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You must install SP1 to continue to receive support and updates. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Mainstream support ended January 13, 2015. * Support for Windows 7 without service packs ended on April 9, 2013. This is what happened in April 2014 for Windows XP When extended support ends, you can no longer count on any security patches or reliability patches. This is also why newer systems based on Skylake and newer will ONLY RUN windows 10. Microsoft no longer accepts requests for new features and design changes. Microsoft no longer supplies non-security hotfixes unless you have an extended support agreement. When mainstream support ends, this is what occurs: When your computer’s operating system is within the mainstream support period, means DELL / Microsoft is still supporting that version. Vendors will not support or sell systems or provide media after that date. Windows operating systems – essentially, expiration dates. Mainstream support defines the amount of time Microsoft allows for its This is also why the digital river downloads are gone now. This is why any Microsoft Certified Refirbishers will only sell 7 Pro now. And this will be a clean install because because you can't 'update' Win 7 to Win 10, it has to be replaced.ĮDIT: JOcean types faster than I do.

:Wink: You can use the free version of Macrium or other backup software to create the image on external media (eg, USB hard drive).Ĭreate a new USB stick because Microsoft just (re)released the Fall Update and you should go for a clean install of the latest version. So if you go that route, I'd image the hard drive with Win 7 first, just in case. You can still upgrade from Win 7 to Win 10 for free.

You might want to search these forums to see if anyone has reported installing Win 10 on this model and what/any issues they might have had.

You shouldn't pay extra for one with a product key if you have your own key on the sticker But either way, you'll have to do the OS install, and then install Dell's drivers for Win 7, followed by all the Windows updates, etc.ĭell doesn't support Win 10 on this model, so you'll have to assume Win 10 will supply all the drivers you need or that the Win 8 drivers Dell does offers might work with Win 10. Or, assuming you can read the Microsoft product key sticker on the PC, you could buy (or borrow) any Win 7+ SP1 Home, 64-bit disk. It should install and activate itself since you're installing it on a Dell PC. If you want to stick with Win 7, you could buy a Dell OEM Win 7+ SP1 Home, 64-bit DVD on eBay etc.

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