Fresh W10 instal

[Abaris]

Hello there. I'm a bit confused about getting a fresh install I saw earlier in another topic.

If I want to upgrade my mobo, cpu (skylake) and ram, I will need to make a fresh w10 install. I saw that if you get a skylake cpu you'll get another year (currently up to jully) to upgrade from w7 to 10.

First of all: Is this true?
Secondly: If I don't have the key from w7, can't I just use my product ID I currently have in w10? Or it will be marked as used?

Thanx a lot.

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Abaris said:

I saw that if you get a skylake cpu you'll get another year 

never heard of this anywhere

highly doubt its true

do you have sources?

[Abaris]

11 minutes ago, Enderman said:

never heard of this anywhere

highly doubt its true

do you have sources?

I don't, I just saw someone post that on another thread. All I found was that you have until 17 July 2017 to update to w10 so critical security updates won't put at risk your system. The usual stuff. But can't say if that's free or not.

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Abaris said:

I don't, I just saw someone post that on another thread. All I found was that you have until 17 July 2017 to update to w10 so critical security updates won't put at risk your system. The usual stuff. But can't say if that's free or not.

afaik its only free til july 29 2016

[SparkyRain]

37 minutes ago, Abaris said:

Hello there. I'm a bit confused about getting a fresh install I saw earlier in another topic.

If I want to upgrade my mobo, cpu (skylake) and ram, I will need to make a fresh w10 install. I saw that if you get a skylake cpu you'll get another year (currently up to jully) to upgrade from w7 to 10.

First of all: Is this true?
Secondly: If I don't have the key from w7, can't I just use my product ID I currently have in w10? Or it will be marked as used?

Thanx a lot.

 

Facts. You can upgrade for free when you have windows 7, board doesn't matter. Not that I ever heard before 

 

And afaic licenses are bound to motherboard. If you have used that license on a diffrent board you have to revolke it on the old board before it can be used on diffrent hardware. This does not apply to oem, only to retail license.

 

Oem are one time and bound to hardware forever.

 

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/deactivate-uninstall-windows-product-key

[Abaris]

32 minutes ago, SparkyRain said:

 

Facts. You can upgrade for free when you have windows 7, board doesn't matter. Not that I ever heard before 

 

And afaic licenses are bound to motherboard. If you have used that license on a diffrent board you have to revolke it on the old board before it can be used on diffrent hardware. This does not apply to oem, only to retail license.

 

Oem are one time and bound to hardware forever.

 

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/deactivate-uninstall-windows-product-key

So, once I have the new components, I revoke the license, install new hardware and reuse the license I currently have for w10? Don't need to upgrade from w7 all over again?
 

[SparkyRain]

7 minutes ago, Abaris said:

So, once I have the new components, I revoke the license, install new hardware and reuse the license I currently have for w10? Don't need to upgrade from w7 all over again?
 

Right. Build 1511 can be activated with win 7 keys, but you have to revolke the license. 

 

Edit source: http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-november-update-activate-os-using-your-windows-7-and-8-product-keys#slide-0-field_images-61741

 

But I can confirm this work. Even when that board was never installed before.