Options for replacing oem win 7 with win 10 and vice versa.

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Paulusheart

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I am building my first pc. Want to put oem win 7 pro on it.
Is it possible to upgrade it to win 10? Will win 10 be oem as well?
Will I be able to upgrade to win 10 then create recovery disk and then reinstall win 7 again and wait for time when windows 10 will be more 'attractive' and install it from recovery disk?
Sorry for any mistakes but English is not my first language.
 
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If you take advantage of the free upgrade you will get an OEM licensed copy of Windows 10 that cannot be transferred to another system (this includes even a replacement motherboard). In addition, you have 30 days in which you can roll back without loss of the original license. After 30 days have passed the license is permanently converted into a Windows 10 license and cannot be reused elsewhere. In all cases of upgrades you do not retain the original licence for reuse (TANSTAAFL)
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If you take advantage of the free upgrade you will get an OEM licensed copy of Windows 10 that cannot be transferred to another system (this includes even a replacement motherboard). In addition, you have 30 days in which you can roll back without loss of the original license. After 30 days have passed the license is permanently converted into a Windows 10 license and cannot be reused elsewhere. In all cases of upgrades you do not retain the original licence for reuse (TANSTAAFL)
 
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Thanks. So i will have to choose between those 2 operating systems. Probably will stay with win 7 for some time.
Do you know what will happen after 29 july 2016. Will we have to pay a lot to upgrade to win 10?
 
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Do you know what will happen after 29 july 2016. Will we have to pay a lot to upgrade to win 10?
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As it stands right now, after 29 July 2016 upgrades will no longer be free, you will have to purchase a copy of Windows 10 (1 per machine being upgraded). However, Microsoft may or may not extend the free upgrade period at their discretion.
 
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