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Originally Posted by RESN
I'm running a counterfeit version of Windows 7 can I upgrade and then buy windows 10 without having to delete everything off my PC?
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The updater won't run unless you have "Windows is activated" in the Systems Information screen. You can still try to use the offline ISO installer of Windows 10, but during the install, it will ask you for a key. Any generic key won't work because your machine ID doesn't match Microsoft's approved list. To get on the approved list, you must have an activated Windows edition.
The screenshot below is an example only:
