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Yes.

Repair the system partition. If the system partition has been corrupted, you can use BCDBoot to recreate the system partition files by using new copies of these files from the Windows...

BCDBoot Command-Line Options



Run the following commands at the command prompt (as administrator).

diskpart
list volume (Note the volume letter where the Windows OS is installed)
exit

Windows 10 free upgrade offer still works.

Windows 10 free upgrade is still available using Windows 7 and 8 keys - Windows 10 Forums

OPTION 1:

Install and activate Windows 7/8.x and then...

While on the sign-in screen, click the Power button at the bottom right corner, press and hold the Shift key, and click Restart.

Troubleshoot > Reset this PC > Remove everything.

Note: You need...

You do not need to change the boot order of drives in your UEFI firmware settings, so use the default settings.

Use the one-time boot menu to boot from USB/DVD.

Boot to UEFI Mode or Legacy BIOS...

UEFI mode do not use boot sectors on the hard drive and the USB flash drive, and do not require active partition to be set.

How to create UEFI mode compatible Windows 10 USB flash drive.

Format...

Or alternatively you can delete all the partitions on the Where do you want to install Windows? screen, until you only see Drive 0 Unallocated Space.

Error message when you boot from the Windows...

If you have an OEM computer with UEFI firmware embedded Windows 8/8.1/10 product key, the Windows setup should automatically detect product key from UEFI firmware and you will be taken straight to...

If you have an OEM computer with UEFI firmware embedded Windows 8/8.1 product key, the Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 installer should automatically detect product key from UEFI firmware and you will be...

Note that some of the newer laptops are not compatible with Windows 7, either in Legacy BIOS (aka CSM) or in UEFI mode.

If you have a Windows 7 product key and ISO file from Microsoft DreamSpark....

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825112.aspx

No.

I created a new virtual machine and I installed on a virtual machine (VMware Workstation 12 Player), when I installed Windows 8.1 and upgraded to Windows 10.

Windows 10 free upgrade offer still works. I tested today. First I installed and activated Windows 8.1 (I used an old Windows 8 key that had never been used) and after this I upgrade to Windows 10.
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On the Where do you want to install Windows? screen, you can delete all the partitions until you only see Drive 0 Unallocated Space (see screenshot below). Then click on the "Next" button. The...

This still works!

Windows 10 free upgrade is still available using Windows 7 and 8 keys - Windows 10 Forums



How to directly clean install Windows 10 without having to upgrade first.

If...

You do not need to change the boot order of drives in your UEFI firmware settings, so use the default settings.

If you want to boot from an optical drive, then just use the one-time boot menu.
...

UEFI boot mode do not use boot sectors on the hard drive and the USB flash drive, and do not require active partition to be set.

Format your USB flash drive in Windows Explorer. Note: You need to...

This still works!

https://www.tenforums.com/windows-10-news/58579-windows-10-free-upgrade-still-available-using-windows-7-8-keys.html

When you are in Windows 10, open the Command Prompt (Admin) and type: bcdboot %windir%

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https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2376-usb-flash-drive-create-install-windows-10-a.html



Asus motherboard with UEFI firmware.
- Asus UEFI setups allow for both UEFI and Legacy BIOS (aka CSM)...

Or try using Option 1 to create the USB flash drive, you do not need Rufus to do this.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2376-usb-flash-drive-create-install-windows-10-a.html

That information is incorrect.

You do not need to disable Secure Boot if you install Windows 8/10 in UEFI mode.



No.

Windows can't be installed because this PC has an unsupported disk layout for UEFI firmware.
...

https://technet.microsoft.com/fi-fi/library/hh825112.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396



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When you boot from the Windows installation media in Legacy BIOS mode, then Windows setup creates...