Windows 10: Windows 10 was badly destroyed in an update, resulting in a loss of windows activation

Discus and support Windows 10 was badly destroyed in an update, resulting in a loss of windows activation in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I can't find any help from windows stupid support and I need my laptop running again. My laptop was upgraded from windows an earlier version to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Un_Genius, Apr 25, 2019.

  1. UN_GENIUS
    Un_Genius Win User

    Windows 10 was badly destroyed in an update, resulting in a loss of windows activation


    I can't find any help from windows stupid support and I need my laptop running again.


    My laptop was upgraded from windows an earlier version to windows 10. I was able to get a free windows 10 pro version. It has been running like this for a few years, but recently when I updated, the whole laptop crashed. It wouldn't even start. It took me a whole week to get it to run again and I had to move all my data to a new laptop.


    Windows is currently broken with some repairs needed. I wanted to reinstall windows, but when I checked my product key, I had windows 10 home. So I needed to reinstall to windows 10 home because I'm running windows 10 pro.


    I followed a guide (because Microsoft didn't want to help) and I was able to get to the Windows 10 Setup where it needs a windows 10 home product key to reinstall. I gave in the one that I'm currently using and it was rejected.


    now what?

    :)
     
    Un_Genius, Apr 25, 2019
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  2. 95VIPER
    95Viper Win User

    Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

    How long did you wait for activation?
    When I re-installed with a fresh install... it took a few hours to sync and activate.
    However, it did, finally, activate.
     
    95Viper, Apr 25, 2019
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  3. AHHZZ
    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, Apr 25, 2019
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  4. LAURIJAN
    Laurijan Win User

    Windows 10 was badly destroyed in an update, resulting in a loss of windows activation

    Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

    Hi!

    I signed up in the windows insider program and got windows 10 free - the windows 10 insider preview updated to windows 10 pro.
    Today i got another SSD and did a raid 0 on my system forcing me to do a clean install of windows but now it wont activate anymore.
    Signing in with my microsoft account that was linked to the insider program didnt help.
    Maybe i got this problem since i quit the insider program for several days and signed up again after i found out that my win 10 wont activate anymore.
    Any ideas how to fix it?

    Lauri
     
    Laurijan, Apr 25, 2019
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