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http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-quietly-rewrites-its-activation-rules-for-windows-10/

 

 

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Do I have

 

Do I have to reinstall the chipset drivers, usb 3.0 drivers and all that? Will they be outdated and incompatible with Win 10? I'm running an, i7 4790k on Asus Z97-AR, built in july 2014

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I think you'll want to install your official mobo drivers. Download all the latest versions of your drivers to a folder before formatting, and save them on another drive, a disc, usb drive... or upload them somewhere - though you'll need chipset and ethernet drivers installed on your fresh Win 10 installation before accessing internet.

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I think you'll want to install your official mobo drivers. Download all the latest versions of your drivers to a folder before formatting, and save them on another drive, a disc, usb drive... or upload them somewhere - though you'll need chipset and ethernet drivers installed on your fresh Win 10 installation before accessing internet.

How does Windows 10 activate? I dont have a Windows 10 product key

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How does Windows 10 activate? I dont have a Windows 10 product key

to clean install 10

upgrade to 10 from 7 or 8..windows 10 will auto activate....

once it does

you can boot from a usb stick with windows 10 on it and do the clean install...skip any times it asks to put in a key....one you are back in windows..and you have internet it will auto activate

 

as for drivers...yes you have to get all them...and make sure you get the newest

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Here is a Windows 10 Clean Install Guide that I compliled on NBR forums that includes step by step instructions on how to install Windows 10 and tweak it to prevent privacy concerns

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/nbr-windows-10-clean-installation-guide.781178/

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How does Windows 10 activate? I dont have a Windows 10 product key

 

Once you've used the free upgrade offer for Windows 10, upgrading from either Windows 7 or Windows 8, your PC hardware's signature will be registered in Microsoft's servers as being authorized with Windows 10. Then you can format your PC, and perform a clean installation of Windows 10, and it will activate itself automatically once it contacts Microsoft's servers, and Microsoft's servers confirm your PC's hardware as being authorized for Windows 10.

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