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can I install my WIN10 disk on two PCs
If I buy win10 home with one license can I install it on two PCs ?
If I buy win10 home with one license can I install it on two PCs ?
Hello ils,
You can install it on as many computers as you like, but your license is only good to activate on one PC.
You will need a separate license per computer you want to install it on for activation and EULA.
If you want to "upgrade" from a computer that has Win 7 you can do it for free. You have two options:
- Under Win 7, extract the iso file to a folder and run setup.
- You can also do a clean install on a Win 7 computer (Win 7 Home or HP= Win 10 home; Win 7 pro or Ultimate = Win 10 Pro). Save your data on an external disk. Boot from Win 10 installation disk, go to install - advanced - delete all partitions - choose to install on the RAW partition.
Clean Install Windows 10
When asked for the key, insert the win 7 COA key. It will activate.
1. I think I need a ‘clean install’ to get rid of a corrupted printer, network and a few other issus with my WIN7. Clean install mean starting over, correct? And, I assume you would recommend that I make an image, eg. Acronis of my win 7 SSD, just in case win10 doesn’t work??
2. But how can I do it ‘for free’ if I need a Win 10 installation disk ($100 for Home at Amazon)?? And thanks for the quick reply. I’m desperate to get my PCs working again.
Win 10 dvd is free from https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...load/windows10
Amazon will sell a license (that you don't need) and give you a link to download.
As Samuria wrote, you can download Win 10 iso file for free.
Link from M$ (valid for 24 hours)
Win10_1903_V1_English_x64
A clean install will delete everything on your disk. Save your data on an external disk is mandatory. Saving a disk image is even better.
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You can do a Win 7 repair-install
It will keep your data and programs and reinstall windows.
For the updates my suggestion is to use Simplix (single file with all updates but without the telemetry)
Simplix 19.5.15
Last edited by Megahertz; 08 Jun 2019 at 21:37.
I'm ready to clean install WIN10. I've made image files of my WIN7 system on all 3 computers, and I have all the files backed up (using Bvckup2). But I wasn't able to get a WIN10 bootdisk from MediaCreationTool1903.exe My WIN7 system is so f**ked up, it wouldn't run.
MegaHertz - please send updated link to the earlier one that expired [Win10_1903_V1_English_x64]. THanks, Irwin
RE: Link from M$ (valid for 24 hours)
Win10_1903_V1_English_x64
If you like, you might see if you may be able to use an option in the tutorial below to create a bootable Windows 10 installation USB.
Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10