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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Yup.
Option 1:
First, download the Windows 10 Pro ISO and make a USB key. You can get that here: Get Windows 10
Next, make sure you have this: Surface Pro 3 Software, Firmware, Drivers.
Then do your clean install from the USB stick.
Option 2:
Find someone who has a Surface Pro 3 that came with Windows 10 factory preinstalled. Get them to log into this page with either their Microsoft account or their Surface Pro 3 model and serial number.
Have them download their Recovery Image onto a USB stick and use that USB stick on your Surface Pro 3. If you try with your own serial number, you'll be given a Windows 8.1 Pro recovery image since your Surface didn't come with Windows 10. Your license is embedded in the hardware, so it'll run and install just fine. It'll give you the full Out-of-Box-Experience this way.
I did something similar for my SIL and it worked beautifully, as her SP3 was a Windows 8.1 Pro pre-loaded model. |
is there any discernible difference between these two methods post installation?