Windows 10: Win10 Pro product key wont work

Hi' all,

Last Year i had problems reinstalling/activating Win10 Pro with my Product key. Eventuially one of the microsoft support team sorted it out remotely. He gave me a new Product key.

Recently i have had problems again with Win10 Pro. I have carried out a restore which did not solve the problem. So i downloaded a new iso and installed it. The trouble is neither of the 2 product keys i have, will activate Win 10 Pro.

Its an absolute pain if i have to contact Microsoft support every time i need to re-install windows.

Anyone got any ideas/info please.

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Win10 Pro Product Key

I upgraded from Win7 Pro to Win10 Pro a few years ago. I am now receiving a message in Settings saying that my product key is for Win 10 Home. This is not correct. It is, and always had been, a valid and activated installation of Win10 Pro.

Why is this happening?

Thanks.

 

Cannot upgrade to Windows 10 - Unique Product Key situation

No... let me try again.

• Old computer is running Win7 Pro (SP1) with a Product key I have from a few years ago. The Product is activated already, but I do NOT use this computer at this point, so I didn't worry about using the Product key when moving to the new computer (see below).
  
• New computer is running Win10 Pro, with data and OS migrated from the Old computer, (same Product key as above), then Upgraded to Win10 (without getting a new Product Key).

What I am trying to do now...

• I want to upgrade the OLD computer (Win7 Pro) to Windows 10... using a new Product Key I just purchased.
• I have tried to do this internally, and also using the ISO burned to a thumb drive. But it does not want to work.
• Steps:
  • Start from USB drive.
  • Enter New Product Key (or click "I don't have one").
  • Install initiates and then tells me to restart from Windows and then open the installer again to continue.
    • At this point, I actually need to Quit the installation to restart the machine.
  • When restarted, I go to the USB drive and restart/resume the installation process.
  • I have tried to download and not to download updates, but when the installation fails, I see the message, "Something happened" and "Setup has failed to validate the product key".
  • NOTE This happens if I enter the NEW Windows 10 Product Key, or if I skip that step (which I assume means that it will use the old Windows 7 Key for the upgrade).

 

Actvating Win10 PRO with a Win8 PRO product key

As it says on the tin...I'm struggling to activate Win10 PRO with a Win8 PRO product key....

This is my 3rd....and hopefully last significant hardware (mobo) change to my system for a while.

Activation was via a digital licence, and I was able to use the Win8 Pro key for the birth of the last 'creation.'

Currently....I'm given to understand that only a Win10 key can be used....and I don't have that!

Tried troubleshooting...and online Help (Ha ha)....but no good so far.

Please Help!!!