Windows 10: Windows 10 product key not found after re-installation

Hi. I purchased a second-hand assembled desktop PC from a private seller. The PC was shipped via national postal service so I did not have a chance to check it beforehand and when it arrived I realized that the seller did not perform factory reset; the PC was also password-protected. I asked for the password but while waiting I decided to re-install Windows 10 Pro even though the password was eventually given to me via USB stick, by following the instructions on Microsoft's website.After a few days of using the PC, I started to get the typical watermark "Activate Windows. Go to Settings to

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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.

 

windows 10 key

Thanks but I don't want to do any decrypting. I want to download a Win 10 ISO from Microsoft and install it using my Win 8 key. No other steps required. Is that possible?

 

windows xp installation and dual core am

could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx