Transferring your Windows 10 files to Windows 7 for activation is not recommended.
Transferring your Windows 10 files to Windows 7 for activation is not recommended.
I'm still getting familiar with how operating systems function. You upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 using a USB drive for a clean install, which meant you lost your free activation. It seems the only way to get a free activated Windows 10 would be to revert back to Windows 7 and then back to Windows 10 without using the USB drive. If you reinstall to Windows 7, it's likely you can transfer all your files and downloads from Windows 10 to your new system.
I doubt your 8GB USB will be enough for everything. Your OS and main files are on your SSD, but you also have a hard drive. You could simply copy all the files to your hard drive, then when you return to Windows 10 activated, you can transfer them back to the SSD.
The current setup doesn’t allow keeping drivers installed, or would that mean reinstalling everything? I also want to know if there’s a way to safely copy my entire SSD onto the hard drive without the operating system. Edit: I need it so I can just perform reinstalls and, once back on Windows 10, avoid downloading anything again if possible.