Win10 fresh install with key from Win7 or 8?

[Agharta99]

Can you still use a Windows 7 or 8 key when installing Win10 as used to be the case?
I will use W10 1709 not the one released this week.
I have a legitimate Win7 Pro key and a W8 Pro Upgrade Key for my XP Pro license.
Both are unused. Thanks.

 

[daveybrat]

I'd say you have a great chance at it working. Just this week i've already done 6 clean installations of Windows 10 with their existing 7 or 8 license key and it activated fine.

 

[Agharta99]

Thanks. The article below says that this route was pulled 2 days ago which coincides with the latest Win10 release:
https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-10-free-upgrade-is-still-alive-and-kicking-in-2018