Windows 10: Activating Win 10

I have had Winn10 HOME on my computer since I received it as a gift at Christmas 2014. The new computer had Win 8.1 with a complimentary number to install Win 10 which was done. Now I am getting an Activate Windows - Go to Settings to activate Windows - in the right hand corner of screen.

I go there and find out the machine is running Win 10 PRO not HOME. My downloads are done automatically. Could a download created this problem?

Since my machine was a gift I have no product key or digital number to enter when trying to activate? Win 10 HOME is legally installed on this computer. What do I do now?

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ACTIVATION WIN 10

Hi,

You might see this error if you entered a product key for the Enterprise edition of Windows to activate
Windows 10 Home or
Windows 10 Pro. Activation in Windows 10 will depend on how you got your copy of Windows.
To find the activation method that works with your copy of Windows, kindly refer to this

Microsoft article.

Check out this
link for a list of activation error codes and the suggested steps to troubleshoot it.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Unable to Activate Win 8

I was about to suggest run CMD as Admin and then do a "slmgr -ipk xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx" activation...does anyone know if that works with win8?

 

win 10 activation fail code 70003c

Hi Shantanubandyopadhyay,

We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

Before proceeding, we need more information to help you better.

• Have you installed Windows 10 through Windows update/ISO file?
• Which edition of Windows 10 is installed on your computer?

I suggest you to refer the below article and check if it help to activate the Windows 10.

Why can't I activate Windows 10?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/why-activate-windows-10

I hope the above information helps.

Thank you.