Windows 10: Rolling back to Windows 10 using OEM key

Discus and support Rolling back to Windows 10 using OEM key in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I am using Dell Inspiron 14 5448 which was pre-installed withWindows 8 Single Language. Later I upgraded to Windows 10. For some reasons I had to reset... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Md Ashraful Islam, Feb 3, 2020.

  1. Rolling back to Windows 10 using OEM key


    I am using Dell Inspiron 14 5448 which was pre-installed withWindows 8 Single Language. Later I upgraded to Windows 10. For some reasons I had to reset my laptop and started using Linux for the last few years. Few months back I wanted to come back to windows. As I couldn't remember the product key, so I started using a cracked Windows 10 Pro. Now, after some research I found that my laptop has lifetime license for windows.

    1. Someone mentioned in a post similar to mine that as the owner had Windows 8 Single Language, so he needs to download Windows 10 Version 1703. My question is if I use the media creation tool to download the latest iso file/create a installation media, would there be any problem?
    2. I have a lot of software and games installed right now. If I reinstall the windows 10 keeping everything instead of clean install, what kind of problems may arise?

    :)
     
    Md Ashraful Islam, Feb 3, 2020
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  2. rtwjunkie Win User

    my windows 10 oem didn't come with a product key

    Dude, go to Newegg right now and read the questions and answers tab on Windows 10 OEM. The OEM copies that are listed there DO in fact, come on an optical disc. The flash drive ONLY comes on Retail copies.
     
    rtwjunkie, Feb 3, 2020
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  3. OneMoar Win User
    my windows 10 oem didn't come with a product key

    indeed OEM's have embedded keys a OEM upgrade is for machines with OEM copies and DO NOT COME WITH A KEY! sadly many vendors confuse the two because pre-windows 10 'OEM" came with a key
    a end user should always buy a Retail OR "System builder OEM" copy when it comes to windows 10 system builder is not `OEM` you can blame microsoft for the retarded terminology screw up

    it sounds like the op bought a pirated copy with no key microsoft does not ship windows 10 on optical disks .... they use flash drives
     
    OneMoar, Feb 3, 2020
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  4. jsalpha2 Win User

    Rolling back to Windows 10 using OEM key

    Windows 7 OEM key

    Hope this is not against the rules. If you do a clean install of Windows 10, it may, (has for me) accept a Win 7 OEM key and activate.
     
    jsalpha2, Feb 3, 2020
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