I know this from personal experience.Ģ) Once you have done an in-place upgrade and Windows 10 is activated correctly, your _machine_ is registered with the Microsoft activation server.

I am willing to temporarily decrypt the drive if needed, and re-encrypt it after Windows 10 is installed, but I absolutely want to continue to use Truecrypt whole drive encryption, and that will require BIOS/MBR.ĭoes anyone here have experience doing the Windows 10 installation under these circumstances, or know from other sources whether it will work?Īlso, will future versions of the IFL CD continue to include Truecrypt for Linux? Is there any other way to make and restore a smart image of an encrypted partition?ġ) When upgrading an existing Windows installation, Windows 10 does not modify the layout (MBR/GPT) of any disk, nor does it modify the boot code or change its location. In the Windows 10 discussions I've seen here and there, I haven't seen anything to indicate whether Windows 10 will install on top of Windows 7 and not insist on switching to UEFI/GPT or creating a new 100MB System partition (actually, I guess it's 300MB now). I have not upgraded past v2.80 since it works perfectly for me. I use IFL to make and restore smart images (used sectors only, no paging or hibernation files) of the C: partition, and that process works extremely well using Truecrypt for Linux which is also on the IFL CD. And the drive uses Truecrypt whole drive encryption. In addition, I have deleted the 100MB System partition.

My computer uses legacy BIOS with MBR partitioning.

I don't want to do a clean install of Windows 10 (will wait for my next computer for that.) My Samsung laptop currently runs Windows 7/64 Home Premium, and I'm interested in installing Windows 10 on top of Windows 7, thereby preserving all my apps and settings.

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