Windows 10: Finding W10 key on older drive?

Discus and support Finding W10 key on older drive? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi,Just updated my desktop to W11 which I installed on a brand new hard drive.Problem is that W11 is not activating because my W10 key is on my older... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Jon Anderson 1, Nov 24, 2022.

  1. Finding W10 key on older drive?


    Hi,Just updated my desktop to W11 which I installed on a brand new hard drive.Problem is that W11 is not activating because my W10 key is on my older drive That drive is still in my machine and has all the W10 files intact but is not the main OS anymore basically it is just "dormant".Question is; where can I retrieve my W10 key from that old drive so that i can apply it to W11?Thanks in advance

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    Jon Anderson 1, Nov 24, 2022
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  2. Debs-1035 Win User

    New laptop and older external hard drive

    The laptop doesn't easily "see" the drive.. when I am in Devices and Printers... the icon for the ext HD will appear for just a few seconds.. if I rightclick on it quickly, it'll show the popup for hardware but doesn't have the info for it... does correctly
    refer to it as "USB 2.0 CD + HDD".

    I tried your list of steps, but , the HD does NOT ever show in the Disk Management list.

    I do have an older Dell that I need to see if it will recognize the HD. I'll try that next.

    THANKS for taking the time to list those steps...
     
    Debs-1035, Nov 24, 2022
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  3. Sasqui Win User
    Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

    Here's a quick laundry list:

    List of software to use for overclocking and testing
    Examples:
    Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
    Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
    How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

    Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
    Fan speeds
    Power limit
    Temp limit
    Voltages
    Core speeds
    Memory speeds
     
    Sasqui, Nov 24, 2022
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    little cat, Nov 24, 2022
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