Windows 10: Installing a Different Edition of Windows

Update: When I change the product key through Settings and used the OEM Key, it says Windows is Activated. Using ShowKeyPlus says that my product Key is BBBBB-BB....

Any ideas?

 

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Nothing to worry about as installed keys have no meaning.

I wonder if it is just a reporting "feature" of showkeyplus. I am sure the esteemed Superfly will know the answer, and respond in due course.

 

As long as it says activated with a digital entitlement you are good to go. From now on you can install the same edition of Windows 10 on the same computer and it will activate without entering a product key.

Good job getting legal!

 

Yeah. Thanks guys. *Biggrin

 

Sorry if I do not quote each post that I'm answering - let meknow if I'm missing any..

Single Language is an edition which has it's own keys ( i.e. the language restriction is irrelevant as, irrespective of which, the edition remains the same, thus has no effect on the key set)

The BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB is a placeholder Windows inserts after activating a MAK key.
The reason being, these keys can have thousands of activations (for which companies pay huge amounts) and should someone steal one, they could sell that same key to thousands and each will activate as if part of a company network - it's thus a security feature specific to MAK's.

 

Thanks for the extra information!

 

You are welcome... sharing is caring ...cheesy I know... but true *Wink

 

Woah. That's cool. Thank you sir.

 

You are welcome *Wink

BTW: ...although you have genuine (digital entitlement) activation with your OEM key, you may want to remove the dodgy install key - in case MS checks these rogue keys - to do this run from command prompt as admin:

slmgr /ipk BT79Q-G7N6G-PGBYW-4YWX6-6F4BT

That is the generic Windows 10 Single Language key - it won't affect your activation but will give you a fully legit installation.

 

I guess the generic Key is installed already sir.



The partial product Key is 6F4BT, which is the last five characters of the generic Key.

 

Oh my bad , I may have missed that... does ShowKey show that as the installed key as well?

 

No. It shows the BBBBB-BB... one.

 

Something's not right.... the -6F4BT is a retail key and should display as such if it is installed via slmgr /ipk

 

Is there anywhere I can go to understand all the results of this command ?

Like a line by line explanation.

 

Also, I run slmgr -dli as instructed here, Windows License Type - Determine if OEM, Retail, or Volume - Windows 10 Forums.

Mine says RETAIL




Maybe because I'm using a generic retail key. But I think it should be OEM or VOLUME since I bought the laptop not Windows 10, right?