Windows 10: Windows 10 activation after re-installing

Hello all,
I am planning to re-install Windows 10. I want all my data to be deleted, so I am going to use the Media Creation Tool 2004, and create a bootable USB stick, then re-install Windows 10. But I have a doubt about the license.

I actually bought the laptop from a friend. I think he had re-installed Windows 10, as when I received it, it was fresh, but setup had been done and only one user account was created, no Microsoft account was linked.

When I bought it, I tried slmgr and confirmed that it was a real Windows 10 license, not any KMS activator.

I logged in with my Microsoft account later.

Now it is showing "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft Account". It is showing in the Microsoft Devices about my laptop and Windows is activated.

now my doubt is, if I re-install Windows 10 from the bootable USB Stick, and during the license verification step, if I click skip, and then log-in with my MicrosoftAccount as the administrator, will the license get detected and Windowswill get activated.

Points to be noted:
1. I want to create an USB bootable stick only. I don't want to use other option in the Media Creation Tool.
2. I haven't done any hardware change. When I bought the laptop about 9 months ago, I just increased my RAM from 16 GB to 32 GB and inserted and external HDD of 1 TB in the bay drive.

Hope you will help me. Thanks

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Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.

 

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do the upgrade
it should activate automatically when online
if you want todo a clean install after that simply boot from your windows 10 installation media and when prompted for a key during install/post install select skip ..
it will re-activate within 5M of being online

 

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Mine finally did although it was about 6 or so hours after as it was saying failed to activate.