Great post. I want to point out a few things quickly. First the free upgrade is technically over. Microsoft didn’t track the upgrade system in the beginning so rather than risk issues with ‘second’ they just leave it open for now. Second: there’s a large subset of computers out there (embedded, AiO, HTPC...) that are custom enough that there’s been a fair deal of total update failures once running 10. Totally botched updates requiring reinstall or primary rescue require a 7 key. Even though the vast majority of 10 failures can be recovered in place with little to no loss, a key from 7 is required for the update disc and in most cases to install the download installer. So for now 7-to-10 for free is the best option they have for supporting 10.
Finally; an absolute must. If you intend to upgrade components on older pre-8 era computers do so BEFORE you upgrade to 10. It’s well documented that reactivation is spotty at best. It’s easier to do hardware upgrades up front then it is to jump through hoops trying to reactivate branded systems. CS by phone operators will default to telling you to contact the manufacturer. ...Who says contact Microsoft. So add parts first then upgrade to 10.
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