if you upgrade from a windows 7 retail license what happens to your new windows 10 license, if for example you decide to upgrade some components of your system that would in the win7 retail license need activation changes. what would happen if the activation change needs to be done outside the 1yr free upgrade period, would you need to buy a new license for win10 or is the license converted from win7 retail to win10 retail
Part of the answer to your questions: The following changes are examples of hardware changes that will not impact the activation status: HDD/SSD Video card Adding extra memory The only hardware changes that can negatively impact the activation status once you upgrade are changes to the: CPU TPM Motherboard replacement http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...0/cdd58a7e-6dea-42ff-9869-07c7c4b11357?auth=1