Windows 10: Windows 10 product key unusable after power outage

Discus and support Windows 10 product key unusable after power outage in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; About a year or 2 ago I bought a product key for Windows 10 for a home built PC. It worked just fine but I didn't link it to my Microsoft account.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by LoneBlonderer, May 12, 2020.

  1. Windows 10 product key unusable after power outage


    About a year or 2 ago I bought a product key for Windows 10 for a home built PC. It worked just fine but I didn't link it to my Microsoft account. About a week after installing there was a power outage and when power was restored my PC was identified as a different PC, making the product key invalid, and that product key is now assigned to a PC that I guess no longer exists... For a while I was able to put up with it but now its just driving me nuts with the Activate Windows watermark and the inability to customize anything. Any ideas?

    :)
     
    LoneBlonderer, May 12, 2020
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  2. Power outage caused programs to disappear and/or become disfunctional

    Hello,

    There are few factors that can contribute to the issue you are encountering. Power outages can result in data loss, corruption of folders/files, and programs not functioning.

    To assist you further, kindly provide more details by answering the following questions:

    • Which browser are you using to check the passwords and favorites section? Provide the list of browsers where you encountered the concern.
    • Have you tried using another account to verify if the programs are still missing on your program list?

    There is a possibility that the drive index has been corrupted. We highly suggest that you check your hard drive and scan for errors by following these steps:

    • Open This PC on File Explorer and locate your hard drive.
    • Right-click and choose Properties.
    • Under Tools tab, click on Check Now button.

    After scanning the hard drive, hidden files and folders, as well as lost data can be restored.

    Additionally, we advise running the System File Checker as another way for us to check or scan for data corruptions in Windows system files that can be affected by the power outage. To do so, follow the steps on this article:

    Using System File Checker in Windows 10.


    Let us know of any details pertaining to your concern.
     
    Dhavelyn Mer, May 12, 2020
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  3. mrsscotty Win User
    power outage-Windows 10 will not finish booting

    Help !!! Had a power outage this morning and now I cannot get windows 10 to complete boot up

    It starts the booting process and then my screen goes blank. I cannot even get to the prompt screen? To run any. diagnostics. any suggestions ?ANY HELP WOULD BE SO APPRECIATED!!!!!!!!

    thank you!!!!!
     
    mrsscotty, May 12, 2020
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  4. Windows 10 product key unusable after power outage

    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?
     
    Easy Rhino, May 12, 2020
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