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I have windows pro on a laptop that now does not stay running long. I am transferring the license to a vm on my new laptop.I paid full price for the windows license, I think originally as Windows 8. I migrated it to my last now dying laptop about 3 years ago. I then upgraded it to pro because I needed some of the features. It is recorded in my ms account as a digital license.On the new laptop, Windows 11 pro says "we can't activate windows on this device as we can't connect to your organization's activation server."I am a personal user with a full price windows license.I do not have a produc

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Cannot activate Win10 Pro after Microsoft Store app purchase

Hello guys, My laptop came pre-installed with Win10 Home 64bit and I recently purchased a Win 10/11 Pro licence from the Microsoft Store app. Unfortunately, having some issues activating the digital licence for Win10 Pro. Here is the situation:

• Logged into Microsoft account used for the purchase (also received the email receipt of the purchase)
• Already connected to stable internet

What I tried so far: Entering the Win10 Pro generic key: Received error 0x800700005:

Clicking Close returned another error 0xC004F034:

Clicking Troubleshoot re-activated my Win10 Home so still not on Pro. Thanks for any help. [FIXED] Win 10 Pro suddenly became Win 10 Ent from MS Store app: Jump to solution - Cannot activate Win10 Pro after Microsoft Store app purchase Sources:

• Windows 10 Home to Pro Update became Enterprise and won't activate - Microsoft Q&A
• Bought Win 10 Pro, but laptop now says Win 10 Enterprise. - Microsoft Community

 

Microsoft Introducing Playable Ads on its Windows Store

Windows store and its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps have received a lukewarm response from users (to put it mildly). That said, Microsoft has been taking strides so as to lend credibility to its app store and increase awareness towards its apps, looking to garner the public's - and therefore, the developers' - attention. However, it's obvious that there is still a long way to go.

Now, Windows is looking to introduce Playable Ads on the Windows store. These aren't quite like what they sound - they aren't "playable" in the gaming sense of the word. What this is, is a renewed way for Windows users to try out the ads that Microsoft relentlessly pushes on its Windows Store, by allowing users to test apps through the Windows Store interface without having to go through the hassle of downloading them, testing them, being left wanting, and uninstalling them. With Playable Ads, users will be able to try out apps in the Windows Store interface, bypassing the need for downloads.









However, users will only have three minutes to pass judgment on whether the app is what they're looking for or not. After three minutes of testing a Playable Ad, users can then elect to buy the app or not, keeping their progress on the real, downloaded version of it. Users don't have to leave the app they're currently in to try Playable Ads - meaning, it will be essentially an app stream inside the Windows Store - and it's possible to quit the Playable Ad at any point - you're not locked in for the full three minutes.





Microsoft really is pulling all the moves on attracting developers to its platform, though - developers won't have any more trouble or coding to do so as to implement the new features. These are automatically handled by Microsoft itself as part of the development interface for UWP. I am reminded of a sweaty, hyped Steve Balmer chanting "Developers, developers, developers", for some reason.

The feature is still in a limited preview, and no timeline on a wider rollout of the feature has been given, but expect it to arrive sooner rather than later.

Source: Blogs.Windows.com