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Windows 10 Still Available as Free Upgrade Using Assistive Tech Trick

I'm working on a Dell Inspiron 560 for a friend of my wife. The hard drive is bad so I installed a used 2.5 inch 320GB HD removed from a laptop for an SSD.
I had to download a MS Windows 7 Pro ISO and authorize with the key code on the case. So far so good, but soon learned MS no longer supports W7. I'm considering a Win 10 upgrade for security issues. This is for a woman in her 60s who recently survived cancer but lost all her hair. I believe she has limited movements but I felt uncomfortable to ask. I believe she would qualify with accessibility needs. Is that approach still available? I was considering Ubuntu 16.10 MATE but I can't predict her tolerance to change. Thanks.
 
bupkus said:
I was considering Ubuntu 16.10 MATE but I can't predict her tolerance to change. Thanks.
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I'm a fan of gnu/linux for non-savvy oldsters. Well, I'm a fan anyway, but...

It satisfies the needs for most, and has the builtin protection of good security design, and small market share. IOW, you can leave them with the system pretty certain they won't get pwned, and without security software that comes with a bunch of problems itself(I just ran into that on a machine I fixed). They'll also have an up to date machine forever, without arbitrary restrictions.

It's worth a try, especially since it only costs a small amount of time. Explain the benefits, and have her try it out. If it works, great! If not, you're where you're at now.

My mother's 83, and she uses Ubuntu with... Well, no more problems than she'd have with anything else :^D She keeps it updated, and it's already protected her from a "MS Support" call.
 
tcsenter said:
Sssshhhh! You can still just use the Windows Update Assistant (a.k.a. Media Creation Tool) from this page, too:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
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I upgraded to Windows 10 during the free period from Windows 7 Professional. I'm downloading the Windows 10 ISO file right now from your link. If I ever need to wipe my SSD and install Windows 10 new - i.e. for a new PC - can I burn the ISO file to a DVD to install it, then use my Windows 7 Pro product key without issues?
 
thegimp03 said:
I upgraded to Windows 10 during the free period from Windows 7 Professional. I'm downloading the Windows 10 ISO file right now from your link. If I ever need to wipe my SSD and install Windows 10 new - i.e. for a new PC - can I burn the ISO file to a DVD to install it, then use my Windows 7 Pro product key without issues?
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As you had previously upgraded to 10 before, you should not need to re-enter your key as it should* find the digital entitlement that it already has.
But in case it cannot find it yes, you should still be able to put in your key as well


Edit reason - Grammar
 
Dahak said:
As you had previously upgraded to 10 before, you should not need to re-enter your key as it should* find the digital entitlement that it already has.
But in case it cannot find it yes, you should still be able to put in your key as well


Edit reason - Grammar
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Ok, cool. I guess the best way to test it out is find a spare HDD and install a new copy from the ISO I downloaded and see if it works...before wiping my current HDD in a new build.
 
thegimp03 said:
Ok, cool. I guess the best way to test it out is find a spare HDD and install a new copy from the ISO I downloaded and see if it works...before wiping my current HDD in a new build.
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That would be one way, another is if you go to https://account.microsoft.com/ and once you sign in to a MS account if you have one it would be listed under the Devices section at the top.

If its not listed, it just means that its not tied to a MS account. But it still should activate.
If you want to tie it to a MS account, you can follow the steps listed here
http://www.ghacks.net/2016/08/15/link-microsoft-account-windows-10-license/

Might not be a bad idea anyway, as may help if there is any issues in the future
 
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