Windows 10: Unable to Activate Windows 10 Retail License

Hi there


After a fiasco with a digital license that couldn't activate my fault I just went and got a retail license product key for another PC in my home that isn't in use anymore.


If I try and enter the key under the settings tab for activation, I get error 0xC004f213 and a message saying "this didn't work".


Originally I installed Windows 10 Home off this same retail USB and tried to re-activate my Windows 10 Pro. This did not work because I mucked up the digital license I once had don't ask how, it's irrelevant and gone for good. But now I cannot activate this license!


Help.

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Windows 10 upgrade license

Hello guys,

I have 1 license of WIndows 8.1 FPP/retail license. I want to upgrade to WIndows 10, but I one thing is unclear to me.
If I upgrade, will WIndows 10 license be retail or it will "turn" into some sort of OEM license?

I ask this because I upgrade my PC, you know, more memory, replace HDD, and I intend to upgrade the MB and CPU to Kaby Lake platform sometime in the future, (and of course sell the replaced hardware)
This thing is not clearly mentioned anywhere.

Thank you.

 

unable to activate windows 10

Hello guys

I have a laptop where I've been using windows 10, but then I moved my whole disk drive to new ssd and started using desktop with powerful pcie card to be albe to play games.

But I am unable to move my license to desktop pc.

Yes, my license is a retail one. I've tried to remove license using special command through powershell (being signed in as admin). My desktop pc is in a list of devices in my microsoft account. I've removed old device - laptop and now there's only one device
and I want to activate license there. What could you suggest ?

 

Windows 10 retail license key

I've been looking into possibly getting Windows 10. I found retail license keys being sold on eBay for extremely cheap (under $15). It
seems like there would have to be some issue with these. However, I'm not sure what the problem could be. I've been doing some research. If I understand correctly, if it's retail then it cannot be OEM. Also, if it's retail, I understand it cannot be
a volume license key. From what I understand, it cannot be MSDN, either. If it were simply pirated, then I don't see how it could be activated as they claim it can be. What am I missing? FWIW, it comes from Europe, but claims to be valid worldwide.

(Not linking to the eBay sale as I don't want to "promote" it if there is an issue with it. But what can you suggest to me based on the little info available?)

Edit: A possibility... could it potentially be resold to other parties and activated by them, but then if I reinstall (when enough activations have been done), I will be unable to reactivate again?