Windows 10: Win10 deactivated - how to get a working Win10 back

Discus and support Win10 deactivated - how to get a working Win10 back in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; My Surface is an ex employer machine. Purchased new it was delivered with 8.1 Pro and I have the key for this. My office installed Win10 Enterprise and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by ibex, Nov 21, 2018.

  1. IBEX
    ibex Win User

    Win10 deactivated - how to get a working Win10 back


    My Surface is an ex employer machine. Purchased new it was delivered with 8.1 Pro and I have the key for this. My office installed Win10 Enterprise and I have been using that licence both at work and since the Surface ownership was transferred to me when I left.

    Last week Win10 deactivated and the error message I get when trying to reactivate it is that the mutli-use licence has been activated too many times. I've talked to my old employer but they can't help me.

    From what I've read I can download and install Win10 Pro and use my 8.1 Pro key to activate it giving me a viable Win10 install.

    Is that the right way to go about getting back to a working copy of Win10?

    :)
     
    ibex, Nov 21, 2018
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  2. USER33331
    user33331 Win User

    Win10: windows update stuck at never ending loop ?

    When in win10:
    • Update&security -> Windows update -> Finding update... .... .... ....
    Planning to download the latest Win10.ISO (vers.1803) and manually update:
    - Then wait that my ordered new SSD arrives and clone the old HDD to it.
     
    user33331, Nov 21, 2018
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  3. IKARUGA
    Ikaruga Win User
    GeForce Hotfix driver 353.38 (Update: Win10 versions added)

    https://forums.geforce.com/default/...vers/announcing-geforce-hotfix-driver-353-38/

    Update: Windows 10 (international) versions below:
    Win10 - 64 bit desktop
    Win10 - 32 bit desktop
    Win10 - 64 bit notebook
    Win10 - 32 bit notebook
     
    Ikaruga, Nov 21, 2018
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  4. XKM1948
    xkm1948 Win User

    Win10 deactivated - how to get a working Win10 back

    Migrating Win10 to NVMe SSD

    I am going to migrate my Win10 to my NVMe SSD. Installation wise there should be no problem. However I cannot seem to be able to erase the old Windows 10 on the SATA SSD. If I boot from USB Win10 Installation media it only ask me whether I want to repair the SATA SSD Win10 or not. Any ideas on how to complete erase the SSD that currently have Win10 on it? I tried sanitize drive and PSID revert in Win10, neither would work. The SATA SSD is Crucial MX200.
     
    xkm1948, Nov 21, 2018
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