Windows 10: 8.1 to 10 upgrade after some time

Discus and support 8.1 to 10 upgrade after some time in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Long time ago I've bought 2 Windows 8 Pro licenses and used them on old laptops, during "free upgrade to Windows 10" offering I upgraded both and some... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Grzegorz Krzyżankowski, Feb 11, 2024.

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    Grzegorz Krzyżankowski Win User

    8.1 to 10 upgrade after some time


    Long time ago I've bought 2 Windows 8 Pro licenses and used them on old laptops, during "free upgrade to Windows 10" offering I upgraded both and some more windows 8 systems to win10. Then those two laptops have broke and I somehow lost those licenses keys. Recently I was going thru archive emails and accidentally found invoices for them with product keys. I was so happy that was just what I need at the time. I've managed to install windows 8.1 on new pc and run updater but after successfully running Windows I got message that license key was not found and it can't be activated. So now my

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    Grzegorz Krzyżankowski, Feb 11, 2024
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