Windows 10: From Genuine Key to Generic Key. Why Microsoft?

Hello Ten Forums


I have a genuine key for windows 8.1 Pro

But, after upgrade to Windows 10 Pro

Microsoft is used with me generic key for upgrade
Key : VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T



Is this normal?

:)

 

How i can restore my previous product key

Can’t guarantee this will work but as you have a genuine key for Pro you could try entering the generic key to see if it’ll activate.

VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

http://www.intowindows.com/generic-product-key-...

If this doesn’t work then it’ll require a clean install imo.

 

Windows 10 Home Version Changed to Windows 10 Pro in the Insider Preview

In case i continue with the generic insiders key, what happens to my actual, genuine Windows 10 Home Product Key?

 

Yes
8.1 Pro to Win 10 Pro upgrade
Clean install after activation
Same key

 

Hi there

I also asked about this in another thread -- Note though if you check the PRODUCT ID (NOT the KEY) it will be different from your original OS one. The Ms severs take some sort of Hardware mapping of your computer too - but as a lot of hardware around the world will be IDENTICAL Ms must have some way of UNIQUELY identifying each machine -- maybe the product ID is part of it.

I'm not sure that Ms can get the part number of every significant piece of hardware in your system - often it's not available.

Also what triggers re-activation is quite a mystery anyway. I've swapped a CPU and a MOBO and was never asked to re-activate - but changing to bigger HDD's or adding a Blu Ray device caused me to re-activate -- "Go Figure...".

Cheers
jimbo