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So I have Windows 10 on my old laptop and one day it just crashes. I fiddled with it for a few days and couldn't get it to work so I just wiped the hard drive. I have another copy of Windows 7 Professional and I used the disk to install the OS, however I did not want to use the product code...

Recently I made a clean install of Windows 10. I was currently on Windows 8.1. I did not wait for that free update but instead went for that clean install and ruined my free Windows update and now I am lacking lots of features because of it. Problem now is I want to revert back to Windows 8.1...

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Hi, I'm considering upgrading to windows 10 from 7, but I'm a bit concerned about game compatibility/performance. I noticed minecraft has a windows 10 version, why doesn't the regular version work? Anyway I'd like to know what happens to my windows product key once I upgrade. I heard it would...

Hi Forum ! I have downloaded the OEM version of Windows off the internet. I know for a fact its the OEM version because the manufacturer's code told me its an OEM version as I googled that code up. Now, I didn't activate the OEM version because I don't have a product key. So, I purchased...

I have a copy of Windows 7 Pro that i want to upgrade to Windows 10 but before upgrading i was thinking about slipstreaming updates into Windows 7 using Win toolkit. Then installing Windows 7 Pro with included updates and upgrading to Windows 10 from there. The reason i say this is because i...

Windows 10 users can now activate their new OS by using their previous Windows 7 and 8 product keys instead of using the digital entitlement process. read more Continue reading...

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...

Hey everyone, Yesterday I installed the free upgrade from Windows 10 on my Republic of Gamers laptop, previously running Windows 7. I'm having some pretty severe issues, the biggest being that audio basically only works whenever it wants. This is a big deal for me because I use my computer for...

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...