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Windows 8.1/10 Product Key?

nixter1029
By nixter1029
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So, I have Windows 8.1 Pro and was wondering if I use this to get the ISO and do a fresh install if I can use my Windows 8.1 Pro Product key.

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So, I have Windows 8.1 Pro and was wondering if I use this to get the ISO and do a fresh install if I can use my Windows 8.1 Pro Product key.

 

If you have 8.1 Pro key, you can get Windows 10 Pro.

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If you have 8.1 Pro key, you can get Windows 10 Pro.

Yes, I understand that, but I want to do a fresh install. If I get the ISO, how do I get my Windows 10 Product Key?

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Yes, I understand that, but I want to do a fresh install. If I get the ISO, how do I get my Windows 10 Product Key?

 

Yes you just use your product key from 8.1

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 Corsair Air 240 , CPU: i7-4790K, Mobo: ASUS Gryphon Z97 mATX,  GPU: Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970, RAM: G.Skill Sniper 16GB, SSD: SAMSUNG 1TB 840 EVO, Cooling: Corsair H80i PCPP: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/b/f2TH99SFF HTPC
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Can anyone else verify this first before I get screwed?

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Why would you get screwed? If win 10 rejects your 8.1 key then just install 8.1 with your key and upgrade to 10 from there.

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Why would you get screwed? If win 10 rejects your 8.1 key then just install 8.1 with your key and upgrade to 10 from there.

 

This is what you have to do anyways, actually. After upgrading from 8.1 to 10 you can then do another clean install of 10, skip the key entry and it should activate itself.

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When I upgraded my laptop I just specified that I wanted no files to move over on the upgrade.. wouldn't that work as well?

 

edit: Errmm, it appears that my laptop isn't activated... 

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