And the Media Creation Tool creates the exact same USB flash drive that is in the retail box. The only difference is the MCT creates the latest released version of Windows 10 and the flash drive in...

And hundreds of thousands of users have done that for the cost of a $5 flash drive, but you won't listen to us.

#1 - your laptop already has a digital license for Windows 10 stored on Microsoft...

hsehestedt,

At least there won't be any major problems associated with the full retail boxed product. It will just be out of date, but Windows Update should take care of that. It's just a waste...

Yep, we know! Overpaying for an outdated version of Windows 10. Anyway, good luck in finding one that isn't ridiculously expensive.

What jimbo45 was referring to was getting a cheap Windows 7 and upgrading it to Windows 10 to get the Windows 10 digital license. But it sounds like you have zero interest in less expensive...

I will correct you, not that you will listen to what any of us are telling you anyway....what you got appears to be a genuine Microsoft System Builders version of Windows 10. But, I agree, it is not...

Yes.

It will upgrade only that Windows 10 to Windows 11 and it will leave the other Windows 10 as is. It will likely change your dual booting to make Windows 11 the default and change the timeout back to...

Install TrueNAS

TrueNAS is an Operating System that you install on any computer, just like any other OS. My NAS computer boots TrueNAS from a USB flash drive. (and it also allows mirroring of...

RTM versions do not expire. Since 1809 was a RTM release, it will not expire.

Windows Defender and common sense. The common sense is the hard one to find nowadays.

I am using TrueNAS Core (free) on an older AMD FX computer. I have 6 TB of storage. I am running 2 pairs of 2 HDDs (4 total). Each pair is mirrored, and the 2 pairs are striped. I would have to...

I normally read the user or service manual for the computer or motherboard. That method has not failed me yet.

Here is mine:

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Here's the problem with that and an SSD. Once all those zeroes and ones are written to all the cells on the SSD, the cells must be reset anyway so that they can accept new data. As many members...

Let me try to explain things to you, Sapien 1.

To restore your main laptop:
1. Create the Windows 10 installation USB flash drive by downloading it directly from Microsoft using any computer...

You already have a digital license for Windows on your main laptop. You can do a clean install on it for free. But it's your money to waste, not mine.

RVC could just add their own MS account to the computer, log in with it, and the digital license would link to their account.

Add your own MS account to the computer and log in with it.

Just need to be careful to use the Windows 7 product key from a printed COA label. The actual installed key for Windows 7 may be the factory SLIC key which will not work with Windows 10.

Why do you say that? On an upgrade, Windows 10 will assume the Windows 7 license. The Windows 7 license should be activated before upgrading.

It is not required to do an upgrade. If the Windows 8 was factory loaded, there will be a product key stored in BIOS that Windows 10 and Windows 11 setup will use to activate with.

Samsung My Files allows you the ability to colbert to network shares, but you have to initiate file transfers from your phone.

That is very strange indeed, because genuine Windows 10 OEM comes on DVD, not on USB flash drive.

NVMe drives will not disable SATA ports. They operate on completely separate busses.