Going from pirated windows 7 to legit windows 10

[RunDougRun]

So I bought a pc from Craig's list and the windows 7 is obviously not a legit licensed copy......

I get that message every 10 minutes or so.......

Anyways, I ran the "upgrade to windows 10" tool and everything went fine......

But here is where I'm confused.....it asked for the license fee......

If I purchase a key from the website, will I have a fully working windows 10 OS?

When I rebuild my pc in a few months (cpu/motherboard) will that license still work? Or is it locked to my current motherboard ?

I'm really confused on what to do next......

 

[JohnLeeds]

If you are currently running a pirated version of windows I would advise freshly installing windows from a disc (or usb boot) after you have formatted the hard drive. If you upgrade from the pirated copy you may end up having problems in the future.

Regarding your upgrade I would wait until you upgrade the motherboard and cpu before you install the OS as you will have to reinstall it for new drivers etc...

 

[nigelivey]

If you pay the fee you gain your digital entitlement to windows 10, however, when you upgrade your motherboard you will not auto validate windows 10 and will have to validate by telephone. It is possible but a pain in the bum.

 

[spaceshipcowboy]

the free offer lasts until July 29th, 2016. clock is ticking

 

[RunDougRun]

If you are currently running a pirated version of windows I would advise freshly installing windows from a disc (or usb boot) after you have formatted the hard drive. If you upgrade from the pirated copy you may end up having problems in the future.

Regarding your upgrade I would wait until you upgrade the motherboard and cpu before you install the OS as you will have to reinstall it for new drivers etc...

I read I can create a whole new copy of windows by using a flash drive and the "media creation tool" from Microsoft website.....than I would just putlrchase the license key
...

I would like to do everything from home and avoid ordering a boxed version of the software......

Any suggestions ?

 

[COLGeek]

Tom's Hardware does not support any form of software piracy. None. Period.

 

[Charles_Trooper]

Tom's Hardware does not support any form of software piracy. None. Period.

ok, sorry
Im really new to the community
please forgive my misconduct it wont happen again

 

[spaceshipcowboy]

Agree. If you don't want to pay for an operating system you should be using Linux or equivalent