Win 10 Install on Laptop with Expired Win 7

[TorqueDog]

First things first... where did you get this version of Windows 10 Home you want to install? The origin of the product key and media you're trying to use for the install might help explain why it refuses to work.

Assuming all that is good, it sounds like you need a different ISO than the one you're using to install.

https://thewincentral.com/windows-10...now-available/

17744 is no longer an 'Insider' build but the actual RTM of Windows 10 version 1809. You should be able to download the X64 ISO, then use your key when you install or you can skip the key when prompted and select to install Windows 10 Home and use the product key when you boot into the OS to activate.
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You might be hitting this stupid bug I've found on a few machines where Windows (7, 8.1, 10) refuse to install off of a USB stick for no apparent reason. It's the only reason I still have a Bluray re-writer in my desktop PC and have held onto my Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive -- in case the USB method of OS install fails.

[Nufy]

Brand new copy purchased from memory Express last Sautrday

Yes I got the USB version.

I tried copying the USB to a larger mem stick based on Internet reports but no dice.

The laptop does not have a dvd drive nor do I have an external drive.

if I skip the windows key entry I can only get to 40% of install before it crashes.



Anyone wanna help in exchange for beer ???

[Nufy]

If I purchase an external sata dvd drive and connect to a sata port on the laptop can I then use the downloaded iso for Win 10 to install ?

[Nufy]

What a freaking PITA...

- BIOS Update
- D/L and create a new Win 10 USB disk
- Wipe the existing SSD

Then the install finally worked.

Thanks for the suggestions / advise everyone.