In light of some of the confusion around this it's worth pointing out that although a lot of the Windows 10 licensing messaging has been unclear, the upgrade first requirement for clean installs has been something Microsoft have been talking about for as long as they have been talking of Windows 10 clean installs - so the system is "working as intended". During the clean install the product key entry should be skipped (multiple times if required) - the PC will still automatically activate when installation is complete.įrom what I understand Windows considers the motherboard to be the PC for the purposes of licensing, as long as the motherboard is the same the PC is licensed for Windows 10įor more detailed information on performing a clean install, see this article. It is only once an upgrade has been done that you have a Windows 10 license at all.Īfter an upgrade has been performed that PC is licensed to use Windows 10 and a clean install can be done. If you bought Windows 7 separately from an authorized retailer, the product key will be found on a label inside the box package.Unfortunately, you must upgrade an existing installation before you are able to do a clean install of Windows 10.
In regards to the Windows 8/8.1/10 Pro product key for these units preinstalled with Windows 7 Pro, the situation is the same as for those units preinstalled with just Windows 8/8.1/10 as mentioned in the FAQ "How to find your Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 product key". Exception: For ASUS PCs preinstalled with Windows 7 Pro and including the license to run another version of Windows like Windows 8/8.1/10 Pro they will not include the Windows 7 Pro product key, but are licensed to still activate and run properly with Windows 7 Pro. If you bought a new ASUS PC preinstalled with Windows 7, the product key will most often be included in the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached to the PC. The methods to find your product key depend on how you purchase your copy of Windows 7: PRODUCT KEY: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXĪctivation helps verify that your copy of Windows hasn't been used on more PCs than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. Windows 7 - How to find your Windows 7 product key?Ī product key is a 25-character code used to activate Windows and will be in the sequence shown below :
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