T540p - Purchase Choice - Win 7 vs Win 7 preinstalled through downgrade rights in Win 8.1 Pro 64

Can someone explain what are the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of choosing between the following 2 Win 7 Pro - Options when choosing the custom configuration on the Leneov website for pourchasing the T540p ?
Windows 7 Professional 64
Windows 7 Professional 64 preinstalled through downgrade rights in Windows 8.1 Pro 64
JosephB
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Hi,
Here's my understanding:
Windows 7 Professional 64: old school - Win 7 installed and CoA sticker with key in the battery compartment..
Windows 7 Professional 64 preinstalled through downgrade rights in Windows 8.1 Pro 64: No Win7 CoA sticker. Win 8.1 key in BIOS. Win 7 installed. Usually Win 8 media included in the box. (I've seen reports that it sometimes wasn't included - verify that before purchasing).
The advantage of Win 7 old-school is that the CoA key can be used when doing a clean Win 7 install from Microsoft media. Advantage of the downgrade setup is that you also have Win 8.1 if you later decide to change OS. Disadvantage is that doing a clean Win 7 install requires some strange gyrations: Understanding downgrade rights
If you do go with the downgrade option, please make Win 7 recovery media when you receive your laptop. Otherwise if you switch to 8.1 at some point you won't have a way to go back to 7 easily.
Z.
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