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The thread discusses whether Windows 10 installation prompts for a product key. Initially, it is clarified that a clean installation from media requires a key, but upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 with a legitimate key grants Windows 10 a digital license that can be reused for subsequent clean installs. Overall, the sentiment confirms that an upgrade process is necessary to activate Windows 10 properly.
The thread discusses whether Windows 10 installation prompts for a product key. Initially, it is clarified that a clean installation from media requires a key, but upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 with a legitimate key grants Windows 10 a digital license that can be reused for subsequent clean installs. Overall, the sentiment confirms that an upgrade process is necessary to activate Windows 10 properly.
Rhainor
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On a clean first installation, booting directly from the installation media, it will ask for a key.
The first install needs to be an upgrade from a 7 or 8.1 with a legitimate key; it will assign a new key for the 10 automatically, and link it with your MS account or something like that, so that you can then do a clean install and it will reapply that same 10 key automatically.
Or so I heard.
The first install needs to be an upgrade from a 7 or 8.1 with a legitimate key; it will assign a new key for the 10 automatically, and link it with your MS account or something like that, so that you can then do a clean install and it will reapply that same 10 key automatically.
Or so I heard.
