Windows 10: windows 10 licence when switching pc's

Discus and support windows 10 licence when switching pc's in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; If i had a windows 10 pro licence linked to my microsoft account and then switched to a new pc which had windows 10 home linked to its... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by sebek5342, Aug 28, 2019.

  1. sebek5342 Win User

    windows 10 licence when switching pc's


    If i had a windows 10 pro licence linked to my microsoft account and then switched to a new pc which had windows 10 home linked to its bios/motherboard, installed windows 10 home and acticated using the motherboards licence, when i log in does it automatically remove my old licence and link the new one? because i used to have windows 10 pro but when i bought a pc from my friend i couldnt get anything but home and now after installing windows 10 pro i get an activation error beause im using a windows 10 home licence on windows 10 pro and i cant fix it even in the troubleshooter when i chose my old pc with my pro licence on it.

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    sebek5342, Aug 28, 2019
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Aug 28, 2019
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  3. Pehla Win User
    windows 10 licencing and image backup??

    i lost one genuine licence that i got for being a insider..,i added one more ssd to my pc and wanted to do a fresh install in raid 0 but that just didnt work as my pc didnt want to activate,even after talking to a microsoft help desk didnt find solution!! so afterwards i used cracked windows 8.1 and upgraded to windows 10 and that activation is still on my pc,and is still genuine *Smile windows 10 licence when switching pc's :)
    i wanted to keep that one but i gues its not just motherboard...,its motherboard AND cpu!!!
     
    Pehla, Aug 28, 2019
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  4. CK011885 Win User

    windows 10 licence when switching pc's

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Aug 28, 2019
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