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Will I keep my windows 10 upgrade if I go back to 8.1?

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Hello people! simple question Will I keep my windows 10 upgrade if I go back to 8.1? Also if I go back to 8.1 and the free upgrade deadline is up and I'm still in 8.1 will I be able to upgrade to 10?
 
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No to both questions. Also depends on the time from the upgrade to present day.. if it's been longer than a month, you can't go back to Windows 8.1.... and if the time has been less than a month and you do go back to Win 8.1, the product key is still for Windows 8.1 and will not activate Windows 10. You can always upgrade obviously but not for free after today July 29th.
 


I upgraded yesterday, so that means that if I want to keep the upgrade I have to stay on windows 10 for ever? and if I do will I loose my windows 8.1 product key? I bought an original windows 8.1 product key
 


You get one or the other. Not both.
 


So if I stay on windows 10 until tomorrow my windows 8.1 product key wont work anymore?
 


Not tomorrow...30 days.
 
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