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W7 -> W10 + hardware changout
I build my PC about 5 years ago, my first build.
I've been thinking of upgrading my MB, processor and RAM and think now is a good time to do it before I activate my W10 upgrade.
I bought Window 7 retail originally, not OEM. I have the box and have verified it as retail using the cmd line as well.
What's the best way to do this? Microsoft says I need to complete the update before I can do a clean install. It's in bold all over their site...
I've already made a bootable media via their program.
so do I...
Upgrade my old hardware to 10 via Windows Update
Deactiviate windows from my machine via cmd.ex
change out the hardware, do a clean install from the W10 disc
Enter my W7 key when promoted?
One site suggest I install 7 on my new machine, but the MB is so new, there's a few people that have reported problems getting w7 to install, so if I can avoid that, I'd prefer it.
Thanks in advance