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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bree" data-source="post: 560190" data-attributes="member: 96851">Yes, you can upgrade W8/8.1 to W10 and it will be activated.In fact, for a machine built and supplied by the OEM with W8/8.1 pre-installed it's even easier. All such machines have the key embedded in their firmware. A clean install of W10 will find this key and will not ask you to enter one, instead it will use this key to determine the appropriate edition to install (Home or Pro) and to get it activated once W10 it is installed.The Ten Forums W7 to W10 tutorial was written specifically with W7 users in mind. With W8's ability to mount ISO files there are more options available. This Ten Forums tutorial covers them all.<a href="https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2267-upgrade-windows-10-a.html">Upgrade to Windows 10</a>Windows 8 is not supported, only Windows 8.1 gets support. Extended support for W8.1 ends January 10, 2023.<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet</a></blockquote>