Windows 10: Windows 10 will not Activate on Parallels VM

Hello


I have been running Windows 10 on my Mac using Parallels VM for about four years. I previously bought a full copy of Windows 7 and took the free upgrade to 10 when available.


Yesterday the system upgrade on Windows 10 did not go on properly and I was unable to start up Windows in wither the VM or directly by booting from the bootcamp partition. Eventually the trouble-shooter advised me to perform a full reinstallation, which I did. The problem is that I cannot now activate Windows. I have a valid digital licence linked to my Microsoft account but this does not help.


I have just spent nearly two hours on the phone to Microsoft support who were, frankly, utterly useless and at one point even accused me of running a dodgy copy of the OS - if that were true must have been supplied from Microsoft! All I got time after time was buy a new version and also that I should be grateful that I had a free upgrade for the time I did.


Can anyone suggest a way of reactivating my installation? I have a valid digital licence for Windows 10 on my Microsoft account and I cannot understand why it is so difficult to use it or indeed, why MS support were unable to grasp the issue

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