Upgrading / Installing And Dual Booting?
Sep 16, 2015
At some point in the future I aim to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, but I'd like to keep Windows 7 on a dual boot or something similar (if possible) for convenience and in case of compatibility issues. However I also want to get a new motherboard and CPU, and from my limited understanding of operating systems that would cause problems for my OS and stored data and such. So I have decided to ask some questions.
1. Is a dual boot with Windows 10 and earlier versions of Windows actually possible, and how would I go about setting it up?
2. Would it be possible to dual boot the OS's across separate SSDs?
3. Is it possible to synchronise the desktop across both OS's?
4. If I have to do so, would deactivating and reinstalling a copy of Windows 7 as simple as following most of the steps in this guide?
5. If I have to deactivate and do a clean install of Windows 7, would it wipe all the files on that drive?
6. Would reinstalling Windows 7 be as simple as installing as normal and then entering my product key with no complications?
7. Is there anything else I should know or do before I start uninstalling and clean installing stuff?
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