Windows 10: Detaching machine from company

Hi community,


I have recently been given an old desktop PC by my employer now ex-employer as they didn't have any use for it or me it seems!. However, I can see it has Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise as the OS name.


I am conscious that this is likely a license registered under the company's license quota given it's "Enterprise".


I would like to completely detach this machine from having any connection to that company moving forward, and make it my own.


I have a feeling it may have had windows 10 home/pro pre-installed when originally bought years ago, but I don't know how to check this. I have seen in other threads that I can use a powershell command to get the original product key wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey


Under "recovery" option in settings, "revert to previous version of windows 10" is greyed out as windows updates have been installed.



So, I would appreciate the following:


1 How do I check if it actually came with Windows 10 home/pro pre-installed?

2 What are the next steps to revert to this?

3 is the product key obtained from the powershell command actually still useful?

4 If I can't revert to this, what are the steps I need to take to completely wipe any trace of the company from this machine and fresh install windows 10 home/pro?

5 any other advisory steps to take to completely detach this machine from my ex employer and make it my own


Please talk me through if possible as I'm not a huge techie.


Any assistance is much appreciated.


Thanks!

:)

 

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Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. I understand that you have an issue with geeting popup Ready to Detach after detaching.
I will surely help you to fix this issue.

To understand the issue better, let me know if the issue started after installing latest Windows Update?

If yes, I suggest you to uninstall the Windows Update that caused the issue and check if the issue occurs or not.

To uninstall the update follow these steps:

a) Right- Click on Start and click on
Control Panel.

b) Click on Programs and features.


c) Click on View installed updates.

d) Scroll through the list and find the update.

e) Right-click the update and
uninstall it.

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.

 

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• Click the Start button and select the Settings
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• Choose Privacy from the list.
• Select Background apps in the left pane of the window.
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