Windows 10: Microsoft Azure Windows 10 Education activation key no longer working

Today i successfully upgraded my Windows 10 Home to Education using the activation key from a Microsoft Azure account i got from my university.


A few day ago i started getting notifications on my computer saying that i had to update my Windows 10 and i ended up doing the update after i upgraded to Windows 10 Education. The update took a couple of hours and after it finished my computer was using an unactive Windows 10 Home.


I tried upgrading it back to Windows 10 Education but the key no longer works and when i try to get a new key from Azure it gives me the same key.


How can i get a new activation key?

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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.

 

Windows 10 education version license key

Thanx for your reply Dave. I was provided with Microsoft Azure education account formerly Dreamspark that offers free windows 10 education to be downloaded by the students. Unfortunately I am unable to find a serial and activation key in the package.

 

Important W10 activation key questions left unanswered by Microsoft

A little info on this.
Your keys from TechNet or MSDN are and can be Retail, OEM, Static Activation, Multiple Activation, Custom, or other.
You can go to your TechNet site and sign in.
Then click on the "Export to XML" link at the top right hand side of the key chart.
When you open this; there will be a column the shows the "Product Key Type".

Example (Keys block out, of course):




Here is an MS chart of the Key meanings from Product Keys and Activation for MSDN site... the key meaning, also, applies to the now defunct TechNet Keys.

Chart from the page:






EDIT:

You do not need to be on a MS account any longer... you can be just a local user.
As long as you are connected to the internet they can find you.

Also, this may help explain some... as, it applies to the activation of Windows 10, too.

Microsoft quietly rewrites its activation rules for Windows 10

Click link above to read more.