Windows 10 Build 10240 for PC is now available

Note, If I understand Microsoft windows 10 faq, Dell oem-slp windows 7 key have to be change before upgrading to what on the back/bottom of your computer or you can possibly enter the windows 7 oem key during the upgrade-don't know if that works.

COMPUTIAC said:

It is not doubt, it is quoting fact from MS.

Read here: Installing Windows 10 using the media creation tool - Windows Help , you'll find the following written about doing a clean install and it asks you for a key:

"Note

If you upgraded to Windows 10 on this PC by taking advantage of the free upgrade offer and successfully activated Windows 10 on this PC in the past, you won't have a Windows 10 product key, and you can skip the product key page by selecting the Skip button. Your PC will activate online automatically so long as the same edition of Windows 10 was successfully activated on this PC by using the free Windows 10 upgrade offer. "

But how does MS know this the machine legally upgraded to 10 before? BIOS dose not store key information. Unless MS records all your computer hardware information, including serial numbers etc. That doesn't sounds right? Or, MS just doing this!

jyusa said:

But how does MS know this the machine legally upgraded to 10 before? BIOS dose not store key information. Unless MS records all your computer hardware information, including serial numbers etc. That doesn't sounds right? Or, MS just doing this!

MS record's everything.
They know exactly where each and every copy of 10 is and who has it.

They know all the hardware on the 'puter it is installed on. If any part is replaced, they will know it.

Lebon14 said:

Is there a trick to make the ISO install any version be Home or Pro? Like in Win 7 you could find and remove ei.cfg?

No, no trick. Everything has changed in 10.

Lebon14 said:

Is there a trick to make the ISO install any version be Home or Pro?

No need to do that.

You can actual use the media creation tool, to choose which one you want to install. I don't know what the "N" by the second home and pro listed. You still have to upgrade first and yes the media creation tool will work for the upgrading. Make sure you choose create install media for other computers even if you are upgrading the computer you are using.

groze said:

No need to do that.

You can actual use the media creation tool, to choose which one you want to install. I don't know what the "N" by the second home and pro listed. You still have to upgrade first and yes the media creation tool will work for the upgrading. Make sure you choose create install media for other computers even if you are upgrading the computer you are using.

The "N" designates a European version.

You want to use a version with out the "N".

ronaldo9r9 said:

Did you download media creation tool to create an iso, if you did thats how they appeared in your C:\ drive

I agree. The download of Media creation tool took about 4 hrs. for me ( my DSL is only 2mhz). verification of download about 1 hr. I then did a download again to create a Bootable USB Flash Drive took about the same time. NO problems yet - am satisfied so far.

COMPUTIAC said:

MS record's everything.
They know exactly where each and every copy of 10 is and who has it.

They know all the hardware on the 'puter it is installed on. If any part is replaced, they will know it.

Too bad that they don't even treat it like if we don't know about it!