Windows 10: Clean install on 2 PCs

Discus and support Clean install on 2 PCs in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I have 2 PCs. PC1 has W10 Home, PC2 has W10 Pro. Both came from retail Win7 licenses. I am changing the CPU and mobo in PC1. I also want to do clean... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by DHHJ, Feb 12, 2017.

  1. DHHJ Win User

    Clean install on 2 PCs


    I have 2 PCs. PC1 has W10 Home, PC2 has W10 Pro. Both came from retail Win7 licenses. I am changing the CPU and mobo in PC1. I also want to do clean installs on both PCs, to refresh them. But I want to put my W10 Pro license on PC1 and put W10 Home on PC2 .
    1. What do I need to do to get ready for the license switch beforehand. MS assignment? Anything else?
    2. Where can I get a current ISO for the clean install?
    3. Do I provide my Windows 7 keys during install and W10 auto activates? Or do I use the troubleshooter? Will I need to contact MS Support?
    4. Is there an order that I need to follow as to which PC gets the fresh install first?
    Thanks.

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  2. ActiveSync 4.5 on 2 PC's deletes information.Please help!

    MogulUser wrote:



    Here are examples:

    I correct a phone number in my mobile outlook on the phone, but when I sync up it reverts back to the old number.

    I correct the number on my home PC, sync to my phone (and it shows ok on the phone), sync to my work pc and it reverts back to the old number.



    Only once did this happen to me but it was quite a while ago. It had to be a flag was wrong somewhere so when the sync began, it did not realize that teh device had the most recent entry. It was very frustrating.



    Eventually, I deleted the partnership on my office computer, went home and synced my device with my home computer (which had everything correct) and when I returned to work, setup a new partnership, synced and all was once again fine.
     
    Jack Cook - aka Help_Line, Feb 12, 2017
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  3. ActiveSync 4.5 on 2 PC's deletes information.Please help!

    Try reinstalling Activesync.
     
    Linley Meslier, Feb 12, 2017
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  4. NavyLCDR New Member

    Clean install on 2 PCs

    Make sure your digital licenses for Windows is linked to a MS Account:
    Microsoft Account - Link to Digital License on Windows 10 PC

    Make sure you have the product keys for your Windows 7 recorded. You can probably retrieve them from upgrades if you have not done clean installs before using showkey plus:
    ShowKeyPlus

    Download Windows 10

    Yes, in that order. I would first try activation with the Windows 7 product keys. If that doesn't work then use the activation troubleshooter. If that doesn't work then contact Microsoft.

    No.
     
    NavyLCDR, Feb 12, 2017
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