Windows 10: Media Creation Tool and Product Key

I have a laptop that came with windows 8 pro installed, which I then upgraded to windows 10 pro. A couple months ago, I took part in the windows insider program to try out windows 11. After experiencing performance issues I now want to go back to windows 10, but it has been too long since the update was installed to do that. If I use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to go back to windows 10, will it require me to input the product key? And if so, will it work? Since my computer originally came with windows 8 I'm a bit nervous that I'll be stuck with either windows 8, or windows 10 with a wat

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media creation tool

Hello,

The Windows Media Creation Tool allows you to download the Windows 10 ISO directly from Microsoft, without having a product key. You can use it to clean install or upgrade to Windows 10. It can also be use to download the different editions of Windows 10.
Refer to this
link to download the Windows 10 Installation Media Tool.

As for the build and version of your Windows 10, follow the steps below:

• Press Windows key + R on your keyboard to open up the run command prompt.
  
• Type winver into the run command text box and hit OK. You should now see a dialog screen revealing the OS build and registration information.

Should you need additional assistance, do let us know.

 

Does it ask me for a product key if i upgrade using Media creation tool?

Hi,

Thank you for being a part of Windows 10.

If you are creating media and perform custom install, then it will ask for the product key, you can skip the steps to enter the product key and install Windows 10. Provided you need to have your existing operating system activated. If you are performing clean
install, then you need to purchase the new product key.

Installing Windows 10 using the media creation tool

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Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any other issues with Windows in future.

 

Media Creation Tool And Product Key

Does the media creation tool automatically detect the product key from motherboard in a "desktop"?

Or does it work only in laptops?

I had an old desktop with me so i decided to give my pc to the computer centre for installing the latest software.

they removed the old hardware and gave it to me and then installed new hardware.

They installed and activated windows 8.1 pro for me.

Now my pc is running windows 10 10240.

I dont have a factory reset option and my rollback option has expired.

Thus i am going with media creation tool.

Will it detect my product key because my pc is a desktop ?

If it wont how to retrieve my product key before installation?

My pc is now running windows 10 10240 , it activated automatically after the upgrade and is my first Windows 10 Build , after upgrade this was my first build.

Please help.