Windows 10: Win 10 not activated after upgrading from activated Win 8.1

Discus and support Win 10 not activated after upgrading from activated Win 8.1 in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hi. I've taken my laptop to a local PC shop to get it upgraded from Win 8.1 as it was extremely buggy. They upgraded to Win 10 Pro, but over time I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Jayden Perkin, Nov 5, 2020.

  1. JAYDEN PERKIN
    Jayden Perkin Win User

    Win 10 not activated after upgrading from activated Win 8.1


    Hi.


    I've taken my laptop to a local PC shop to get it upgraded from Win 8.1 as it was extremely buggy. They upgraded to Win 10 Pro, but over time I started getting pop up messages asking to activate windows.


    Windows 8.1 was activated, as it came directly from the manufacturer, but around 2 months after I got it back from the Tech company after they upgraded for me, it asked for upgrades.


    Any tips on how I can get it activated?

    :)
     
    Jayden Perkin, Nov 5, 2020
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  2. THEMAILMAN78
    TheMailMan78 Win User

    Unable to Activate Win 8

    I guess that's two of us with magic Windows 8 upgrade disks. *Laugh :laugh:
     
    TheMailMan78, Nov 5, 2020
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  3. KENKICKR
    kenkickr Win User
    Unable to Activate Win 8

    I'm with MailMan on this one. Both of my systems at home were fresh installs of Win 8 Pro Upgrade without any activation issues. Also did a clean install of Win 8 Pro Upgrade here at work without issues.
     
    kenkickr, Nov 5, 2020
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  4. MXPHENOM 216
    MxPhenom 216 Win User

    Win 10 not activated after upgrading from activated Win 8.1

    Unable to Activate Win 8

    I got Win 8 isntalled on my file server, but I am unable to activate it with the key. Says the key is invalid. Since I work at microsoft I got a retail version from the employee store. I have been doing some reading, and to be able to activate Win8 with the key there needs to be a previous version of Windows installed for it to work. WTF, so you can't do clean installs?

    And the box says nothing about Upgrade version. Straight Windows 8 Pro.
     
    MxPhenom 216, Nov 5, 2020
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