Windows 10: Why is my Windows installation still activated despite uninstalling my retail key via cmd...

Hi all. I'm upgrading to a newer laptop soon and as part of the process I am migrating my Windows retail licence to the new device. However my laptop I am currently using ASUS TUF F15 dual boots Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro and I want to remove my partition for W10 as I'm cloning the game drive which also has a W10 partition.However when I removed my key from Windows 10 as I want to avoid conflicts, it still states its activated despite it not having a key? I also need to do this for the Windows 11 partition before I receive my new laptop, however any ideas as to why my installation s

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activate windows 7 oem key

There is no difference between the OEM disc and the Retail disc with Windows 7. A retail disc will accept a OEM or Retail key, and vise versa.

If the OEM Key wasn't going to work with the disc you have, it would have stopped you during the install when it first asked you for the key, not during activation.

What is likely the problem is that, since the OEM version has already been activated once, it is failing activation again. Activate it over the phone using the option given to you on the failed activation screen, and you shouldn't have a problem activating it.

 

Important W10 activation key questions left unanswered by Microsoft

Not only that, you can check your M$ account and see what devices are listed there, so you know if you can do a clean install or not. Do the upgrade, get it activated, verify that it is listed in your account, then feel free to do a fresh install without activation issues ever.

 

activate windows 7 oem key

Win7 and Vista. It did not work with XP, OEM and Retail discs were different for XP(and anything pre-XP).

If it is already installed, you can enter it when you activate.

Is it saying the key is not valid or is it failing activation? A screen shot of the error it is giving you would help a lot.