Thread: Windows 10 - free upgrade to those with PC using Windows 7 or 8
View Single Post
Old 01-22-2015, 10:15 AM   #27
danwdoo
Groupie
danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.danwdoo ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
danwdoo's Avatar
 
Posts: 168
Karma: 2584958
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Texas
Device: Kindle PW2
Quote:
Originally Posted by howyoudoin View Post
The upgrade lasts you for "the expected lifetime of the device". I reckon if your HDD crashes, then you'll have to reinstall the OS your device came with originally from your backup disc. You'd ideally want to make a new backup image after installing Windows 10, of course.
Upgrading after a HD crash may not be necessary. Once you upgrade, you should receive a valid Windows 10 product key and will likely be able to install Windows 10 straight from that point on. We won't know for sure until MS addresses this directly, but I suspect this will be the case. Either way future reinstalls won't cost anything on that device.
danwdoo is offline   Reply With Quote