Windows 10: Issue with W8.1 to W10 upgrade

Discus and support Issue with W8.1 to W10 upgrade in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I have W8.1 pre installed in my laptop and have been trying to upgrade it to W10 but from past 1 month I have been updating the OS daily but haven't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Hiraav, Nov 23, 2022.

  1. HIRAAV
    Hiraav Win User

    Issue with W8.1 to W10 upgrade


    I have W8.1 pre installed in my laptop and have been trying to upgrade it to W10 but from past 1 month I have been updating the OS daily but haven't yet got the newer patch of W10 is their any faster way to get the upgrade. I had read on a Microsoft form that after Dec 2022 W8.1 cannot be updated to W10.

    :)
     
    Hiraav, Nov 23, 2022
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  2. TATTY_ONE
    Tatty_One Win User

    Now that W10 is out, are you a W7 / W8 refusenik?

    Thanks, when W7 becomes in effect obsolete, I will upgrade to W8, when that is gone I will upgrade to an Android tablet and play candy crush all day in retirement *Big Grin Issue with W8.1 to W10 upgrade :D
     
    Tatty_One, Nov 23, 2022
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  3. ERNESTPARKER1
    ErnestParker1 Win User
    W10 upgrade

    I upgraded from w8 to w10 but then reverted to w8. Now I want to be on w10 permanently. How do I do it
     
    ErnestParker1, Nov 23, 2022
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  4. RADI
    Radi Win User

    Issue with W8.1 to W10 upgrade

    Skip upgrading W8 Pro to W10 and install W10 and use key from W8 Pro?

    TL;DR

    1. Get a bootable WIN 10
    2. Install WIN 10
    3. Enter they key you have from your WIN 7/8
    4. Go to setting and activate the newly installed WIN 10
    5. If your activation fails, enter your key again.
    6. That should fail again but will give you the option to call support
    7. Call support and they will help you finish your WIN 10 activation

    The long story.

    Something happened, and my Windows 8.1 Pro stopped working and I had to reinstall it. I have a Windows 8 Pro installation DVD that I got from Amazon a few years back. I used it and installed Windows 8 Pro on my PC. Ultimately I wanted to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, but it was taking too long to update Windows 8 to 8.1, so I installed Windows 10 Media Creation and created a bootable Windows 10 USB. Using the bootable USB, I installed Windows 10 Pro on my PC, and that is where the pain started. I did some googling and found that with Starting with W10 build 1511, you can use the W7 or W8 key on a clean install, but I could not find how to actually activate the fresh Windows 10 installation. After several tries to activate I finally called support and they helped me out.

    Note: A side effect of skipping the Windows 7/8 upgrade to Windows 10 is that support had to invalidate my Windows 8 product key and give a new key.
     
    Radi, Nov 23, 2022
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