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The Free Windows 10 Will Support Unlimited Clean Installs

Discussion in 'Windows 10 Information and Alerts' started by allheart55 (Cindy E), Jun 5, 2015.

  1. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    Microsoft says users can perform clean installs on their PCs

    Windows 10 will be offered free of charge to those who upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, but since a genuine product key is automatically upgraded to Windows 10 once you complete the transition, many wondered whether a clean install is possible or not.

    Microsoft has confirmed today, through the voice of Gabe Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, that clean installs will be possible for those who upgrade to Windows 10 for free from any of the supported Windows versions, but no other details have been provided.

    He has mentioned that you will be able to clean install Windows 10 on that PC at any given time for as many times as you want, so probably, your product key for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 can be used for re-activating Windows 10 automatically in case that happens.

    “You will not need your 8.1 key, the same device will reactivate once it has been successfully upgraded to 10,” Aul has explained.

    Windows 10 will be supported on PCs and laptops eligible for the free upgrade for the entire life of the device, so once the one-year free upgrade window comes to an end, you will continue to receive updates and security patches.

    Public launch on July 29

    July 29 is the date when Windows 10 should arrive on your computer, but Windows 7 and 8.1 users can already reserve their free upgrade using a tool that Microsoft rolled out on Monday.

    With this little tool, your computer automatically downloads the required Windows 10 files in the background ahead of the July 29 release date, so on that day, the installer should simply launch without the need to wait any longer to download anything else.

    Windows insiders will also get the RTM version of the operating system on that day, so basically, everyone who’ll want to move to Windows 10 will be able to do this on July 29, regardless of the Windows version on their computers.


    Source : http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-...Support-Unlimited-Clean-Installs-483135.shtml
     
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    Plastic Nev SUPER MODERATOR IN MEMORY

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    Be interesting to know what they say about a dissatisfied customer who wants to roll back to the previous system.

    An example would be the likes of me with a clone of Windows 7 on a spare drive, I install Windows 10 on the main drive, then decide I don't like it, so then fit the Windows 7 clone drive into the computer to replace the Windows 10.
    If my product key is registered to Windows 10, just what is the Microsoft system going to do when it suddenly finds my product key has reverted to a Windows 7 system?

    Nev.
     
  3. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    Good question. Interesting, indeed.
     
  4. strollin

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    I know what the answer is for me, I don't plan to upgrade any of my Win 7 or Win 8.1 machines to Win 10. I'll only move to Win 10 with a new build.
     
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    Wipe the Windows10 OS and use your Windows7 clone. With the clone Windows7 is already validated so I don't see a problem.
    People with be reverting to Windows7 in droves. Mark my words.
     
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    Hum, the way I see it, the validated product key for windows 7, once upgraded to Windows 10, will be registered on the Microsoft data base as being upgraded. Microsoft may get their knickers in a twist if the data base suddenly shows that same product key back in use as Windows 7 again.
    I don't know for certain and maybe no one else does, as to what will happen at the Microsoft end if large numbers of people do the same thing and revert back to Windows 7, whatever path they use to do it.
    Add to that, there will possibly be some who will work some form of duality running Windows 10 on one drive, then changing back to run Windows 7 from the clone on the other drive, both of which will of course be using the same product key.
    I can well see someone who prefers Windows 7, yet is forced to occasionally run Windows 10 in order to use a new app that will only run on W10.

    Strikes me that Microsoft will see that sort of thing as a big can of worms that they will want to keep the lid on.

    Nev.
     
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    Personally I think W10 is a lot like W7 under the hood and the UI is easy to deal with. So I see a lot of end-users being very happy with Windows 10.. Been using W10 for a long time since early beta and I think of it as a very refined Vista/7 but with the addition of Metro IU as a "side-option". In effect it's is actually what W10 is. Of course with new DX libraries and a new supposedly improved TCP-IP stack. Better file structure etc.
     

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