So now that W7 is EOL, can you still activate W10 with W7 keys?

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M76

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The ever recurring question become actual yet again.
Has anyone tried it in the past week?
 
Did an old-ish laptop that came with Windows 7 Home x64 last week.
Upgraded just fine to 10 Home for free.
They then call it a "Digital License" and it's supposedly lock to that PC.
 
I've tried it too now, and W7 Pro OEM key still worked.
 
So while it does "work" (/Activate) it does not mean it is properly licensed per Microsoft.

I was looking at upgrading a large number of workstations this way recently - so I called the microsoft licensing department to see if this would count as a legitimate install.

They told me that anything activated this way after July 2019 was not properly licensed (When their extension on the Windows 10 upgrade program ended). They even told me they might release a windows update to de-activate devices activated after that date via a windows update. The person I spoke to had an internal memo stating this - I asked if he could share the memo with me - but he said it was marked internal/microsoft only.
 
Itt becomes a digital license after you upgrade this way. They could do what you say, but with what they've pulled lately with the crappy updates, they would be in a world of hurt legitimatacy wise to do it. They have enough problems, and doing it would only make them worse.
 
still holding :D

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I just did this on my laptop a few days ago. It took and looks fine. It doesn't meant they won't revoke it though.
 
Easius said:
So while it does "work" (/Activate) it does not mean it is properly licensed per Microsoft.

I was looking at upgrading a large number of workstations this way recently - so I called the microsoft licensing department to see if this would count as a legitimate install.

They told me that anything activated this way after July 2019 was not properly licensed (When their extension on the Windows 10 upgrade program ended). They even told me they might release a windows update to de-activate devices activated after that date via a windows update. The person I spoke to had an internal memo stating this - I asked if he could share the memo with me - but he said it was marked internal/microsoft only.
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Imagine the angry mob that would create. Kind of misleading your customers. It's like accepting your ticket, and then asking you to buy another ticket after you've been inside the venue for hours. "No the ticket you used to enter has been de-validated, you need to buy another from us"

Seems more like a racket and wouldn't stand up to scrutiny.

I really think you should send this information to some tech site so they can investigate it or ask other insiders.
 
I assumed that Windows 10 being the data collection tool that it is, it is worth more to MS to continue to allow upgrades than block it and have users just stay on Win7. If they did this, then i would just move my last desktop with Windows over to Linux, since it would be non-compliant.
 
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