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Will a Windows Anytime Upgrade to Ultimate work on a non-activated copy of Windows 7 Home Premium?

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Microsoft says no. You must buy a license for Windows 7 Home Premium, (probably at reduced prices), then upgrade to Ultimate, which is not very surprising. Let me repeat that: Attempting to 'upgrade' from an unactivated copy is not possible. This is because you cannot UPGRADE from something FAKE.

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  • This answer is wrong. The upgrade works even when the original system is unactivated, I just tested it (on a Windows 7 Service Pack 1 VM without any updates). (Not sure though if the upgrade key will actually activate the upgraded OS.) – pcworld Dec 18 '16 at 23:39