Windows 10: Activating a Windows 10 digital license - SATA drive to SSD

Discus and support Activating a Windows 10 digital license - SATA drive to SSD in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello, I'm in the process of migrating from a standard SATA drive to an SSD. I'll being using the SSD as my primary boot drive. And I'm wanting to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by hikerguy6262, Apr 1, 2022.

  1. Activating a Windows 10 digital license - SATA drive to SSD


    Hello, I'm in the process of migrating from a standard SATA drive to an SSD. I'll being using the SSD as my primary boot drive. And I'm wanting to install a fresh copy of Win10.I'm pretty certain I upgraded from Win7 to Win10 and don't believe I have a product key - just the digital license.Is it possible to download a copy of Win10 and somehow activate it with my current license? If so, can someone outline the steps to take?If this is not possible, I guess I'll be forced to buy a copy of Win10. Thanks,Andy

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    hikerguy6262, Apr 1, 2022
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  2. Jguo65 Win User

    Activating Windows 10 with a digital license from a new SSD and new motherboard

    Hi,

    I upgraded from windows 7 to windows 10 and my windows settings say I have a digital license. I recently bought a new motherboard and new SSD. I cloned the OS from my old SSD to my new SSD and my PC can boot and I can log in, however it tells me that I need
    to activate windows. I was under the assumption that the digital license I had would follow my account, so when I would log in it would activate windows but this doesn't seem to be the case.

    Do I need to deactivate the digital license on the previous motherboard/SSD first before I can reactivate on my new hardware? That is the only other explanation I could think of as to why this isn't working, but I don't want to deactivate my digital license
    on my old hardware only to have this issue persist on my current new hardware. Could I get confirmation? And if so, can I also get steps on how to properly dissociate my digital license from the old hardware before I can use it for my new hardware?

    Thanks,

    Jonathan
     
    Jguo65, Apr 1, 2022
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  3. Migrating Digitally Licensed Windows 10 to SSD

    I am very confused on how to migrate my current OS to my SSD by using the new ISO by Windows. I have installed the ISO onto a flash drive. I have booted the flash drive and it says that I have to go back and start Windows normally and restart the upgrade
    process. What does this mean? Could anyone give me step-by-step instructions on how to migrate my OS? Also, my Windows 10 is digitally licensed.
     
    AlexDT3956, Apr 1, 2022
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