Windows 10 Upgrade on a new Drive?

[The Cool n00B]

I currently have windows 7. I had the windows 10 preview but I had to wipe the drive because reasons. I'm in the insider program but can't find a download of the preview. I have my win10 upgrade on reserve, but I'd now like to install the upgrade as a dual boot.

 

I'd like to dual boot mainly because Saitek sucks too bad to release win 10 drivers.

[TetraSky]

Download the RTM, log in to your account, you should be back into the insider program.

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

 

If not, a simple option in the Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced Options, should enable it.

[The Cool n00B]

Download the RTM, log in to your account, you should be back into the insider program.

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

What's an RTM?

[TetraSky]

What's an RTM?

Release to manufacturing (RTM)

 

Basically, the release version, Windows 10 is out already. But still has the insider program in it if you wish to opt-in.

[The Cool n00B]

Release to manufacturing (RTM)

 

Basically, the release version, Windows 10 is out already. But still has the insider program in it if you wish to opt-in.

Oh ok thanks. I'll make a reply if it all works out.

[The Cool n00B]

Release to manufacturing (RTM)

 

Basically, the release version, Windows 10 is out already. But still has the insider program in it if you wish to opt-in.

It worked, but it says that I need to activate it to personalize.

[TetraSky]

It worked, but it says that I need to activate it to personalize.

So you never actually did get the free upgrade. (As in, upgrade from Win7/Win8.1, and then reinstalled Win7)

 

But normally, the Insider program should be accessible without activating, especially if you log back in your microsoft account.

 

 

If you really can't do anything, consider making a backup of your Windows 7 partition, upgrading it to windows 10 just so it activate your machine, and then recover your backup of windows 7. After that, if you use Windows 10, it should be activated (might need to reinstall it)

[The Cool n00B]

So you never actually did get the free upgrade. (As in, upgrade from Win7/Win8.1, and then reinstalled Win7)

 

But normally, the Insider program should be accessible without activating, especially if you log back in your microsoft account.

 

 

If you really can't do anything, consider making a backup of your Windows 7 partition, upgrading it to windows 10 just so it activate your machine, and then recover your backup of windows 7. After that, if you use Windows 10, it should be activated (might need to reinstall it)

I used the tool you linked. Idk, it doesn't really matter that much, it's just a little annoying that I can't really customize windows at all.