Windows 10: product key issues

Discus and support product key issues in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; For some reason, my Windows 10 Home has magically upgraded itself to Pro, only of course I do not have the product key for Pro so it will not activate.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by myles bock, Mar 9, 2021.

  1. product key issues


    For some reason, my Windows 10 Home has magically upgraded itself to Pro, only of course I do not have the product key for Pro so it will not activate. I think this is because I was part of the Insider program and then left - presumably the system did not revert to Home as it should have.


    How can I "downgrade" to Home so the system will correctly reactivate itself?


    I have tried all the methods I can find with Google but none of those work for me.


    For example, I cannot do a clean install of Home - which is what most people suggest - because when I run the Media Creation Tool, it automatically tries to install a copy of Pro. I never see an option to choose Home instead.


    I have tried changing EditionID to Core and ProductName to Windows 10 Home in the registry, as I have seen suggested, but this does nothing at all. The system still won't activate.


    Any ideas, please? For example, could I change the Product Key to the default Home key ofYTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7?

    :)
     
    myles bock, Mar 9, 2021
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    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    Please follow the below steps to resolve this issue:

    Steps:

    • Press and hold Windows key + R.
    • Type ‘slui 3’.
    • Enter your old product key and try to change product key
    • Use the new product and check if you are able to activate.
    For more information please follow the link given below, this information is provided by Andre Da Costa.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-activate-and-resolve-common-product-key/33f31475-93b3-4d1c-812f-4b21fbd807a7

    Please get back to us if you are still facing this problem.

    Hope the information helps to fix the issue, if you have any further queries, feel free to post. We are here to assist you.

    Regards,

    Guru Kiran
     
    Guru Kiran G, Mar 9, 2021
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  3. AndreTen Win User
    Where is my Product Key if I want to re-install?


    Like davidhk said. But if you really want to see your windows key, I would suggest Belarc advisor. It will give you some useful information about your system, product keys of your software is among them (not only Microsoft, you will have listed most of your keys).
     
    AndreTen, Mar 9, 2021
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  4. Sher Amo Win User

    product key issues

    Product key

    Hi Megan,

    A product key is used when activating a software.
    To help us determine the appropriate troubleshooting steps that can resolve your concern, we'd like to ask the following questions:

    • What product are you trying to activate?
    • Are you looking for the product key to activate your Office application?
    • Which version of Office are you trying to activate? To check this, you can perform the steps posted on this
      link.
    • Are you looking for the product key to activate your Windows?

    We look forward to your response.
     
    Sher Amo, Mar 9, 2021
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