Hardware embedded keys of Windows 8.1 SL for activating Windows 10 (clean Install) (build10565)?

[WPCentral Question]

hardware embedded keys of windows 8.1 SL for activating windows 10 (clean Install) (build10565)?

I will clean install windows 10 once the new build is released.. which will accept keys from windows 8.1/ windows 7.. My laptop is now on windows 8.1 single language the keys of it are embedded. Can i use it just like normal/retail keys?

 

[charlatan1978]

Re: hardware embedded keys of windows 8.1 SL for activating windows 10 (clean Install) (build10565)?

No, you would need to upgrade first to Win10 before you can do a clean install.

 

[PepperdotNet]

Re: hardware embedded keys of windows 8.1 SL for activating windows 10 (clean Install) (build10565)?

charlatan apparently didn't read the note that as of build 10565, you can do a clean install of Windows 10, using the existing Win7/8/8.1 key, on a machine where that key was already activated on a prior OS.

I can't tell you for sure if it will work, it is supposed to though.

 

[charlatan1978]

Re: hardware embedded keys of windows 8.1 SL for activating windows 10 (clean Install) (build10565)?

I didn't read it. No apparently about it.