What version of windows 10 is this?

[ALEXPREDATOR]

Hello, i recently went on the Microsoft website and downloaded the windows 10 installation tool. Upon installation it asked me what version of windows i prefer and the options were.
Windows 10
Windows 10 home single language
I picked "Windows 10". Now my question is, if i were to buy a product key how am i supposed to know if it'll be home or pro if it just says "Windows 10". Please help

 

[USAFRet]

will this work? get on a windows 7 pc. do free upgrade. copy that windows 10 and paste it into an ssd? plug ssd into other pc. if i do this will i have windows 10 without having to use a key? or it wont work?

No. You'd be trying to use 1 license on 2 different systems.

1 license, 1 PC.

 

[wildcard1978]

Actual 4 different version when ya do windows 10 with the media creation tool ya got home and pro 32 and 64 bit . Shit more than that it be 8 then
Cause there's a check box mod something last time I downloaded it there a way version for each of those . Eu filled windows couldn't have media player and and internet explorer and crap preinstalled forgot about that

 

[USAFRet]

There are currently 3 and only 3 ways to get Windows 10 on a PC.

1. Upgrade from a qualifying OS (Win 7 or 8.1) that currently exists on that system
2. Clean install of Win 10, using a valid, qualifying, unused license key (Win 7/8/8.1)
3. Purchase a valid WIn 10 install. About $100 or so.

This reduces to 1 option (#3) as of next weekend.

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

oh ok. i can do this
2. Clean install of Win 10, using a valid, qualifying, unused license key (Win 7/8/8.1)
i have 2 windows 7 professional product keys. will they work on windows 10 home?

 

[wildcard1978]

Should help if ya had home installed and day out in a valid ultimate key it would active as ultimate and just schedule the rest of the stuff included in ultimate as windows updates just as an example

 

[wildcard1978]

All that really matters is a valid key

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

so the windows 7 pro keys will work for windows 10 home?

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

i have 2 valid unused keys

 

[wildcard1978]

Yep and ya really don even have to put the key in to install it ya can do it under system setting after installed

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

what does the ey even do anyways? isnt it just the same thing without a key?

 

[wildcard1978]

It activates windows if ya don't activate it then after 30 day ya can't use it till ya do activate it with a legit key

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

oh ok

 

[wildcard1978]

Itt will still start up but you won't be able to do anything till ya activate it when that happens

 

[wildcard1978]

All around best best is to upgrade to 10 windows 7 support cycle nearly completely at its end of life

 

[orlbuckeye]

Hello, i recently went on the Microsoft website and downloaded the windows 10 installation tool. Upon installation it asked me what version of windows i prefer and the options were.
Windows 10
Windows 10 home single language
I picked "Windows 10". Now my question is, if i were to buy a product key how am i supposed to know if it'll be home or pro if it just says "Windows 10". Please help

When you install the upgrade it checks to see if you have a authentic Windows 7 or 8.1. During this process it know whether your 7 or 8.1 is Home or Pro. Then it activates Windows 10 and store the home or pro in the Digital Entitlement process. So when you do a clean install it checks the MS servers for you activation and will install Home or Pro based on that. Now new with the Anniversary Update Aug 2 the Digital Entitlement will be tied to your MS Account. Previously it was only tied to your machine and not you. This will help eliminate activation issues 1. If you had a motherboard failure and replaces the mobo with the same one and 2. If you did an anytime upgrade from Home to Pro after Windows 10 was activated with Win 10 Home.

 

[wildcard1978]

That's depending on if ya have a OEM copy or retail of 7 or 8 from what I read

 

[wildcard1978]

Even then also read will only allow so many hardware changes

 

[Ceotase]

Once again, Just do the clean install of Windows 7, then do the Windows 10(Auto) Upgrade.

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

how do i get windows 7 for free. is there a tool?

 

[orlbuckeye]

OEM doesn't allow you to transfer to another PC or motherboard . Retail does all you to transfer but you are required to remove Windows 10 from the first system.

 

[Ceotase]

how do i get windows 7 for free. is there a tool?

I thought you said you had a licensed copy of Windows 7.

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

ok, ill try that windows 7 thing. but i have one concern. i moved an hdd from my old pc to my new pc and when i start up windows 7 at the bottom right it says "this copy of windows is not genuine" and when i enter any key it doesnt work. i dont want this to happen when i do a clean install of windows 7.

 

[ALEXPREDATOR]

i have 2 keys for windows 7 but with my previous issue im not sure itll work

 

[Ceotase]

A clean install is best accomplished with a DVD or USB boot.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Well those keys might not work if they are OEM keys. Unless the one is the original key for that PC.