Windows 10: Transfer Windows 10 Pro Key from returned laptop

Looking to Transfer a Windows Pro Licence, from a returned Laptop to my current new Laptop.



I upgraded from the MS Store to Windows Pro on a Laptop that I had purchased. This was in January 2020.


I then returned the laptop because it was faulty just a week later.

At the time before returning I ran a recover to original settings to clear all my details off the laptop.


It is now May 2020, and I've purchased a new laptop that I'd like to upgrade to windows 10 Pro.


But i don't see how to.


I can see my original purchase in my Accounts Order History, but there is no key or any other material associated with that purchase.


Under Microsoft.com -> Accounts -> Devices, I do see my original device and it's showing as running Windows 10 Pro.


Given that the original Laptop is long gone and scrubbed clean - how do I upgrade my current laptop without paying for a new Windows Pro Licence?


Thank you for any assistance.

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windows 10 key

Thanks but I don't want to do any decrypting. I want to download a Win 10 ISO from Microsoft and install it using my Win 8 key. No other steps required. Is that possible?

 

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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.

 

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From the link I quoted: