Windows 10: Transferring Windows 10 Pro from laptop to Desktop with missing key?

Discus and support Transferring Windows 10 Pro from laptop to Desktop with missing key? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I have a laptop with Windows 10 Pro that I will be selling. I have Windows 10 Home key available that I want to put on the laptop and give my desktop... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by SteveJ_542, Jan 6, 2020.

  1. Transferring Windows 10 Pro from laptop to Desktop with missing key?


    I have a laptop with Windows 10 Pro that I will be selling. I have Windows 10 Home key available that I want to put on the laptop and give my desktop Windows 10 Pro, but I am missing my activation key that came with the laptop. Is there a way to do this?

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    SteveJ_542, Jan 6, 2020
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  2. 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, Jan 6, 2020
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  3. 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?
     
    Easy Rhino, Jan 6, 2020
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  4. Transferring Windows 10 Pro from laptop to Desktop with missing key?

    Downgrade Windows 10 Pro to Home and Transfer Key

    I bought a laptop and had Windows 10 Home on it. Later, I got a key for Windows 10 Pro, and upgraded my laptop. I recently got a new desktop, and would like to use that pro key on it rather than my laptop. I tried the downgrade steps in this articlehttps://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install/downgrade-from-windows-10-pro-to-home/345f5464-cb7a-44b3-8856-237cbec072c8
    but they didn't work, it tried to reinstall Windows 10 Pro. Is there a way to do what I'm wanting to do, or will I just need to buy another copy?
     
    Clambert314, Jan 6, 2020
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