Windows 10: after installing win 11 from win 10 activated , win 11 is now not activated

my win 10 is activated,,,,,, when I used win 11 installer and installed win 11 it is now not activated

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Win 11 Activation Problem with Win 8.1 Key

Hello, I have original win 8.1 key. I have used win 11 without problem by upgrading from 8.1 with my old pc. Now I have built a brand new pc including all hardwares. I installed win 10 & 11 directly. Setup asked product key and I entered 8.1's, installation continued. After setup completed, I have realized either win 10 & 11 are not activated. I have tried to activate by entering the org. 8.1 key it failed. Message was "Unable to activate windows, you dont have a valid digital license or produc key..." I thought that culprit might be directly installed win 10 & 11. Then, I have installed win 8.1 first to try upgrade upon it but unfortunately came across another problem. There is no internet connection. I transfered my mobo LAN driver setup file via usb. It could not be installed because I saw my new mobo LAN driver doesnt support win 8.1, only win 10 & 11. Actually it's LAN driver is pre-installed and doesnt work. I just tried to setup again anyway.

To sum up:

I cannot activate win 10 & 11 with a win 8.1 key if I install them directly.

If I install win 8.1 first I cannot connect to internet to activate win 8.1 (due to mobo LAN driver support) and then upgrade to win 10 & 11 whatever.

How can I fix this problem? I think there must be a solution. I dont know if direct win 11 installation & activation possible with a win 8.1 key though.

Do I have to buy a new win11 due to a LAN driver problem? I dont want to be forced to select this option.

Your help much appreciated.

 

Win 11 Activation Problem with Win 8.1 Key

Let me explain one by one:

Win 8.1 was activated first on my old 2014 model year mobo. Upgraded to Win 10 & 11 respectively. PC worked many years. I built a new system 6 months ago w/ AM5 mobo. All HWs new. I did a clear win 10 installation it's activated auto using Win 8.1 key. I upgraded to win 11 then. It was still shown activated, everything was fine.

1 month ago, I was having trouble w/ my 2022 AM5 mobo. I changed my AM5 mobo w/ a new expensive one. Not to cause driver problem (different brand, chipset and so on) I decided to install a clear Windows. Problem started right there. No matter what I first install, Win 10 & 11. It cannot be activated. As I said earlier, I cannot use Win 8.1 as well because internet doesnt work due to LAN driver compatibility.

Hope it's a bit more clear now.

 

Parallels 11 to Bootcamp Win 10 activation

Installed a licensed copy of Win 7 pro 64 bit under Parallels 11 at my new MacBook. Upgrade to Win 10 64 bit Pro with no problem with activation. Found out that 1 of my USB Token is not function properly and decided to switch to Bootcamp as both tech at
Microsoft and Parallels unable to resolve the issue.

Created a bootable Win 10 USB and proceed with Bootcamp installation (Unable to use Win 7 as the latest MacBook Bootcamp require Win 8 and above). Installed Win 10 without entering product key and after installation it did detect my product key for Win 10
from previous installation under Parallels 11. My USB Token now function correctly. However, under Bootcamp my Win 10 is not activated even though it detected my product key.



Called Microsoft and they suggest me to get a new copy of Win 10. That is not helpful at all. Unable to install Win 7 under Bootcamp to re-upgrade again. Is there any other way to resolve this?