hard drive crashed and had to Installed New Hard Drive, cannot install Windows Operating S...

[michaelfrost760]

my hard drive crashed and i had to Installed New Hard Drive, i am not able to install a Windows Operating system nor am i able to get my windows 7 to 10 upgrade. What do i do...

[CherylG]

If you took the free upgrade to Windows 10 you have a digital key assigned on Microsoft servers along with the hardware id of your laptop. This gives you the freedom to install/reinstall Windows 10 at any time without installing Windows 7 first.

Microsoft provides the free Media Creation Tool to download files and create a Windows 10 usb flash drive.You will have latest updated version of Windows 10. At least 8gb flash drive required:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Select Download tool now,save it,then Run.
If you agree to the license terms, select Accept.
On the What do you want to do? page, select Create installation media for another PC, and then select Next.
Select the language, edition, and architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) for Windows 10.
The Guide here shows the steps.Pay attention to Step 5 since you will be using another pc:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2376-create-bootable-usb-flash-drive-install-windows-10-a.html
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When the flash drive is prepared insert it in a usb port. Power on the laptop and immediately start tapping Esc key. From the menu tap F9 key and use the arrow keys to move to and select usb. Tap Enter key.
When installing  when/if it asks to enter a license key just choose "I don't have a key". It will continue and should activate once you are online.