Windows 10: Windows 10 Home to Pro upgrade from MS Store - License queries

Hi,


Got a new laptop with Windows 10 Home OEM_DM license. I have understood details about the upgrade to Pro from MS Store, which is pretty straight forward. However, I am not clear on the following:

1. While the windows 10 home is OEM_DM type license and thus non transferable, what is the type of license that will be issued for the windows 10 Pro upgrade from MS Store - OEM non transferable or full retail transferable?
2. The laptop comes with windows recovery partition with WinRE and also restore partition from the OEM. Now:
   • I assume that the WinRE will be suitably upgraded with the win10 pro upgrade so that recovery from within windows will reinstate a fresh environment of Win10 Pro instead of Win 10 Home. Please confirm.
   • However, if I restore using the OEM partition, it will do "factory reset" to Win 10 Home but still I would be able to upgrade using the similar upgrade process but directly using the upgrade issued key or public key. Windows will be able to activate to Win10 Pro automatically even if the SLIC is for Win10 Home. Please confirm.
3. Please do not see this question strictly in relation to the upgrade. Thus, in general, for full retail keys - I understand that the license key should be uninstalled from current laptop first and then I would be able to use it on another computer. However, what is the process for transfer in case of stolen laptop, damaged beyond useability like burnt due to fire - basically which will not give an opportunity to the licensee to uninstall from previous laptop?

Thanks a lot.

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Windows 10 upgrade license

Hello guys,

I have 1 license of WIndows 8.1 FPP/retail license. I want to upgrade to WIndows 10, but I one thing is unclear to me.
If I upgrade, will WIndows 10 license be retail or it will "turn" into some sort of OEM license?

I ask this because I upgrade my PC, you know, more memory, replace HDD, and I intend to upgrade the MB and CPU to Kaby Lake platform sometime in the future, (and of course sell the replaced hardware)
This thing is not clearly mentioned anywhere.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 upgrade license

The interesting question is that: the upgrade takes place before 29 of July. If I upgrade the PC (change the MB), and I transfer the Win 8.1 license to this new PC (cause 8.1 is retail FPP), will I be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free? Or a upgrade license must be bought?

 

Query on Clean installation of Windows 10 Pro on Windows 7 Pro PC.

Original Title: Windows 7 Pro (from MS upgrade key) to Windows 10 Pro - Clean Install

My Gateway NV7923U X64 came with Windows 7 Home installed.

I purchased an upgrade key from MS and upgraded to Windows 7 Pro.

I need to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro and then do a clean install.

• Will my existing upgraded Windows 7 Pro now upgrade to Windows 10 Pro automatically, or do I need to perform additional steps?
• Will I be able to do a clean install and have Windows 10 Pro after upgrading?