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To clean install first you must upgrade. Then use a program to grab your product key from windows 10.
Now you can goto the windows site and download the .iso for the same version of windows. Burn to disc or what not and install.
It will ask for a product key. The one that is grabbed will work and its your product key.
This is how I clean installed 10 on my laptop.
Slight abrevation to this post -- Yes you need to upgrade from within your current windows 7 first.
Once you have the ISO from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 you are all set to go.
Create either a Bootable USB drive or DVD. At any time after you want to reinstall Windows 10 from fresh simply wipe your hard drive clean.
You dont need a product key, at the option to enter the key, select Do this later ( skip entering the key) Windows will install as per normal.
As long as you are on the interent it will automatically reactivate since the previous activation has already registered your Hardware (motherboard).
Note: the Previous install of W10 MUST have been activated from the upgrade on the same Computer first. They use generic keys in W10.
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How can I clean install Windows 10 and activate it using W7 license?
in Windows 10
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NOPE- you dont have to have a Microsoft Account.
I've done at least 9 reinstalls on customers computers after the original OS, either W7 or 8.1 was upgraded to W10 , and none had MS accounts. The OS still runs better on a fresh install compared to a upgrade. Fun jumping between 2-3 computers at once
One of my workshop Computers has had 3 reinstalls so far -- no MS account on it. Hey- got to break W10 to fix it
What you have to do is first upgrade what ever OS you have ( W7 or 8.1) Make sure its activated. ( IMPORTANT)
You can then wipe the hard Drive clean, or change hard Drives ,do a fresh install of W10. When you upgrade to W10 the motherboard is registered on MS's servers. This means if you ever need to reinstall, no product key is required, as its the hardware thats registered, not the licence key.
Microsoft are using generic keys, so if you do a install of W10 ( upgrade or fresh later on), use a key finder, do a google search and there will be lots of people with the same key.
The "gotya" is if your motherboard dies you need to buy a new key/licence. Its enforcing the OEM licencing you can say. Dont know what will happen if a new PC dies after a few months and a call is made to MS, in the past they would give you a new code to enter.
If a Computer has not been upgraded from a previous activated OS, then it cant activate. (unless you enter a new W10 Key)
If you have a insider Program installed build, thats when you have to have to sign in to your MS account.
BUT the "gotya" on that at the moment is Microsoft have blocked all previous active keys. If you need to do a reinsatll its currently showing as Product key blocked. As long as the original install build was activated and you dont reinstall it, it will still ( or should be ) active. This "problem" should be resolved once they release new builds, whenever that is.