What do I have to do to move my Win10 to a new build?

[TheMorningStar]

So going back to the time of win10 release it was said that if I wanted to move it to new build as you can in the first year, I would need to put win7 on the new build and then upgrade that to Win10.

Is it still that retarded or can I just dig out the key with Prdukey (or whatever) and make a fresh Win10 instal?

Also I'm hoping I can dig a valid key out of Win10 for either 7 or 10 because god knows where my original media is.

How do things stand at the moment guys?

 

[Gammawolf]

Currently there is no change to what you said - that is how it works, but as soon as the new build of insider is mainline you can just use your 7, 8 or 8.1 keys like normal:

Device activation improvements: We have received a lot of feedback from Insiders on making it easier to activate Windows 10 on devices that take advantage of the free upgrade offer to genuine Windows by using existing Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 product keys. If you install this build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview on a PC and it doesn’t automatically activate, you can enter the product key from Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 used to activate the prior Windows version on the same device to activate Windows 10 by going to Settings > Update & security > Activation and selecting Change Product Key. If you do a clean install of Windows 10 by booting off the media, you can also enter the product key from prior Windows versions on qualifying devices during setup. Refer to the Insider Hub for more information on these activation improvements including requirements.

http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexp...ncing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10565/

 

[tres_kun]

The free upgrade to Windows 10 is harder to understand
If a machine has been upgraded to windows 10 then that hardwere configuration is saved on the Microsoft activation server
And that machine will retain its avillity to activate Windows 10 on its own even after the free upgrade is over
As long as the hardware is not changed or the source licence is not violated
Example using the retail copy of Windows 7 on another machine will invalidate the free OEM activation of Windows 10 you have done on onather machine with the same win 7 key
You can not migrate Windows 10 OEM between machines only a retail copy
If you change your motherboard on Windows 10 it means it is another machine and you have to reactivate
On OEM version it means running the free Windows 10 upgrade if still available

 

[TheMorningStar]

Currently there is no change to what you said - that is how it works, but as soon as the new build of insider is mainline you can just use your 7, 8 or 8.1 keys like normal:



http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexp...ncing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10565/

Ahh cool, so I can just use my win7 key for a clean win10 install once that feature goes live? Is this update pending soon or should I expect a wait of months?

The free upgrade to Windows 10 is harder to understand
If a machine has been upgraded to windows 10 then that hardwere configuration is saved on the Microsoft activation server
And that machine will retain its avillity to activate Windows 10 on its own even after the free upgrade is over
As long as the hardware is not changed or the source licence is not violated
Example using the retail copy of Windows 7 on another machine will invalidate the free OEM activation of Windows 10 you have done on onather machine with the same win 7 key
You can not migrate Windows 10 OEM between machines only a retail copy
If you change your motherboard on Windows 10 it means it is another machine and you have to reactivate
On OEM version it means running the free Windows 10 upgrade if still available

I think I'll hold off for this update gamma is talking about, depending how far off it is. One thing that I'm unsure of however is if I were to replace the mobo like for like, say after hardware death, would windows allow that or is it down to individual hardware ID?