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Will I keep my Windows 10 upgrade if I deactivate my Windows 7 key?

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You should keep it, you can upgrade to 10 in the next year so it shouldnt stop you but if you can wait till 10 comes on the 29th you could just do it after that

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I'm going to be upgrading both my CPU and Motherboard soon, so I'm going to have to do a clean install of my Operating System.

 

I'm planning on just deactivating my key, re-installing Windows 7, and just re-enable that key, but I'm not sure if I'll keep my Windows 10 upgrade or not.

 

Would it be better if I just waited for the upgrade to happen first and just re-install it as Windows 10?

 

Thanks for your time!

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You should keep it, you can upgrade to 10 in the next year so it shouldnt stop you but if you can wait till 10 comes on the 29th you could just do it after that

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You should keep it, you can upgrade to 10 in the next year so it shouldnt stop you but if you can wait till 10 comes on the 29th you could just do it after that

 

So if I was to wait for the upgrade to happen, I'd be able to deactivate the key and re-install it as Windows 10?

Sorry if this seems blatantly obvious. I've never re-installed and OS before

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So if I was to wait for the upgrade to happen, I'd be able to deactivate the key and re-install it as Windows 10?

Sorry if this seems blatantly obvious. I've never re-installed and OS before

 

Should be able to yes

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