Windows 10: Unable to activate Windows Pro Lisence.

Hello Everyone,


I recently bought a laptop, then rushed and updated the windows home to Pro from Windows Store, few days later I found out that this laptop has a hardware issue, I contacted the manufacturer and they offered a repair. Long story short, since I bought the laptop from Amazon I just returned it back. Before I return it I posted a question here asking if I'll be able to recover my Win10 Pro upgrade license if I return the laptop and buy another one, and I was told that I could.


Original Discussion:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-win_licensing/upgraded-new-laptops-win10-home-edition-to-pro-and/e5525842-f21c-490a-b130-4b5b9b42bfb8?messageId=c9304ab8-39ab-4b47-86a4-007d65261775


Now I bought a different laptop, I'm logging in with my Microsoft account and it's requiring me to buy a new license. I spoke with another advisor and he asked me to clean install Win10 Pro then run the troubleshooter in the activation section and use the "I changed hardware on this device recently" option but when I do it says that it's not able to find the device. How do I get my Win10 Pro upgrade license to work on my new laptop?

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Unable to Activate Win 8

I got Win 8 isntalled on my file server, but I am unable to activate it with the key. Says the key is invalid. Since I work at microsoft I got a retail version from the employee store. I have been doing some reading, and to be able to activate Win8 with the key there needs to be a previous version of Windows installed for it to work. WTF, so you can't do clean installs?

And the box says nothing about Upgrade version. Straight Windows 8 Pro.

 

Can't upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro

Hi Bill,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. We apologize for the inconvenience caused and will assist you in the best possible ways.

I suggest you to download and create an installation media for Windows 10 Pro form the link provided below:

Download Windows 10

After the installation media is created, suggest you to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro from the installation media. When the upgrade asks for product key, enter the product key purchased for Windows 10 Pro. If it does not accept, suggest you to skip the activation
step. After the Operating System is installed, suggest you to activate by phone by following the steps below:

• Press “Windows key + R” and type “slui 4” and press Enter.
• Select the Region from the list and click Next.
• Call the Toll-Free number provided on top and can activate via phone.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

 

Windows 10 Activation Error: 0xC004F034

Hi Greg,

This error code is usually caused by a problem with the product key. For better assistance, we would like to clarify how you got the Windows 10 Pro? Is it supplied by a company?

As an initial troubleshooting step, we suggest that you run the Activation troubleshooter and try activating Windows 10 Pro again. To run the Activation troubleshooter, follow these steps:

• Click the Start button and select the Settings
  icon.
• Choose Update & Security from the list.
• Select Activation in the left pane of the window.
• Click Troubleshoot.

If your Windows 10 Pro is supplied by a company, we recommend that you get in touch with your organization's support for assistance with the activation.

We'll be waiting to your reply.