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If (like you say) you have used the Windows Media creation tool to download the correct versions of Windows 10 for your computers then there IS an option to include the Windows key or 'Skip this step.' prior to the upgrade.Sorry ---There is no visible option to skip when it asks for password otherwise I would have done it...
If you are doing a clean install, Windows will also invite you to use the number again after installation.
Again, you can pass on that option if you want to.
Cyberrufus is correct - it's not very easy to see, when you are installing the OS, but it IS there.
If all six of your computers are indeed activated then you don't (shouldn't) ever need the key that it came with.
(This applies to both OEM versions and retail purchases.)
Your license will automatically be transferred to Windows 10 when you upgrade. (UPGRADE, NOT CLEAN INSTALL)
Several people are wrong.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...
You can't use the Windows Media Creation tool to install the OS.
It's only purpose is to help you download the right version of Windows and the correct media for you to install it with (DVD or USB.)
For me, though, the USB option never worked.
I had to unpack the ISO onto the USB sticks!