Windows 10 Pro -- Scam???

[tiny840]

I purchased a Windows 10 Pro key from a seller, and it would not work on my Windows 7 computer. He said I needed to buy Windows 10 first. I thought the key was to upgrade to Windows 10. In Windows 7, the only option I see is to use the Windows Anytime Upgrade to upgrade to A NEW EDITION of Windows 7. Can someone help me. Is selling the key a scam???

[pjcdn2005]

I'm not familiar with this subject but I looked at a few listings for a Windows Pro 10 key and most of them stated something along this line... 

The product key can only be used with a fresh Windows 10 professional installation, upgrade from win 7, 8 and other editions of Windows systems are not supported.

So it sounds to me as if a key is only for when you already have that operating system installed and you need  a new key. If that's the case, you weren't scammed, you just didn't realize what a key was for.

[Anonymous]

Here try this  and then maybe you can use the key..

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 

[tamihal56]

i bought 3 of these keys with the exact same issue . none of them worked ended up returning them for item not as described. Go to microsoft site click on upgrade to windows 10 from windows 7 using Microsoft Media button . its quick and simple , i used the cd method which puts the installation for windows 10 on it. then just pop it in your computer and follow prompts . It will install windows 10 using your same key that you have for your windows 7 version automatically and all your programs and files are untouched meaning they are all still there. hope this helps if you run into problems message me

[7606dennis]

---

@tiny840 wrote:

I purchased a Windows 10 Pro key from a seller, and it would not work on my Windows 7 computer. He said I needed to buy Windows 10 first. I thought the key was to upgrade to Windows 10. In Windows 7, the only option I see is to use the Windows Anytime Upgrade to upgrade to A NEW EDITION of Windows 7. Can someone help me. Is selling the key a scam???

---

Is your machine capable of running Windows 10?  Not all are.  Did you check the system requirements prior to purchasing.

Since Windows 7 is being discontinued you would have probably been better off to buy a new computer.