Windows 10: Will update Win7>Win10 deactivate second Win7 drive in a Dual boot?

It seems that by including the unambiguous statement:

"You understand that by using the software and services, you ratify this agreement and the linked terms. "

in the Windows 10 EULA, Microsoft is not willing to argue with the user.

Use the software, then by that act, you accept their terms and requirements.

No compromise.

If you disagree, keep using what you have already, if you keep using Windows 10, you explicitly agree to their terms.

 

A user does not need to disagree on their own behalf, when Microsoft have allowed licenses to be upgraded for Windows 10, and those upgraded licenses already contain in their original terms the rights to allocate their license per computer, not device, nor partition - which itself is beneath a device, as a partition is not a piece of hardware, but allocation within a piece of hardware, and a device is a physical piece of hardware and not an abstract within a piece of hardware.

The original Win 7 / 8 license rights remain, and there truly, legally is not a compromise on that point. Not even if a person didn't want to claim the original rights as their anymore would they disappear. They are the identity of the license.

And as I said, Microsoft cannot take away rights of use through a free upgrade offer. Such a deal would not be free, would not be an upgrade, would be a transfer of equity and be subject to entirely different laws and practices. Nor can Microsoft legally do such a thing while advertising it as a free upgrade.

 

Ouch..... good point!

 

This is what I was thinking when I asked the question. My intention is to continue using my Win 7 while I slowly get the W10 working and stable with my software ON THE SAME MACHINE. When that is done the W7 drive gets wiped and becomes a storage drive.

 

No, it is illegal. The EULA defines a "device" as a partition, which means if it's installed on two partitions, you're "using" it on two devices, which is illegal.

The EULA explicitly allows backups, backups are not bootable or runnable. You have to restore them to use them.

 

I don't think it makes any difference either way, but fascinating to watch you guys argue.

I doubt very much that MS are going to even know that this bloke is doing a duel boot.