Windows 10: Reinstall windows 10, activate, leaving final setup for end user

Discus and support Reinstall windows 10, activate, leaving final setup for end user in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I have a laptop that I bought earlier this year( came with windows 10 installed ) that is not going to suit my needs. I would like to do a clean... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Roguepoint, Jun 2, 2019.

  1. Reinstall windows 10, activate, leaving final setup for end user


    I have a laptop that I bought earlier this year( came with windows 10 installed ) that is not going to suit my needs. I would like to do a clean reinstall of windows 10, and leave it activated, but leave final set up for end user that buys it. Is that possible ? Or do I have to set it up with such non descriptive info as User, or Owner ?

    Thank You

    :)
     
    Roguepoint, Jun 2, 2019
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  2. MrGenius Win User

    [Solved] Windows 10 keeps reinstalling KB3119142

    I noticed quite some time ago that KB3119142 (Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package) kept reinstalling itself for some reason. At least once daily. Sometimes up to several times a day. I just ignored it. It didn't seem to be doing any harm. And I figured they'd eventually fix it. Well...days turned into weeks, weeks into months, with no end to the problem in sight. It dragged on unsolved for at least the last few months. Literally reinstalling itself hundreds of(at least a hundred, felt like more) times in that period of time.

    So I finally googled it a couple days ago. And just got around to fixing it today. Which appears to have worked. And it couldn't have been easier to do. I feel so stupid to have let it intimidate me for so long.*Oops! Reinstall windows 10, activate, leaving final setup for end user :oops:
    Below are links to the thread that I got the fix idea from, and the official MS support info page for KB3119142(from which I quoted the above).
    http://www.tenforums.com/windows-up...-windows-10-keeps-reinstalling-kb3119142.html
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3119142
     
    MrGenius, Jun 2, 2019
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  3. Kreij Win User
    Current active users that are friends

    The other reason I suggested this is that users can add characters to their username that are not alphanumeric (e.g. user*). This confuses things somewhat when looking at the list.
     
    Kreij, Jun 2, 2019
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  4. Reinstall windows 10, activate, leaving final setup for end user

    How to reinstall Windows 10 if my computers used the free upgrade from 7 and 8?

    Will windows 10 still accept the license keys from 7 and 8 now if I reinstall my computer?

    Does Microsoft keep a list of users who upgraded to Win 10 using their 7 and 8 keys so that when users need to reinstall windows 10 the old keys would work?

    Do I need to call in Microsoft to ask them to activate my Windows 10 when I give them my win 7 keys?

    Both computers are laptops. The windows 7 machine had the serial printed on the back, and I needed to enter that when I upgraded to 10. The windows 8 machine had the serial built in inside its boot system so I didn't need to enter the key when I upgraded to 10, but I did manage to write down the keys using a fetcher program.
     
    JebusPrime, Jun 2, 2019
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