Windows 10: New mobo - Win 10 won't install due Cannot read product key warning

Discus and support New mobo - Win 10 won't install due Cannot read product key warning in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; New mobo (old one died) and most everything else incl 500 gb NVMe S.2 SSD I want to put a fresh install of Win 10 Pro on that SSD. Microsoft account... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by stonecherub, Apr 7, 2019.

  1. New mobo - Win 10 won't install due Cannot read product key warning


    New mobo (old one died) and most everything else incl 500 gb NVMe S.2 SSD

    I want to put a fresh install of Win 10 Pro on that SSD. Microsoft account knows my product key.

    The USB install media I used to rebuild the old computer as it was dying reports "Windows cannot read <product key> from the unattended answer file." Never saw that before - ever! Even when installing Win 10 on a friend's machine from same USB chip.

    New machine boots from standard SSD scavenged from old machine but i want OS on the s.2 drive.

    :)
     
    stonecherub, Apr 7, 2019
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    Fresh Install of Win 10 without Serial Key?

    Looking to reformat a laptops HDD, and then reinstall Win 10 fresh. The problem is it came pre-installed with Win 8 and I did the free upgrade to Win 10. How exactly would I re-format the HDD, reinstall Win 10 and ensure it reactivates properly? I don't see a Win 8 serial key anywhere in the contents of the box.
     
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