Thursday, April 6, 2017

Odd Windows 10 Upgrade Path

Looking to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 in a roundabout way. Can you guys let me know if my thinking here is correct?


What I have:



  • Macbook Pro (nothing but OS X on it right now)

  • Windows 7 Home Premium OEM (never activated)


What I want to end up with:



  • Windows 10 Professional installed on my Macbook Pro


Here's my plan:



  1. Via Bootcamp, install Windows 7 Home Premium to its own partition

  2. Activate the Windows 7 installation

  3. Accept free upgrade from Windows 7 Home Premium to
    Windows 10 Home

  4. Pay for the upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Professional

  5. Optional: Using the license key (that came with my
    Windows 7 Home Premium?) and an ISO image of Windows 10
    Professional, do a clean install of Windows 10 Professional to the
    partition.


Would this work, or will I need to just buy an OEM version of Windows 10 Professional right off the bat and install that instead?

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