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Windows 10 team clarifies upgraded Seven license always retrievable
A member of the Windows 10 team has replied to my inquiry in MVP communication channels assuring that Windows 7 used to upgrade to windows 10 is always retrievable via either roll back within 30 days, or indefinitely via restoring an image or clean reinstall. For this reason I would save a Win7 backup image before Upgrade! Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup
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Further, not using the qualifying Windows 7 after upgrade is on the honor system as with the upgrade previously from Vista or XP to Win7.
In order to get the free Windows 10 upgrade one must do an in-place upgrade from Windows Seven or 8.1. Thereafter free ISO media can be obtained from Microsoft to do a Clean Reinstall of Windows 10. Windows 10 will remain activated via the BIOS.
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Last edited by gregrocker; 01 Aug 2015 at 13:15.