Windows 10: Fresh 10 install new computer

So i just bought a completely new computer and purchased Win 10. I downloaded the ISO and installed it to a USB to install. I received an email with a product key, but each time i try and use it, it tells me it's an invalid key for the available ISO.

I'm not the most tech savvy person, but I've built complete systems before for friends and never had this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Windows 10 fresh install on new computer, can't sign in

Hold down the shift key on your keyboard while clicking the Power button on the screen.

Continue to hold down the shift key while clicking Restart.

Continue to hold down the shift key until the Advanced Recovery Options menu appears.

Click Troubleshoot

Click Reset this PC

Click Remove Everything

Fully clean the drive

Click Reset

Set up with a local account and sign in.

 

Windows 10 fresh install on new computer, can't sign in

Title. Newly-built computer, no prior OSes on it, just installed Windows 10. On startup it shows me the login screen for "other user." Change login to Microsoft account and use the same account info that I provided when I was prompted for my Microsoft account
during installation. Tells me I have the wrong password. Make new account, new password, tells me exact same thing.

For a little more detail: The Windows install I'm using was acquired through my university student account, which is also what my Microsoft account is through for Office access. When, during installation, I was asked for that account, it said I got the password
wrong. So I reset the password and tried again, and it worked, all good. Once the install completed it immediately went to the login screen. No opportunity to make an account, I assume the Microsoft login (which was successful during installation) served that
purpose. As above, I input the same information and get the error. When I go to the password reset site it lists, it tells me my Microsoft account, via my school email, does not exist. So this is where I figure out that it's, I guess, an Office 365 account,
which is different, even though the install didn't seem to mind when it asked for an account. So I go and make a new account, with a non-school email, and a new password. When I try that one on my new computer, I get the exact same message. I can sign into
this account just fine on my laptop or any other device. As far as I can tell, it's the login screen that just won't accept any information.

So my question is looking for literally any solution to this, because I'd like to use the computer. Can I make a local account? Can I skip the login and just go to the desktop like I expected when I put the thing together? Can I make it so either of my already
existing accounts work? And can I do it without having to reinstall it (again, because I already had to do it a few times just to get to this screen)?

Any help is appreciated. It's incredibly frustrating to build a new computer and not be able to even use it because the login screen won't work.

 

Exactly which ISO file did you download and where did you download it from?

 

I made damn sure i was DLing it from the Microsoft website as i was paying 120 for it, but i currently don't have the link since I'm afk. That being said, i read other advice to deny i had a code, and it actually started to install before i left. I assume the idea is later I'll have to provide a valid code.

I have that code. Strange i would have to say no first............

 

The problem is if the ISO file is not for the same version that your code is for, then it won't work and I suspect that is why your code did not work at the beginning. For example, if you purchase a Windows 10 Home product key, then you need to download just the plain Windows 10 ISO file. You do NOT download Windows 10 Home Single Language, because just the regular Windows 10 Home product key will not work with it because the Single Language Windows 10 is a different version than just plain, regular Windows 10.

You can see what version of Windows 10 your product key is for by select the check product key option of showkey plus from this forum:
ShowKeyPlus - Windows 10 Forums

 

I think i did just that!

How do i get my proper ISO then?

 

You will have to download it again. It is 99% chance that you want just the plain Windows 10 ISO. (not Single Language, not "K" and not "N", just the first choice, plain Windows 10). I prefer option 1:
Windows 10 ISO Download - Windows 10 Forums

The just plain Windows 10 ISO file actually contains both Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro. You will have to do another clean install starting over from scratch. When you start the install with this ISO file, you will enter your product key when asked as the first step and that will determine which version Home or Pro is installed.

I also suspect you used the Media Creation Tool to download the ISO file with (and maybe make the USB flash drive with?) and you got mislead when you saw Windows 10 Home Single Language. If using the Media Creation Tool, these are the choices you want (just plain Windows 10):





If you are using the direct link (option 1) to download the ISO file from Microsoft, you want this choice: