Dane Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 So I am going to be putting my new PC together this weekend and I am curious about something. I'm not buying a Windows 10 key yet (retail because when I switch motherboards after a year or so I'd like to transfer it)...I never opted out of the preview builds, but I don't have them installed in my main current PC. I do have a flash drive that I made from the media creation tool last week. Could I use that, install it, not enter a key and go to settings sign in and start the preview builds? If not, then how annoying is it going to be for two weeks until I purchase a license from amazon? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1286358-how-to-currently-install-win-10-preview-build/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted January 20, 2016 MVC Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) I think the time frame / window to have preview keys stay active expired, even if you find a way to install the preview OS with the preview key. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1286358-how-to-currently-install-win-10-preview-build/#findComment-597242110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm almost sure you can do exactly as you said above and start the Insider Builds. During install just choose "I don't have a product key" Then choose the edition you want to install. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1286358-how-to-currently-install-win-10-preview-build/#findComment-597242112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Eternal Tempest said: I think the time frame / window to have preview keys stay active expired, even if you find a way to install the preview OS with the preview key. Yeah preview builds aren't any good. They still put out new insider builds though. 3 hours ago, xendrome said: I'm almost sure you can do exactly as you said above and start the Insider Builds. During install just choose "I don't have a product key" Then choose the edition you want to install. Thanks, that's what I thought but wasn't 100% sure about it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1286358-how-to-currently-install-win-10-preview-build/#findComment-597242380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerFan Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I'll be doing the same thing this weekend... new mobo/cpu/ram arrives later today. So, I'm hoping the activation process goes smoothly for us both. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1286358-how-to-currently-install-win-10-preview-build/#findComment-597243460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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