I know but did you or anyone tried upgrading a VL_MAK activated Win7/8.1 Enterprise and see what happens? For PRO we know that it activates even if we use a VL_MAK key which was not supposed to as the free upgrade offer is only for Retail/OEM licenses.
Yes and that is why I am asking about Enterprise. I am doing that experiment myself and will post an update. Just installed Win8.1 Ent on a VM and activated through a MAK key. Will update... UPDATE: Clean installed Win8.1 Enterprise and activated with VL_MAK (permanent activation). Upgrated to Win10 Enterprise (build 10240) using ISO and choose to keep all settings and apps etc. As expected, Win 10 didn't gave free activation and instead installed the VL_GVLK (-2YT43) key and now channel is VL_KMSCLIENT. In conclusion, Win 10 is not activated after upgrade over Win7/8.1 Enterprise (VL_MAK activated) which means we have to have new MAK keys for Win 10 Enterprise permanent activation.
No, I didn't. According to online information I got somewhere in the past, I can't locate the source anymore, states that such process can't guarantee a permanent activation of Enterprise when RTM debut. You have to purchase a license key to make it work - whether you are upgrading from previous operating system versions or not.
You need to hold up and understand that there's no "supposedly" from Microsoft about 10240 being RTM. That's a rumor, nothing more. Second, Microsoft has not officially released 10240 in iso format, so obviously you've attempted your upgrade with a homebrew iso of 10240...that may or may not have been assembled correctly. Either something went awry during the install process, or something's wrong with your iso image, or you've got driver problems of some kind (or some combination thereof). Nothing you describe occurs for me with 10240. Rinse, repeat the above advice... When Microsoft released 10240, Aul made it clear in his blog that they were rescinding all keys & iso images because they were keen on testing the Windows 10 internal upgrade mechanisms. 10240 was not released by Microsoft for either a clean install or an image-based upgrade from an earlier OS. At least, that's how I interpret what Aul has said about 10240. Origin works perfectly for me in 10240...and I have it installed in a non-standard location. Above advice, again. No problems with 10240 here. I would suggest, then, that most probably your homebrew iso image is bad (which can happen for any number of reasons) and what you are getting is the result of either missing or corrupt Windows files. I had similar problems with a much earlier build of Win10, and that turned out to be the problem--it was corrected by using an official Microsoft iso image to clean install. It should occur to you that this close to the RTM release, Microsoft is highly unlikely to still be working with a build of Windows 10 that is even close to being as bug-ridden as what you report here. It should occur to you that your problems lie somewhere outside of build 10240, eh?
I had Windows 8.1 x64 WMC free key activated. Now I upgraded to Windows 10, perm activated. In August I want do clean install. What I should to do? Mount ISO and clean install or PC SETTINGS -> Reset PC? Reset PC format C:?
Wow. This forum is awesome. Discussing lot of things. Updated my Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 (build 10240). Hats off to all.
Hi! Thank you for the information. I have a big question. Upgraded from Windows 7 to Win10 10240 .ISO in Windows 7, didn't asked for a key or activation, installed it without issues. Using slmgr /xpr and slmgr /dlv shows that I have a permanently activated machine. VOLUME_MAK channel. partial: 6MY6Y. Contacted Microsoft Support, they say this is a generic, enterprise key. But you guys seem to know more than me. So i'm in a legit Windows 10 Pro copy or I should go back to Windows 7 and reserve the Win 10 update? My HDD is dying, so I want to install Win10 in a SSD. Can I do that keeping the activation? I don't really understand how this works.
Windows is owned by Microsoft and never to you, even if you had paid for an License to use it! And that exactly the point: you pay for an Licenses to use it (as long as the owner allow)! If Microsoft would fully sell Windows to any user, that user would have ALL rights and Microsoft didn't would be allowed to do anything more, even not to use anymore! For tha later Microsoft would need to apply for an License to use to the now Owner!! Nice scenario, isn't it?
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I guess your key ends with ***** and not with 6MY6Y. It is generic VL_MAK key for Win 10 Pro not Enterprise. For now, it is legit. Assuming HDD change is not major, activation should persist but if for any reason it does not, I recommend installing your VL_MAK Win7 Pro on your new SSD and then upgrading that to Win10 Pro. Then even after clean install it will self activate.