Windows 10: Does Win8 Pro Retail licence carry over to Win10 Pro upgrade?

Discus and support Does Win8 Pro Retail licence carry over to Win10 Pro upgrade? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Well due to the new motherboard I had to reinstall from windows 8 first as the licence key wasn't validated on that system yet. I did try windows 10... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by bobbavet, Jul 29, 2015.

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  1. MAGGELAN
    Maggelan Win User

    Does Win8 Pro Retail licence carry over to Win10 Pro upgrade?


    Well due to the new motherboard I had to reinstall from windows 8 first as the licence key wasn't validated on that system yet.

    I did try windows 10 straight up but the licence key couldn't be validated.

    I had to phone Microsoft to validate the licence key and installation as well using there new crazy optioned phone system and 9 x 7 digit code. apparently internet enabled phones can do this too via some app,....given how windows 10 has worked out I opted for the normal just type it on my normal phone option.

    I'll have to buy a retail copy of windows 10 at some point as I have changed my mobo around 12 times in the last year for reasons bordering on madness and boredom. The one that was in during the upgrade was my usual mobo.
     
    Maggelan, Apr 5, 2018
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