There is no Product Key whatsoever for free Upgrade. If you try to insert one it will fail activation and must be done over. Once the Upgrade is activated, only then can you to have it activate, but again you must leave any Product Key request blank to choose Skip, Next or Do this Later.

I have an ASUS N53sv laptop and i just bought a samsung evo 850 SSD that i would like to put in. I took out the old hard drive and put in the SSD. It came up in. Solved: Hi, I'm looking for suggestions from recently experienced SSD upgraders. Short version: Should I wait for my Windows 10 to show up, get.

So follow these steps to get the cleanest possible Upgrade, which may be clean enough to merely transfer a to the SSD which is the modern way to reinstall an OS in 20 minutes. Unplug the SSD and all other drives during Upgrade: If confident your hardware is modern enough to meet the including any unsupported OS features, and you are sure you selected the matching version media and bit-rate, then you can Upgrade using the media you made.

If in doubt however then do it over using. This media also gives you an extra option to 'Save Nothing' during the Upgrade which overcomes Upgrade choking on corruption or bloated factory installs and gets as close to a superior Clean Install as an Upgrade can get. To run the Upgrade the media must be opened in Windows 7/8.1, then right click Setup file to Run as Administrator. If asked do not insert a Product Key at any time, just click Skip or Next. Adt Dsc 1832 Installer Code.

If you want to maximize chances for a successful Upgrade, then choose to Save Nothing so the Upgrade has much less to choke on and has less problems after install. Make sure your files are backed up separately and you have your program installers and any Product Keys for programs like Office To improve the Upgrade's chances turn off everything at Startup: In Windows 8.1, right click Task Bar to open Task Manager, disable everything in Startup Tab, Apply, Reboot. Uninstall any anti-virus except Defender. Bloated AV's like Norton, MacAfee, AVG and Avast need to have special.