not following Bree.
I did a clean install and entered key, Win 7 Pro. I too received a digital license which I must assume is linked to hardware.
Retail key? OEM? CoA sticker? Not all keys are equal. But an activated W7 will always get a digital licence when you upgrade it, no matter what type of key it was originally activated with.
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Toshiba Satellite L750 OS: 10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc) CPU: Intel Pentium B950 @2.10GHz Memory: 8GB Internet Speed: 50Mbps down, 10Mbps up Browser: IE/Edge/Firefox Antivirus: Defender Other Info: ...other laptops include:
Dell Latitude E7270, 6th gen i7, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro.
Dell Latitude 5410, 10th gen i7, 32GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro.
main use is to run Hyper-V VMs including XP, W7, W8.1, W10 & W11
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Samsung R519 OS: 10 Pro x86 (22H2, 21H1, 20H2, 2004, 1909, 1903, 1809, 1803, 1709, 1703, 1607, 1511, 1507), 7 Pro x86 CPU: Intel Pentium T4300 2.10GHz Memory: 4GB Other Info: Test/support machine - uses multiple Macrium images to switch OS.
Retail key? OEM? CoA sticker? Not all keys are equal. But an activated W7 will always get a digital licence when you upgrade it, no matter what type of key it was originally activated with.
And that is exactly why I would do the upgrade first to be safe.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Lenovo IdeaCenter K450 OS: Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848 CPU: Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz 4th Gen Memory: 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio; Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung C27F398 27" Curved Monitor Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Keyboard: Dell USB (KVMS) Mouse: Logitec USB (KVMS) PSU: CoolerMaster MasterWatt 550 Watt Semifanless Modular Hard Drives: 1.0TB Samsung QVO 860 SSD SATA-6GB;
2TB Seagate ST2000NM0011 72K SATA-6GB;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 72K SATA-6GB Internet Speed: 484.75MB Down, 23.59MB Up Browser: Firefox, Edge - eM Client Pro for E-Mail Antivirus: Windows Defender; MBAM Premium Other Info: Purchased December 2013, many upgrades since then
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell Inspiron 660 OS: Windows 7 Pro X64 CPU: Intel Core i3-3240 2X3.4Ghz Motherboard: HP 0A68h Memory: 8GB 2X4GB PC3 12800U DDR3 Graphics Card: ATI FireGL V3300 Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays: Acer KN242HYL 24" Screen Resolution: 1920X1080 Keyboard: Dell USB (KVMS) Mouse: Logitec USB (KVMS) Hard Drives: Kingston SA400S37 120GB SSD (boot)
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB SATA Internet Speed: 175.42 Down, 23.62 Up Browser: Seamonkey, Internet Explorer Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials Other Info: Apache Webserver since 2001
Retail key? OEM? CoA sticker? Not all keys are equal. But an activated W7 will always get a digital licence when you upgrade it, no matter what type of key it was originally activated with.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom OS: Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2 CPU: i7-8700K Motherboard: Asus Maximus X Code - Z370 Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 3200MHz F4-3200C16D-16GTZ (2) 32GB Graphics Card: Intel UHD Graphics 630 Sound Card: Integrated ROG SupremeFX Monitor(s) Displays: Asus VP279 27", Samsung BX2431 24" Keyboard: das Keyboard MX Brown Mechanical Switches Model DASKMKPROSIL-3G7-r1.0 Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Wireless & Bluetooth PSU: Corsair RM 650i +Gold Case: Phanteks Enthroo Primo Cooling: Corsair Hydro H150i, 360mm Rad & Five Corsair 140mm Pro ML Case Fans Hard Drives: Samsung M.2 NVMe 960 EVO 500GB Boot,
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB (System Copy Drive),
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB (Primary Data Drive),
WD Black 500GB (Data Copy Drive) Internet Speed: 150Mb + Browser: Chrome, Firefox Antivirus: Malwarebytes Premium, SuperAntiSpyware Pro (Licensed) Other Info: Macrium (Licensed), Office 365, Wise Disk Cleaner, Crystal Disk Info
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I am...
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