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Discus and support Installed win 10 without key in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I had a win 7 pc in which i downloaded the windows to download tool. 2hours later I had windows 10 fully working. However not at one point did i have... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by JustKITKAT252, Aug 31, 2019.

  1. JUSTKITKAT252
    JustKITKAT252 Win User

    Installed win 10 without key


    I had a win 7 pc in which i downloaded the windows to download tool. 2hours later I had windows 10 fully working. However not at one point did i have to put in my product key????

    :)
     
    JustKITKAT252, Aug 31, 2019
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  2. FLOGGER23M
    Flogger23m Win User

    Fresh Install of Win 10 without Serial Key?

    Looking to reformat a laptops HDD, and then reinstall Win 10 fresh. The problem is it came pre-installed with Win 8 and I did the free upgrade to Win 10. How exactly would I re-format the HDD, reinstall Win 10 and ensure it reactivates properly? I don't see a Win 8 serial key anywhere in the contents of the box.
     
    Flogger23m, Aug 31, 2019
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  3. EASY RHINO
    Easy Rhino Win User
    windows 10 key

    Thanks but I don't want to do any decrypting. I want to download a Win 10 ISO from Microsoft and install it using my Win 8 key. No other steps required. Is that possible?
     
    Easy Rhino, Aug 31, 2019
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  4. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User

    Installed win 10 without key

    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, Aug 31, 2019
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