On 08/01/20 09:26, Mick wrote: > The OS Product Key for a Win 7 will not work on a Win 10, unless the free > upgrade option had been performed before July 2016. At least it has not > worked here ... You'll need a Product Key, Digital License, or a Microsoft > Account which has been linked to an activated Windows 10 Digital License.
I don't know what the date MS announced was, but this tactic certainly worked after that - I did it myself. The key statement there is "NEVER been used". If MS recognises the key, it will fail. (I'm actually going to have a crack at it myself again, I've just acquired a Win7 laptop - nice spec - that's pretty much unaltered original so I'm guessing it's never been re-installed and the key used.) Cheers, Wol
