Windows 10: Activating Windows Pro Product key from another computer.

Hi,

I am trying to activate my new laptop with a Windows 10 Pro license key from another computer. The other computer has two licenses, one home, and one pro.

I got the pro license free from Microsoft because I was in the insider program during the early preview builds.

That computer doesn't have a pro license key. ShowKeyPlus shows it using a Generic Windows 10 Pro license key, VK7G-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T.

When I was upgrading the laptop to Windows 10 Pro, I couldn't use the generic key above as it wouldn't work. I had to use another Window 10 Pro generic key.

The computer with the Windows 10 Pro license key is activated by 'Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account'.

When I select, 'I recently changed hardware on this device', I get this window that shows my computer, but it doesn't show my new laptop.





Can I get the laptop to activate with the pro license key?

The computer is deactivated.

Thank you.

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Maybe a daft question but why can't you just install 8.1 pro with the 8 pro key, or is it different keys for 8 and 8.1? seems silly when 8.1 is a free update anyway.

 

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This worked for me last time with a Win 8 key.

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Windows 8.1 pro + WMC key activation

I was considering buying a WMC pro add on for my windows 8.1 pro install, but have googled and found some people had trouble activating it. Has anyone on here got any experience with this.

As to my install, I have a real Windows 8 pro key. So I installed windows 8 pro using a MSDN retail .iso which was activated soon as it finished installing , then I updated to .1 pro.

When you buy the WMC add on, it changes your key, I have read some people have had trouble activating it, now mine activates from windows, I hate doing the phone activation crap, so I don't want to have to do that after the WMC add on finishes installing.

The question is, what happens to my windows 8 pro key, is it still usable? and how would i go about if I had to reinstall? would it have to be-

Install win 8 pro-update to 8.1-install WMC add on, or could i use a windows 8.1 pro with WMC disc?

Thanks guys

Tigger