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Hi, My Dell laptop has been misbehaving for a while so I decided the only solution was to do a fresh install. Normally I would nuke it, download the iso from Microsoft and re-install. It seems however that MS have pulled the plug on the downloads for OEM windows 7, but I do still have my...

I need help. I need a Windows 7/8/10 Home product key to active my Windows 10 Home on my laptop.

I've bought and repaired a 2nd hand laptop. Everything swell apart from trying to verify genuine windows. The sticker on the base is all legible but for one group of numbers/letters. Can anyone help me decipher? or have any clues? I know win 7 keys are cheap, but it's the principle... Link...

I'm trying to install xp on an old computer we don't use very much. I can't find the product key. Currently i can't connect to the internet. I tried the UNATTENDED file but that code didn't work. I tried the regedit path but there was no WPAEvent listed. Any ideas?

So i downloaded the upgrade tool from windows 10 made a iso with it and installed windows 10. Now i wanted to activate windows 10 but i cant.. i tried the windows 8 product key that came with my alienware laptop but that doesnt work i tried to make one of those productkeys.vbs documents but that...

Hello, I have a question I'm going to buy a PC without any OS. I have an old laptop which runs win 7 and I've signed up for the free upgrade to win 10. I read somewhere that it's possible to download windows 10 from that free upgrade to my laptop, then put it on a USB. Then put the USB in my PC...

Hi guys, I have a Win7 product key installed on my old macbook via Bootcamp. Now I installed win10 but when I use my product key I receive the error 0x004e016 and I get the message "Activate Windows"

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...

A strange thing happened, when I installed W10 with "MediaCreationToolx64 "a few days ago it did not ask for a key (the 6 figure Pin), & this time wants one & my bought DVD W8 key is not accepted?, anybody knows the reason?

Is there any way to find an old product key for windows? I first upgraded from windows 8.1 to windows 8.1 pro for students through the 'students on the hub' website last week. When I upgraded to windows 10 using installation media, windows wouldn't accept it. I then did a clean install of...

Back in 2012, I spent some money (can't remember how much) to buy this Windows 8 DVD for installing Windows into my MacBook Pro. When Windows 8.1, I have no problem upgrading by using the Windows Store. Now in 2015, Windows 10 is out, and I am about to replace my current MacBook Pro for a new...

I had the free upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and the upgrade was completely broken. Edge wouldn't launch and list numbers things after that. I got the CDKEY of my install, did a clean install, and now the product is unable to activate. Same exact hardware and everything. IT does not...

Hello all I today downloaded the Win10 ISO with Microsoft's "create installation media" tool. I then extracted that ISO to my USB drive and used it to upgrade my activated 8.1 installation. It did not ask for any key during the upgrade process. Now, after installlation I cannot activate the...

I attempted to upgrade a genuine Windows 10 installation to Windows 10 to verify if a product key needed to be entered to activate the system after installation and these are the results. read more Continue reading...

so I upgraded my computer from windows 7 to the windows 10 insider edition a few months ago. I just finished upgrading my computer today from the insider edition to the official windows 10. under updates it says I will still get insider builds though. anyways I can not seem to activate my...

Hello! I won a year ago a notebook with official Win8.1 in it, but I did not like it and as it it lowend notebook the performance was bad, so ma mate advised me to give there Win7 but ofc it was pirated version. But now with the arrival of Win10 I would like to install that. But I would like to...

This all started several months ago. My laptop was stuck in processing updates for hours, even when I had got off work. I turned it off by holding down the power button, the I turned it back on. After booting up, it continued to process updates. I turned off again the same way I did the first...

Hi I bought a laptop today that came with Windows 8.1,it is activated, and I have the product key. Can I install the Windows 10 Technical Preview now, and make it activated? Thank you

Hello, and thanks in advance to whoever responds here. Does anyone have any information about if Microsoft will release an ISO for the final version of Windows 10 come July 29th? I understand that they will release Windows 10 via Windows Update for those who have "reserved" a copy, but what...

Hello, Sorry if this has been asked and answered but I have a lingering question about running Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 tech preview dual boot. First of all, Windows 8.1 here is an HP OEM. I would like to keep 8.1 as is and upgrade Windows 10 tech preview to the official release when it...