I had windows 10 in my PC got a virus so had to reboot my computer and use my old windows 7 CD I want windows 10 back!.. without paying for it.
An upgrade moves your PC from a previous version of Windows — such as Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 — to Windows 10. An upgrade can take place on your existing device, though Microsoft recommends using Windows 10 on a new PC to take advantage of the latest features and security improvements. This allowed users to perform a clean install Windows 10 and enter a valid Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 key during installation. Windows 10 would then report that key to Microsoft's servers, and Windows 10's activation servers would give your PC a 'digital entitlement' (now a 'digital license') to continue using Windows 10 for free, just as. Microsoft is offering several paths to install Windows 7. People can buy a new computer with the operating system already installed, upgrade from Windows XP or Vista, or do a clean install on a.
You now have 7 installed and want 10 back:
If you had 10 as part of the free upgrade Microsoft offer, or if you bought a machine with 10 on it, read this:
Find the Windows 10 media creation tool on the Software download page
'Start fresh with a clean installation of Windows 10'
Reinstall Windows 10:
'How to Clean Install Windows 10'
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This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive that can be used to install Windows 10 with or without UEFI.
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When your free upgrade to 10 was originally activated Microsoft will have kept the Hardware Configuration details of your device on their Servers for recognition purposes if you have to reinstall 10.
Windows 7 Update Download
'Activation in Windows 10' (Digital entitlement)
Upgrade Vista To Windows 7
Cheers.
