Can i put W10 back on my Laptop free ?

Hi,

I have a Laptop that had Windows 7 pro on it originally which i upgraded to Windows 10 pro, all was fine until i had a hard drive crash, so wiped the drive and put Ubuntu on it. Not getting on with Ubuntu and was wondering am i still able to put Windows 10 back on it FREE or have i now lost the chance and will have to pay ?

Terminator

Thank you so much for you reply, you have put my mind at ease, I will start the re-install this evening.

All the best to you
Terminator :)

If you use the media creation tool to create an ISO or USB, the installer will automatically skip the part where you set a key or you choose a windows version, it will install the original edition that came with your laptop, of course, without all the bloatware.

I know... I'm late XD

Sorry about the duplicate thread, This is another Laptop and i had completely forgotten about my previous post.
Thank you for the reply and help
Have a good day.

But, yes, you still can. Just download the latest version, install it and enter the key on the sticker on the bottom of your laptop after installing Windows 10 **Pro**

Terminator said:

Sorry about the duplicate thread, This is another Laptop and i had completely forgotten about my previous post.
Thank you for the reply and help
Have a good day.

You're welcome!

There is no need for key if Win 10 was previously activated.

AddRAM said:

Don`t forget to run the Clean command 1st to wipe all the Linux code.

That is a very good point - if you have a legacy BIOS PC then it will have probably installed GRUB to track Zero (or Syslinux or whatever). Windows installer will not automatically overwrite this.

When you install Windows, press Shift +F10 to get a command prompt, type Diskpart, Select disk 0, Clean, Exit. Then carry on.

Not sure what a legacy BIOS PC is, however thank you for the additional info, i have written it on my pad and intend to start work on this laptop tomorrow (Fingers Crossed !!)