Thread: Windows 10 - free upgrade to those with PC using Windows 7 or 8
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Old 08-16-2015, 07:26 PM   #1642
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Originally Posted by AnotherCat View Post
If I understand you correctly, you tried to upgrade your wife's notebook from 8.1 using the iso on DVD/USB drive obtained using the Media Creation Tool?

If so, where did you get the key for Windows 10 Home that you say you entered.

My understanding is that to use an iso on media (whether purchased or downloaded using the Media Creation Tool, or directly from Microsoft downloads) the target PC has to have been updated by the free offer process online, or by using the direct installation process of the Media Creation Tool first, or by purchasing a key (a purchased key does not have to be for the same version of Windows 7/8/10 that was previously on the PC).

I do not know why it is like that but I assume that one reason is that the iso on media that one may burn now using the Tool, will still be in your possession after the 1 years free upgrade offer ends.

Apologies if I have misunderstood your post.
You download the version of Windows 10 you need to a USB memory stick and then you boot into the Windows your computer is running. You then run the install from there. You do not need a key. You only need a key if you boot from the USB. Then you'd need to enter a key.
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