Windows 10 activation

tiagobennetts

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so i wanted to activate windows 10 with my digital license, but my new pc wasnt there to be selected in troubleshoot even though i was signed in with microsoft account so i did somthing stupid and went online looking for "free" product keys of which obviously didnt work, now i dont even have the option to troubleshoot and select new device all i see is that trouble shoot is completed and we cat activate cos im not connected to the internet when i am and that im not connected to my organizers activation server because i used bad product keys online that didnt work
, so is there away to reset this because i need to use my digital licence
 
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Did they give you an actual reason?
I'd try again, talking to a different person.

Last week, another member here had a somewhat similar issue. The first guy he talked to said his license could not be transferred. His supervisor said it could not be transferred.
Only until the bosses boss read the links I forwarded, did they realize their mistake.

Correct procedures do not always flow down to the frontline phone tech.

USAFRet

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In your MS account, was the original system listed?
Where did the original license come from?

(there are no "free product keys")
 

tiagobennetts

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i got the original from my pre built pc of ebay it was windows 7 then i did free windows 10 upgrade and linked my microsoft account to it so i got the digital license
 

USAFRet

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OK then.
If it was linked to your MS account, then the Activation Troubleshooter thing should have worked.

Going online with the new PC, signed in with your MS account....the new PC never appears?


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html
 

tiagobennetts

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it didnt appear no
 

tiagobennetts

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so i build this pc and installed windows yesterday so i went to activate it with my digital key, but my new pc wouldnt show up to select so i looked online for keys used one and it obviously didnt work now when i select troubleshoot to use digital licence there isnt an option to use a digital licence anymore and it thinks i want the key i tried using to work
 

USAFRet

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'built yesterday'.

I'd suggest doing a full wipe and reinstall of the OS. Your exploits with the "free license" may still exist in the registry somewhere.
Full wipe, deleting ALL existing partitions when you install.
 

tiagobennetts

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do i have to wipe my hard drive partition with some games and programmes on it? cos that would be annoying
 

USAFRet

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More annoying is having to look at that Windows watermark at the bottom right of the screen.
As said...this is apparently a fresh install, as of 2 days ago?

I'd bite the bullet and start fresh.
 

USAFRet

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That is weird and I have no other suggestions.

You're logged in with the same MS account, logged in with an Administrator account?
 

tiagobennetts

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yeah same account


 

tiagobennetts

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it shows up on my microsoft account but not there
https://gyazo.com/e6d05766a5e0e7123d1efa9c85ba365e
https://gyazo.com/08d371cfac614a2631cdd163593f4312
 

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What do you mean..."nothing" ?
You spoke to someone? What did they actually say?

Kinguin is a non-starter. No better than whatever "free" thing you found before.