Windows 10: My retail windows 10 key doesn't work on my new laptop, after i deactivated the old one

Discus and support My retail windows 10 key doesn't work on my new laptop, after i deactivated the old one in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I bought a new laptop, succesfully installed win11 downloaded from microsoft and tried to use the old keyoriginal, 120usd, 2018 from my retail win10,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by SorinMistodie, Jan 18, 2024.

  1. My retail windows 10 key doesn't work on my new laptop, after i deactivated the old one


    I bought a new laptop, succesfully installed win11 downloaded from microsoft and tried to use the old keyoriginal, 120usd, 2018 from my retail win10, after I deactivated the old laptop with a few commands i found on the internet, slmgr.vbs /upk and slmgr /cpky, with messages of succes; from what I know, i have the right to move the retail key from the old computer to the new one,, but it doesn't work, and i don't want to buy another licence because my old computer is deactivated and I only want to use the new one. Please, help!

    :)
     
    SorinMistodie, Jan 18, 2024
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  2. Deactivating Licence key

    It depends on if you were using a retail Windows license which can transfer to another PC, or it was the Factory OEM license which came with the PC which dies with that PC and cannot move.

    If you have a retail Product Key then it doesn' t need to be deactivated to activate it on new hardware, just delete or don't use the old install. You'll only need to establish with MS Activation servers the change in hardware being used for the key, which
    might require a robocall. If necessary contact
    Microsoft Support
    to ask for help.
     
    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP, Jan 18, 2024
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  3. BetoLP Win User
    Windows doesn`t start. Authomatic repair doesn`t work.

    Thanks again!!

    I`m sorry I had not noticed that the text on the picture was in spanish. It says that windows has replaced some damaged clusters in "name" file and "directory". Then, at the end "an unspecified error occurred (75736e6a726e6c2e 4f6)".

    I`ll do it and I`ll be updating this thread when I have the report.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I ran SeaTools. These are the results:

    My retail windows 10 key doesn't work on my new laptop, after i deactivated the old one 233722d1557862791t-windows-doesn-t-start-authomatic-repair-doesn-t-work-hdd-test-1-.png


    Does it mean my HDD is useless?
     
    BetoLP, Jan 18, 2024
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  4. My retail windows 10 key doesn't work on my new laptop, after i deactivated the old one

    Transfer Windows 10 Pro Retail key to new laptop

    I recently upgraded my old laptop to Windows 10 Pro Retail (not the free upgrade). Shortly after that, I got a new laptop, but it runs Windows 8. Since I already used the key on my old laptop, is it still possible to transfer the Windows 10 Pro Retail
    onto the new laptop? I don't plan on keeping the old laptop anymore, but I don't want the Windows 10 key to go to waste.
     
    NickLee808, Jan 18, 2024
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