Can I install windows 10 on local disk D?


  1. R08Y
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (for now)
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    Can I install windows 10 on local disk D?


    And can i install windows 7 sp1 on local disk D too?
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  3. Mark Phelps
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    What you're calling "disk" "D" is actually a chunk of formatted space on your drive, known as a partition.

    So, if the question is, can you install Win10 and Win7 in the same partition, the answer is no.
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  4. Samuria
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    If you upgraded from 7 you can't run it as well as it was used for the so won't activate unless you have another copy you can run win7 as a virtual machine with the free virtual box
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  6. R08Y
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    Mark Phelps said:
    What you're calling "disk" "D" is actually a chunk of formatted space on your drive, known as a partition.

    So, if the question is, can you install Win10 and Win7 in the same partition, the answer is no.
    Um... I was talking about if I can install Windows 7 sp1, then install windows 10 afterwards,
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