Windows 10: Trouble activating Windows

Hi some time ago my PC seemed to have reverted to Windows Enterprise from Windows 10 Pro. no matter what I tried I was unable to find my original activation key and was therefore unable to activate Windows. I've now had to purchase anther key but when I tried to 'change product key' I keep getting an error message saying 'Something interrupted our troubleshooting. Make sure that you're connected to the Internet, wait a few minutes and try again. 0x80070057' As far as I can see my PC is connected to the internet completely fine. And I've tried various troubleshooting methods including running

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Windows 10 fails to update


When you finish testing the Avast suggestion, make sure that you restart your machine.

Then if the issue persists, please return to the trouble shooting list in post# 89

I think there are three steps that remain; the WU troubleshooter, reset WU components, and manual WU reset.

 

What would you like to see in Windows 8

first ones not bad. floppies are dead, thats a good step up.

activation? i've never had issues with that.

 

windows Activation

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Having trouble activating Windows 10? Try these steps to resolve activation errors:

Confirm that your device is up to date and running Windows 10, version 1607 or later. Learn how to update Windows 10.

Use the Activation troubleshooter to resolve simple errors. See the following instructions for more details.

If you're still seeing an error, check the list of error codes below and follow the suggested steps to resolve it.

Make sure the error hasn't changed. Sometimes when you run the Activation troubleshooter or attempt to activate, the error code and message will change. If it has changed, look up the new code below and follow the recommended steps.

this link has more detailed information

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10738/...