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Hi guys I have a question, If I buy Windows 8 retail version and I would switch to Windows 10 via the free update & after the year when the FREE update is OVER I decide to get make new build & use that windows 8 RETAIL version, would I still be able to switch to Windows 10 again for free? If not, do you guys know when is the release date of W10? Thanks a lot in advance :)
 
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According to reports, you will be able to obtain the Windows 10 ISO file after you upgrade. Use that to create your install media, either DVD or USB.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq
Can I reinstall Windows 10 on my computer after upgrading?...
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Windows 10 will start rolling out on July 29.

If you upgrade that existing Windows 8 to Windows 10, you don't get to use that same Windows 8 license in a different PC. You can't use both at the same time. They are not giving you a whole second OS (Windows 10) for free. You are upgrading your existing Windows 8.
One or the other...not both.

After July 29 2016, you will not be able to upgrade anything to Windows 10 for free.

And if you upgrade your current Windows 8 to WIndows 10, it will remain running, theoretically forever (for the life of that device). It does not time out after one year.
 
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As soon as you take the free offer to upgrade to Windows 10, the previous license (Win 7, or 8.1) is terminated. You paid for one license. Even with the upgrade, you will end up with one license. And that one license will be for Windows 10.
 
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I know I cannot use 2 at same time, I believe you misread the whole post. I would be having Windows 8 RETAIL version (meaning I can install it to new machine but deleting it from the old one OR when doing major upgrade (mobo etc.) to the system I would be already using it for. Basically I want to know if I do the switch to 10 for free NOW, and in example 2 years after the 'free' switch is over I do the reinstall with the installation disc of Windows 8, would I be still able to make the free switch & use the Windows 10 (instead of windows 8 as it is POSSIBLE to do NOW) or this time I would have to actually buy Windows 10, because of the reinstall.
Or in short Am I Changing my Windows 8 for Windows 10 FOREVER? Even if I do the reinstallation?
 
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Currently, Windows 8
After July 29, you upgrade to Windows 10
The free upgrade ceases on July 29 2016
Feb 1 2017 (for instance), you install Windows 8 on a new PC.
You will not be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free. That runs out on July 29 2016. No matter what you did before.

Starting from a Retail Windows 8, you may, possibly, be able to install that Windows 10 clean on a new PC. Maybe.
Yes, a retail license can be moved to a different PC, but most of the comments and documentation I've seen for Windows 10 speaks of "for the life of this device", or "on this device". I've not seen anything about "install on a whole different device".

Let us wait and see what the exact licensing terms are after the actual release.
 
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Okay so my Windows 8 license would basically become Windows 10 license, but How would I do the clean reinstallation in the future without Windows 10 disc when the upgrade would be over (coz I'd have this windows 8 cd)
 
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According to reports, you will be able to obtain the Windows 10 ISO file after you upgrade. Use that to create your install media, either DVD or USB.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq
Can I reinstall Windows 10 on my computer after upgrading?

"Yes. Once you’ve upgraded to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer, you will be able to reinstall, including a clean install, on the same device. You won’t need to purchase Windows 10 or go back to your prior version of Windows and upgrade again.

You’ll also be able to create your own installation media like a USB drive or DVD, and use that to upgrade your device or reinstall after you’ve upgraded."
 
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yes Im aware of this but I wanna know wether its better to buy the win8 now or wait for 10 because eventually, win8 will become 'outdated' at one point & if its so close to its release date i'd maybe rather spend the money on windows 10 if I wouldnt be able to do above mentioned in the future.
 
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