I'm not an insider; will this process work for me? Having followed the Microsoft instructions to allow automatic upgrade from 64-bit Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10, I ended up with 64-bit Windows 10 Pro on two PCs. However, both PCs had the same error; the left mouse button wouldn't bring up the list of programs and tiles panel. In addition, if I clicked on a URL link in an email message, edge came up and said that I needed to purchase a module from the Microsoft store (or something) before I could use it. Apart from that, the PC appeared to work OK in the new Windows 10 format.
Given that I obviously want to have Windows 10 working correctly, I downloaded the ISO for 64-bit Windows 10 Pro N version (Northern Europe) believing this should match the 64-bit Pro version that I had previously got via the upgrade route. I then cleaned off the 'C:' drives & re-installed Windows 10 Pro on both PCs. Both systems now work correctly, BUT I now get a message 'Activate Windows' in the right hand corner of the screen.
Does this mean that my original automatic upgrades to Windows 10 were never registered at Microsoft or could it mean that the use of the 'N' version (which only means that version excludes Microsoft's media player) is 'seen' as a something different to the 'free' edition?
I did phone Microsoft to ask them and got through to an Indian gentleman; he inferred that Microsoft will get round to checking activations, but I'm not convinced that they won't shut this version down. On Windows 7 installs, Microsoft gave you two weeks to register the OS; there's no similar message coming up.
Does anyone know if I'm likely to be activated automatically or will the above process work for me?