Windows 10 and windows 7

[Nikos Grammatopoulos]

I heard windows 10 will be free for all the users of windows 7,8 so if i already have windows 7 disc original and downloand in the future 10,how i will format without lose windows 10 beceause 1 year after the release of windows 10 it wont be free anymore.

 

[drixkarasu]

To get your free Windows 10 you need to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 using Windows update, there's no need to format. If you need to reinstall you probably will only need to use your previous key once again.

 

[USAFRet]

As long as you upgrade from 7 to 10 within the first year after release, that Windows 10 install and license won't go away after the year is up. It will, according to current info from MS, run forever.

 

[Nikos Grammatopoulos]

As long as you upgrade from 7 to 10 within the first year after release, that Windows 10 install and license won't go away after the year is up. It will, according to current info from MS, run forever.

Even if i format and reinstall?

 

[USAFRet]

As long as you upgrade from 7 to 10 within the first year after release, that Windows 10 install and license won't go away after the year is up. It will, according to current info from MS, run forever.

Even if i format and reinstall?

Apparently, yes. Current Win 7 & 8 owners will be able to upgrade either via Windows Update, or by getting an ISO file to burn to DVD or USB.
I suggest the latter.

 

[Nikos Grammatopoulos]

As long as you upgrade from 7 to 10 within the first year after release, that Windows 10 install and license won't go away after the year is up. It will, according to current info from MS, run forever.

Even if i format and reinstall?

Apparently, yes. Current Win 7 & 8 owners will be able to upgrade either via Windows Update, or by getting an ISO file to burn to DVD or USB.
I suggest the latter.

I mean after the 1 year just imagine the 1 year free windows 10 passed and i updated to windows 10 before the 1 year free ends , so after the 1 year ends i still have my windows 7 original license key and i format my pc how i will get my windows 10 back ??

 

[USAFRet]

As long as you upgrade from 7 to 10 within the first year after release, that Windows 10 install and license won't go away after the year is up. It will, according to current info from MS, run forever.

Even if i format and reinstall?

Apparently, yes. Current Win 7 & 8 owners will be able to upgrade either via Windows Update, or by getting an ISO file to burn to DVD or USB.
I suggest the latter.

I mean after the 1 year just imagine the 1 year free windows 10 passed and i updated to windows 10 before the 1 year free ends , so after the 1 year ends i still have my windows 7 original license key and i format my pc how i will get my windows 10 back ??

After the 1 year...your Windows 10 will still continue to run. It does not go away or stop working.
And if you download the ISO file as mentioned above, you can reinstall that Windows 10 if needed. As always, only 1 PC at a time.