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What happens when I reload a PC/"Reserve" Windows 10 free upgrades
Two questions:
1) What happens when I reload my Windows 8 PC after the free upgrade expires?
I have a Dell desktop that came with Windows 8 (or 8.1?) home. I did the Win 10 upgrade and then used my Win 8. Pro upgrade key to upgrade to Win 10 Pro.
I have created a Windows 10 ISO and I know the generic key (VK7JG...) is the one used. If I need to reload the PC after the free upgrade, will I be stuck with Windows 8 again or can I use the ISO and key to upgrade again? If not is there a way (short of a disk image) to make sure I can upgrade?
2) I have two Windows 7 licenses (Pro and Ultimate). Is there a way to reserve the Windows 10 upgrade with them, like for instance installing them on a virtual machine? This of course would tie into question 1 possibly if and when I need those installations. I could of course (depending on the virtual machine I think) convert them from p to v at some point as well. Any recommendations on which system (Virtual PC, VMWare, etc.) to use if that's the case?