Windows 10: I tried to activate my pc even with the product key . Still it’s saying I can’t access or...

I tried updating my window 10 even with the product key but still I can’t access or activate the window. What should I do

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Product key association disable on old pc

Hey,


I sold my old pc to a friend. He installed some missing parts (HDD, GPU and RAM). Then we installed Windows 10 Home 64-bit version from USB stick. I was surprised to see that windows was automatically activated after that. I did some digging and found out that it is using my product key, which i use now in my own new pc. My friend does not have his own product key, the idea was that he just uses the unactivated windows with limited features.


I uninstalled my Windows 10 product key via command prompt in friends computer (as i understand this is only local solution, if he reinstall windows or clicks the active button, it reactivates automatically with my product key) and now it says windows is not activated, but my product key is still shown with Produkey app in his pc. So far windows is still activated my own pc.


My questions:

1. Is this all i need to do?
2. How do i get rid of product key showing still with product key showing apps on my friend's computer?
3. Is there a way to get rid of association of my product key on that old pc that i sold to friend?

EDIT: I originally installed windows 10 via upgrade option from Windows 7, if that matters.

 

Activate windows 10 after re-installing (I have lost my product key)

I own a Lenovo T430 laptop. In 2017, I installed Windows 10 using my original Windows 7 product key. Unfortunately, I cannot find that product key anymore. I need to re-install windows 10. Will it be automatically activated after the installation, if I skip the step of asking the product key during the installation?

In my opinion, I believe that my laptop will have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers and this will not be a problem. Is that true?

If not, please suggest me a solution or a workaround.

 

After restoring PC the Product Key is lost. How do I recover it?

Hi Jack,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.



I can understand how frustrating it could be when things go unusual.

We suggest you to activate using phone activation method.

Please follow the below furnished step to activate windows manually:

• Open run command by pressing Windows + R and type “slui 3” and hit enter.
• You will notice a pop asking to for product key. Please enter the product key and ensure that there should not be any errors, while entering the product key.
• Once authenticating, it will give confirmation message on successful windows activation
• If problem still persist, I would suggest you to open run command again by pressing
  Windows key +R type “slui.exe 4” and press enter. Please follow the prompts to activate the windows copy by phone.

Please refer the below link:

Product activation for Windows – online & support telephone numbers - Microsoft Support



Keep us posted if you face any issues on windows in future. We will be glad to help you.