Windows 10: Windows Activation after Windows 11 fresh install from Windows 10

Was extremely tired of the annoying messages popping up, so I decided to do a fresh install of windows 11 from windows 10. In doing so this issued a new ID for my PC, was informed that windows was not activated. Attempted to activate, found previous PC ID still linked, unlinked previous PC ID and tried again. Was informed no keys available. What can I do here besides buy a new activation key. This is extremely frustrating, especially since they want you to call them to try and sort it out instead of just using Email so I can continue on with life and no have to sit on a phone.

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Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net

 

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.