Windows 10: Resetting my Windows installed Windows 10 Pro, now I can't activate

Discus and support Resetting my Windows installed Windows 10 Pro, now I can't activate in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I reset my PC through the Recovery options in Windows settings yesterday. Everything seemed to go well, however, when my PC restarted it upgraded to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by flamelet, Oct 6, 2019.

  1. FLAMELET
    flamelet Win User

    Resetting my Windows installed Windows 10 Pro, now I can't activate


    I reset my PC through the Recovery options in Windows settings yesterday. Everything seemed to go well, however, when my PC restarted it upgraded to Windows 10 Pro when I previously had Windows 10 Home


    Now I can't activate Windows and my PC is claiming my Windows 10 installation is not genuine. What should I do? I never even had the option to select a Windows 10 version during resetting

    :)
     
    flamelet, Oct 6, 2019
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  2. JEROENBEUNCKENS
    JeroenBeunckens Win User

    Clean Windows 10 (?PRO?) install

    I have bought a legit "Windows 10 Pro" key of a key website. It is legit since i'm currently using it for over a year now. I currently have Windows 10 Pro installed on my PC and I want to do a clean install. I just can't find the windows 10 Pro download in the tool. But if i could use a windows 10 pro key with a normal windows 10 install, I'll be good to go.
     
    JeroenBeunckens, Oct 6, 2019
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  3. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User
    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.
     
    TheLostSwede, Oct 6, 2019
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  4. 95VIPER
    95Viper Win User

    Resetting my Windows installed Windows 10 Pro, now I can't activate

    Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

    How long did you wait for activation?
    When I re-installed with a fresh install... it took a few hours to sync and activate.
    However, it did, finally, activate.
     
    95Viper, Oct 6, 2019
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