work for a Windows 10 installation on new PC? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I do currently still have a retail version of Windows 7 Pro on my PC. I now want to upgrade my PC and I've bought a new motherboard and a new... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Im-a-chair, Dec 30, 2020.

  1. /U/IM-A-CHAIR
    /u/Im-a-chair Win User

    Will old Windows 7 key work for a Windows 10 installation on new PC?


    I do currently still have a retail version of Windows 7 Pro on my PC. I now want to upgrade my PC and I've bought a new motherboard and a new processor. I assume that after swapping those parts out, I will need to reinstall Winodws. So I've downloaded the Windows 10 media creation tool on my usb stick. My question is, when I need to input my Windows 10 key on my new PC, can I simply use the old Windows 7 key? And do I need to remove the Windows licence from my old motherboard?

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    /u/Im-a-chair, Dec 30, 2020
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  2. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User

    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, Dec 30, 2020
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  3. MICHAELDFF
    MichaelDFF Win User
    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Hi guys,
    Okay, so I wanted to know, I currently have a pc at home with a paid Windows 7 installed. I am getting a new computer either Friday or Monday with an SSD. Seeing as I want Windows 10 now and not 7 and I want it on my SSD how to I get to do this. I already downloaded a Windows 10 file in order to make one of my flash drives eligible for a windows 10 installation.

    Will it be possible for me to just install windows 10 on the new SSD with this flash drive using my Windows 7 key, whilst my original windows 7 is still installed on the old Hard drive. And if it is how to I go about deleting my old OS from the HDD, seeing as I also want to use that HDD in my new pc, without formatting all the games I have on it currently?

    Thank you in advance
     
    MichaelDFF, Dec 30, 2020
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  4. MICHAELDFF
    MichaelDFF Win User

    Will old Windows 7 key work for a Windows 10 installation on new PC?

    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Thank you, but I still want to know if I can do a clean installation of Windows with my new SSD whilst my old Windows is still installed on the other pc?
     
    MichaelDFF, Dec 30, 2020
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