Windows 10: Windows 10 Activation - recovering a lost key

Discus and support Windows 10 Activation - recovering a lost key in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Have had trouble with corruption on my hard drive. After boot time repair, Windows 10 thinks it is no longer activated and I cannot find any... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Greg_Wetli, Apr 18, 2020.

  1. GREG_WETLI
    Greg_Wetli Win User

    Windows 10 Activation - recovering a lost key


    Have had trouble with corruption on my hard drive. After boot time repair, Windows 10 thinks it is no longer activated and I cannot find any information on my product key. I did the free upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 several years ago. How in. Any ideas where that key can be found so I can activate windows long enough to transfer data and applications to a new computer?

    :)
     
    Greg_Wetli, Apr 18, 2020
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  2. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User

    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.
     
    TheLostSwede, Apr 18, 2020
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  3. P4-630
    P4-630 Win User
    DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10 NOW - Upgrade and ISO direct from microsoft

    Click to expand... Yeah I went to that site, why do I need to buy a key?
    I won't buy a key, stupid.

    I'll revert back to windows 7 then.

    When I still was on windows 7, about a year ago I added 4GB extra ram which is a total of 8GB now,
    is that causing the problem?
     
    P4-630, Apr 18, 2020
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  4. NIMRA IMAM
    Nimra Imam Win User

    Windows 10 Activation - recovering a lost key

    Lost Windows Activation Product Key

    I recently lost my Windows 10 pro Activation product key and now Microsoft wants me to activate my windows but now i dnt have any product key please suggest me the way i dnt want to lost my all data...
     
    Nimra Imam, Apr 18, 2020
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