5/17/2023 0 Comments Windows 10 pro upgrade key freeAnd on manually entering the product key, it gives this error: I am not able to understand what exactly they meant.Īs mentioned in comment/answers I tried clean install hoping it would automatically detect the key and proceed. The free Windows 10 does not activate by key. I chatted with Microsoft Technical support they said:īasically "If you install this build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview on a PC and it doesn’t automatically activate, you can enter the product key from Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 used to activate the prior Windows version on the same device to activate Windows 10" meant the product key will not activate Windows because it is not a unique product key and is therefore blocked at the activation servers just like OEM keys are to prevent piracy. Here is a link to an article reporting that it's now possible to activate Windows with a previous Windows product key (from Windows 7 or later): I extracted the product key from the BIOS using the ProduKey utility when I was running Windows 8.1. The Product key you entered cannot be used to activate this edition. You are running Windows 10 Home Single Language. I am trying to activate Windows Home Single Language 10 (latest build 10586) using a Windows 8.1 Single Language Product Key.
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