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cannot upgrade from win7 to win10
I have 6 computers at my premises 4 ran windows 8.1 pro and two currently running win 7 HP. Now all the installations are fully activated and full RETAIL versions and upto date with all updates. Because my broadband (LOL) connection is very slow (sub 2 Meg ) it would take many hours to upgrade each PC via Windows updates etc. so I downloaded the Media Creation tool then got both the Win 10 Pro and Win 10 Home ISO's as according to Microsoft one can use the subsequently burned installation media DVD to Upgrade the current installed OS by running the SETUP.exe file from the working computer.
I decided to upgrade the Win 8.1 systems first and ran the corresponding set up file and all went through the upgrade process flawlessly without asking for a product key at any point.
So, grinning with success went about the same method on my windows 7 Home Premium computers none of which had the Upgrade Icon anywhere. In all cases after the initial set up process I was asked for a product key. Here where it all stopped. I have spent very many hours reading hundreds of internet postings about the Win 10 upgrade but not yet found a solution. Several people have told me that I have to upgrade Win 7 directly from the Media Creation tool rather than via the Installation DVD that this tool can create that successfully did my Win 8.1 Pro systems. This is not what MS tells me. So any ideas folks ?
As an aside as I have upgraded my Win 8.1 Pro systems to Win 10 according to the EULA I can transfer the license to another computer as it is derived from RETAIL products as per all previous Windows OS's. Reading on the various forums there appears to be some doubt as to how to accomplish this with some sites saying that MS says it cannot be done even though the EULA gives permission. I have even seen comments that MS will have to modify the EULA !!
This upgrade process was supposed to be dead simple but it is proving the opposite as far as I am concerned as transferable product keys no longer exist on Win 10 upgraded installations.
Sorry for the ramble but would appreciate if anyone could give my the definitive answer to my Win 7 upgrade problem