Windows 10 after Windows reinstall or restore?

[DarklordKyo]

I got Windows 10 through that free upgrade campaign from a while back, and the only reason why my hard drive remains unrestored and irreplaced is because I want to retain it. The reason why I want to keep Windows 10 on my rig is because of Scalebound.

Will I be able to use my Windows 7 installation disc to reinstall Windows 10 later on? (probably a stupid question, but still worth asking), or will I need to buy a Windows 10 disc if I replace or restore my HDD?

 

[cathou]

back when they release windows 10, there was an option where you say : "i want to install windows 10 on several computers" that was for downloading a windows 10 disk maker software, that was able to create a self bootable windows 10 usb drive. and with that usb drive, you dont actually need to install windows 7 before installing windows 10, you can perform a clean install

edit : oh actually there it is

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

as long as you have a valid windows 10 activation it should work fine...

 

[Zykon TheLich_v1legacy]

Also, they are still giving it away free to people who use "assistive technologies" for an undisclosed amount of time.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade

There's no check on it and they don't say which "assistive technologies" count anyway, it's basically on the honour system.