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Windows 10 Reviving Windows 10 on harddrive
Hey guys, My PC croaked on me what has been 3 years ago now. I tried moving my hard drive to a different computer and that's when I discovered Windows 10 is very particular about what computer it's on with the licensing. Gone are the days apparently of just moving a hard drive to a new...- Waterdog
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- backup boot issues command line computer setup data recovery diagnostics flaky connections formatting hard drive licensing move hard drive old pc pc recovery power supply secondary drive storage expansion system compatibility technical support windows 10 windows key
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Upgrade options for a friends small office server.
Hi all, I have a friend who runs her own accountancy business, she currently has a Dell poweredge server with Windows 2008 R2 Standard on it. It used to be used for regular server related tasks, such as user accounts (4-5 staff members), file sharing and MSSQL. She has since closed her...- AdamPD
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- accounting business solutions cost cs accounting data management data storage file sharing home office licensing mssql networking server small office software compatibility ultra tax upgrade virtualization windows 10 windows 2008 windows server
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Windows 10 I guess no one has ever solved the multiple Software Licensing checks every time you open up Word, Excel, etc... Any news?. Any new thoughts?
I guess no one has ever solved the multiple Software Protection Licensing checks every time you open up Word, Excel, etc... Any news?. Any new thoughts? Every time I open up an Office application I will receive the below in Event Viewer. I have fiddled with various registry entries, changing...- pcumming
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- configuration errors event viewer excel licensing office performance protection registry service settings software support task scheduler troubleshooting updates word
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO What if You NEVER Activate Windows?
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- activation features licensing limitations media support usage windows youtube
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Windows 10 Renew Licensing for Windows 10
Every time I open my laptop I get a message alerting me that it's time to renew my Windows 10 license. I got a free upgrade about a year after I bought my laptop (2014) and do not have a product key. The message I am getting is to go to PS settings and then Activation. At this point, I am...- Pete Passof
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- activation licensing product key scam settings support troubleshooting upgrade windows 10
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Do I need CAL for my Windows Server 2016 Standard if it's used only for data sharing?
Hi, We have a Windows Server 2016 Standard still in trial (a few days left) and I'm wondering if we need CAL for what we do with that server. We need Windows Server because of FileMaker Server, but no one is directly connected to the server. It's used for file sharing and FileMaker. There's 3...- mehcoib
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- 2016 cal filemaker filesharing licensing purchase standard trial useraccounts windows server
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Questions about upgrading from WSE 2016 to 2019
I have been using WSE 2016 for a few years now to manage a simple home network of 4 windows 4 PC's with one WSE 2016 server. It worked fine over the past few years. I mainly use it for movie file storage and client backups. Recently some of the overnight backups stopped. No matter what I did the...- monahanz
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- acronis backup client management configuration cores data retrieval file storage home network installation licensing network pricing server essentials storage solutions technical support upgrade user accounts windows server wse 2016 wse 2019
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- Forum: Windows Server Forums
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Windows 10 Need advice on used laptop & buying Win Home License
I'm getting a laptop that's been used for business so the Windows 7 is Enterprise and has a lot their corporate software. I'm just interested in the laptop for one of my kids to use for school. So my question is how could I buy a Windows 10 Home license and do a fresh install of it on this...- Axel PC
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- advice corporate software enterprise fresh install home license installation laptop licensing optical drive school technology usb used laptop windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Need Office Professional Plus 2010 DVD or ISO image
I am in need of a replacement disc or ISO image for Office Professional Plus 2010, but my product key will work only with the image distributed through Open Licensing. And I no longer have access to the download through the Microsoft Web sight. Any help would be eternally (or at least until...- Shirker
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- assistance community compatibility download dvd help iso licensing microsoft office 2010 open licensing product key professional plus replacement request software support version windows
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Windows 7 OEM
Because my PC came with 7 OEM I cannot use the product key to use Win 7 in a VM. Could I write the contents of the disc to an ISO file and then use the product key or none at all or it just the same?- Peterr
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- disk image installation iso file licensing oem product key virtual machine vm usage windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Product Key
I am going to put a new motherboard and processor in today. I am wondering if my present Product key will work or will I have to buy an new one?- Sonny
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- activation compatibility hardware installation licensing motherboard processor product key upgrade windows
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Windows 8 Window update threat
Dear members here who are understand about window updating please I'd like to know if I Update for Universal C Runtime in Windows whether my window will be broken or not because I'm using window crack ( no license ). Thanks- Omchanmesa
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- compatibility cracked software installation licensing security support threat universal c runtime update windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Using OEM version on a virtual machine
Hello, I have a laptop that came with an OEM version of Windows 8. It is an aging machine which I have since re-purposed to run Linux. However, I occasionally do need to run Windows programs, and would like to be able to activate Windows 8 on a virtual machine on that same machine its locked...- Thumper
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- activation compatibility licensing linux oem programs re-purposing tech support virtual machine windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 dual laptops
Hi people newbie here so HELLO to you all please forgive me if this has been asked before.Can i install the same windows 7 ?cd on 2 different machine- georgeriley
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- dual laptops forums installation licensing multiple machines newbie tech support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Stuck on safe mode - BSOD
Hello, I have asked about my BSOD on a different forum, and thankfully people are helping me by asking for files that display all the processes on my laptop. But, here are my conditions right now - As my condition seem like the only one...or not - I CANNOT boot normal mode AT ALL - Most...- noegh555
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- backup solutions boot issues bsod computer problems disk cleanup file access infected laptop licensing malware malwarebytes reinstall safe mode startup issues system recovery technical support troubleshooting user experience virus windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Updating my PC
So, I'm going to buy a new hard drive, but I'm kinda scared if I can't install Windows on the new hard drive. Can I do that or is it against some "laws"?- Najis
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- backup data transfer hard drive hardware installation licensing pc upgrade storage update windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Can I Go Back To Windows 8.1 After A Year Of Free Using Windows 10?
I am curious to know will I be able to go back to Windows 8.1 after using Windows 10 for a year as I don't want to pay after a year?- Abhishek Saini
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- free upgrade installation licensing rollback support upgrades user query windows 10 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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What happens to my free Windows 10 upgrade after 29 July 2016 if I need to change hardware?
We learn today that the free Windows 10 upgrade that was installed over a retail licensed copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 does not transfer forever. read more Continue reading...- News
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- end date faq free upgrade hardware change licensing support upgrade windows 10 windows 7 windows 8.1
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Windows 10 Windows 10 Activation explained..
Recently the process of Windows 10 activation and what happens in terms of activation keys has been a little vague. We now understand that Microsoft has changed the activation process significantly so much so that the need for actual keys has almost been done away with. If one now installs...- kemical
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- activation activation database activation key clean install digital entitlement genuine copy insider preview installation licensing microsoft microsoft rules product key security upgrade upgrade offer upgrade process user feedback windows 10 windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 What happens after 1 year?
What happens 1 year after the free Windows 10 update? Do you then need to pay to keep using it?- maybe
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- free update licensing payment questions subscription support upgrade usage windows 10 yearly
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation