Windows 10: Can't activate Windows 10 after upgrade from activated 8.1

Discus and support Can't activate Windows 10 after upgrade from activated 8.1 in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Okay so after the GWX update wouldn't show for me on Windows 7 I used the media creation tool to upgrade to 10. After about 3 hours of trying to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by metalknuxx, Jul 28, 2015.

  1. dgcdan Win User

    Can't activate Windows 10 after upgrade from activated 8.1


    Okay so after the GWX update wouldn't show for me on Windows 7 I used the media creation tool to upgrade to 10. After about 3 hours of trying to activate it's finally just worked. So anyone getting this error it's definately a server load problem. Hopefully they are finally fixing it. *Smile


    Can't activate Windows 10 after upgrade from activated 8.1 [​IMG]
     
    dgcdan, Jul 28, 2015
    #31
  2. PauloBR Win User

    I entered that key and my Windows 10 Home was "upgraded" to Windows 10 Pro? How's that? Still Windows is not activated. What do I do now?

    Edited:

    Sorry, forgot to tell... before that, I had a licensed copy Windows 8.1 Home installed and I have upgraded to Windows 10 Home via USB drive created by Microsoft Media Creation Tool. After upgrade completed, Windows says it's not activated.
     
    PauloBR, Jul 29, 2015
    #32
  3. First, stop the panic I guess its normal... considering the huge publicity that Microsoft gave to "Windows 10" world wide.
    Here's the solution: Just click on the "Activate" button continuously it will activate, they are having huge traffic that's why you are like stock there.

    Can't activate Windows 10 after upgrade from activated 8.1 [​IMG]

    It works, so just do it
     
    Yung4tymizle, Jul 29, 2015
    #33
  4. Chris2005 Win User

    Can't activate Windows 10 after upgrade from activated 8.1

    I upgraded around 6 AM this morning from Windows 7 SP1 without a problem with activating.
     
    Chris2005, Jul 29, 2015
    #34
  5. I can confirm this is correct, I tried all day yesterday to activate and then tried again this morning and it worked. Keep spamming the activate key and it will work at some point. I am on Win Home, UK based.
     
    davark1981, Jul 29, 2015
    #35
  6. otisdog Win User
    After upgrading from 8.1 yesterday Windows 10 would not activate. Started the computer this morning and it is activated !
    Woolah !!
    Jim
     
    otisdog, Jul 29, 2015
    #36
  7. I just got home from work, I tried the activation and it was activated from the first try. *Nerd
     
    astrolabos, Jul 29, 2015
    #37
  8. junclj Win User

    Can't activate Windows 10 after upgrade from activated 8.1

    Hi there, you should upgraded to the wrong version. Please make sure that you should follow the correct version. For example, my tablet comes with Windows 8.1 with bing, so I should upgrade to Windows 10 "Home" instead of "Pro".
    All of my genuine Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 were upgraded to Windows 10 without problem.

    You are not necessary to insert any product key or activation during the upgrading process.
    You should refers to the link here to ensure that you were upgraded to the proper edition. Pro or Home? Perhaps you need to do a system restore to roll back to windows 8.1 then upgrade again to the proper edition.
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Windows-10-specifications#upgrade
     
    junclj, Aug 2, 2015
    #38
  9. True - but if you then change your hardware you cannot activate Windows 10.
    I tried the online activation - it failed.
    The I tried the telephone activation - it didn't work either.
    I tried speaking to a nice gentleman from India on the Microsoft help line and apparently you have to go back to previous windows (8.1 in my case and re-activate). I am in the process of doing this and telephone activation has just worked when I declared (correctly) that I am only using the product key on a single machine. This is a strange limitation that will hit more and more people over the next year or so.
     
    andyveggie, Apr 5, 2018
    #39
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