Windows 10: Can anyone help me resurrect my laptop?

The laptop is an HP omen with windows 11.I opened settings to update the pc and there were 3 tasks one of them was called malware removal or smth like that when the 1st 2 got downloaded I pressed the restart button and then when the opens it has some weird pixels that cover half of the screen but when you press any keybind they start moving up.

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Resurrecting old laptop

My laptop crashed and I am trying to resurrect an old one to finish out the school semester. I've spent a couple of days trying to track down what I need to rebuild it. I cannot find the windows product key. It is not on a sticker on the bottom of the
machine.

It is an older machine so I know it had windows 8 installed at one point. I did a partition and it said it could not find windows, not sure if I did it correctly.

Without the product key for 8, I cannot purchase 8.1. Not sure what my next steps are since Microsoft no longer supports those old operating systems. What do you recommend?

Thanks.

 

help to remote connect

not sure how to use both programs u 2 suggested, i need more helpful steps thanks

 

Best laptop under $800??

Well the last one I suggested seems to be the best for 650$

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