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    [SOLVED] Windows Will Not Activate After DBAN

    My fix for this was since they are Dell, you can use Dell OS Recovery Tool, which has stored the original OS with the activation key. So what I did was I downgraded it back to Windows 7 using the tool and then upgraded it back to Windows 10. Took a bit to accomplish but it works and put the...
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    Question Computer will not boot with display plugged in

    I am refurbing a factory spec Dell Inspiron 3487. When powering it on, it will not boot if a display cable is plugged in. I have tried both a VGA and an HDMI cord. The fans spin for half a second and then it stops. If I unplug the display and power it on, the computer acts like it boots. Any...
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    [SOLVED] Windows Will Not Activate After DBAN

    Yeah, this one is for a veteran whos laptop I could not fix (dead motherboard). So was just wanting to help him out by having everything ready and him not have to worry about buying a key.
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    [SOLVED] Windows Will Not Activate After DBAN

    Yeah that is looking like what we are going to have to do.
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    [SOLVED] Windows Will Not Activate After DBAN

    Hello, I work for a company and we are working on refurbishing some older PCs and selling them. Before I started working here they were DBANd and it became my project earlier this week to get them ready to sell. After re-installing Windows 10 on them 90% of them are not activating. We do not...