On July 29, 2016, the Microsoft the free upgrade from Windows 7 and 8 in Windows 10. After that, users who decide to switch to the last one will have to pay for their acquisition.
If you are not yet ready to install them Windows 10, but on the other hand you want to have a free license for the future or if you change your mind, you will find a very simple trick you can do to get a Windows 10 license, but still use Windows 7 or 8.1.
Before you continue, you need to know two things. You should know how to make a clean installation of Window 7 or 8.1 on your computer if you have a retail copy. If the Window 7 / 8 version is an OEM license (that is, pre-installed with your computer), then you should know how to start the factory reset of your computer's manufacturer to restore the default system.
Another thing to know is that the free license of Window 10 that you can get now will be connected to the hardware of your computer. If you change your hardware, you will need to purchase another Window 10 license. Keep this in mind.
So to get a free license for Window 10 and use it much later, you need to do the following.
- If you are using a desktop computer where you are likely to upgrade or replace parts in the future, do this upgrading to your hardware now. This will avoid potential licensing issues of Window 10 that will occur with hardware change.
- Create an empty apartment on your hard disk using disk management (Win + X keys). Then install the Windows 10 version 1511 (build 10586) that you can download from Microsoft or use the Media Creation Tool. You can use your Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 product key when installing Windows 10 version 1511. If you already have the installation files for Windows 10 build 10586, you can create a bootable USB stick or a bootable UEFI USB stick with them.
- Αν δεν έχετε αρκετό χώρο στο δίσκο για να δημιουργήσετε ένα ξεχωριστό διαμέρισμα, τότε συνδέστε μια εξωτερική μονάδα και δημιουργήστε ένα πλήρες αντίγραφο ασφαλείας του ειδώλου του συστήματος σας με τα ήδη εγκατεστημένα Windοws 7 ή 8. Ένα τέτοιο αντίγραφο ασφαλείας ειδώλου συστήματος μπορεί να πραγματοποιηθεί και με την εκτέλση του C:\Windows\system32\sdclt.exe ως Admin. Οι προχωρημένοι χρήστες των Windοws 8 που είναι εξοικειωμένοι με τη γραμμή εντολών μπορούν επίσης να χρησιμοποιήσουν και το recimg.exe για να δημιουργήσουν μια picture which will include the installed applications. If you don't have enough storage to create a full backup, then it's a good idea to back up at least your personal data files and settings.
There are plenty of third-party solutions to back up: you can use some commercially available tools like Acronis True Image, or even free tools like Aomei Backupper or EASEUS Todo Free, which are extremely fast. The software backup options are endless for the Windows platform. This backup that we suggest, is just a precautionary step, so you can restore a copy of your Windows and your applications. - Now, install Windows 10 and enter the product key of the already installed Windows operating system. See this article to learn how to see your installed product key. Window 10 build 10586 (1511 or Th2 version) accepts product keys of Window 8 and Window 7. If you have not made a separate partition, then just upgrade to Window 10 just as Window wants you to get it to the end.
- Make sure WindUp 10 is enabled on your computer. Computers upgraded from Window 7 or 8 make it activation by using a digital right .
This is. After you make sure that Windows 10 is enabled, you can immediately delete the partition that you created and restart your computer by running your old operating system located on the other partition.
If you did not make a separate partition for 10 and you just upgraded to existing Windows then delete everything and reinstall with a clean installation of Windows 7 or 8 again. If your old Windows was OEM, then your computer will come back with the recovery partition or a factory reset tool. If you have already created a system security image then run it to restore the oldest state to your computer.
After July 29 2016 if you decide to change your operating system to Windows 10, simply install them with the same hardware without entering a product key. They will be installed and turned on automatically after they have already been activated once with the same hardware.
This method logically works as long as Microsoft keeps its promise and activates Windows 10 through the digital right.
