Windows 10: Windows 10 won't activate on my new PC

Hey all,


So, I recently built a new PC. After looking online, it seemed that all I had to do to move my Windows 10 Pro license across, was to link it to my Microsoft account on my old PC, then sign in with the same account on the new PC, and viola.


Well, I tried that. The license shows as being linked to my Microsoft account, but when I try to activate my new PC, it doesn't show up in the list of PCs to activate, only my old one does.


My copy of Windows 10 was redeemed from the free upgrade, a few months after which I then purchased an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.


This is driving me round the twist, as nothing I do seems to be able to get it to work. I don't particularly want to buy a new copy of Windows, since I already paid for the Pro upgrade.


Is there any fix for this?


Thanks in advance for any help offered.


Connor

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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

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