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The original poster is trying to upgrade a Windows 7 Professional 32-bit system to Windows 10 but faces activation issues due to an unactivated and non-genuine copy, encountering error codes despite attempting various methods. A responder advises doing a clean install of Windows 10 and switching to the 64-bit version, noting that Windows 7 licenses are no longer valid for upgrade due to end-of-life. Overall, the discussion centers on troubleshooting activation problems and suggests reinstalling Windows 10 for proper activation.

tomnookey

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I currently have Windows 7 Professional 32-bit currently installed on a computer.
I'd like to upgrade it to Windows 10, however I have that option blocked because my copy is unactivated and not genuine.

I tried to use slui to input my key but I keep getting error 0x80070005 with slui, windows update and other apps that would let me activate my system.
The key I have is on a sticker on my PC, the license type is OA. I have no idea what happened before, but someone before me did something to the system and made it so that it unactivated.

I did a scan with Windows Defender and my system is clean from any viruses and such.

Also when I rightclick My PC and go into properties I have a text saying activation status is not available.
I tried a lot of things, even using windows loader to input with my key, but that didnt even work.

Thanks for any help in advance.
 

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You'll need to do a clean install of Windows 10 and then enter your license. The Windows 7 license serves have been down for a long while since Windows 7 is EOL.

I would also installed the 64 bit version of Windows 10 vs 32 bit.

Neemobeer

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You'll need to do a clean install of Windows 10 and then enter your license. The Windows 7 license serves have been down for a long while since Windows 7 is EOL.

I would also installed the 64 bit version of Windows 10 vs 32 bit.
 
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