Posted August 23, 2019 i have windows 10. but i watched a video of someone installing from a new hdd and it asked him to activate windows with a product key? and i dont have one. but i already have windows. do i seriosly have to buy a activation key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 Like @Genwyn iterated could you please specify in greater details your use case. Do you allready own a copy of windows on a certain computer and are trying to switch a new boot drive for that system? Omega- I5 6600k | Gigabyte GTX 1060 | Cougar Panzer | DDR4 16GB 3000MHz | MSI Z170 Gaming M5 EVGA 650 GQ | AOC 60Hz Freesync Panels x2 | AOC 144hz Freesync Panel x1 Epsilon- I7 2700k | Asus GTX 970 | Corsair 780t | DDR3 8GB 1600MHz | EVGA Z68 FTW Mobo Corsair 750W G2 | Acer R240HY x2 Upsilon- i7 5500u | 6GB DDR3 | 720p 60Hz panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 Author 2 minutes ago, Cvet76 said: Click win+pause to open System information and check at the bottom if your windows is activated. If it is, then you don't need to activate it. If it isn't and your system works normally, then also no. If it doesn't work normally and you reeeeeaaaaaly want to activate it, buy a key from ebay for 5$ mine says activated. so when i do a fresh install on a new drive. i wont have to put in a code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 You've watched a video of someone installing a new HDD, in said video Windows is asking the person for a product key and you're here wondering why you don't have one? If you upgraded from Win7/8, you got a digital key, it's fine. If you bought a pre-built, the key should be somewhere in the BIOS... though I believe you can't actually see it without using a software, but even there, windows will activate by itself. If windows 10 was activated before, even if Windows 10 ask for a product key during install, you can skip that step and windows will activate itself the moment you connect to the internet, as long as you haven't changed a key component of the system (like the motherboard) CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700x / GPU: Asus Radeon RX 6750XT OC 12GB / RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3200 MOBO: MSI B450m Gaming Plus / NVME: Corsair MP510 240GB / Case: TT Core v21 / PSU: Seasonic 750W / OS: Win 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 Author 1 minute ago, TetraSky said: You've watched a video of someone installing a new HDD, in said video, Windows asking the person for a CD key and you're here wondering why you don't have one? If windows 10 is activated, even if Windows 10 ask for a product key during install, you can skip that step and windows will activate itself the moment you connect to the internet, as long as you haven't changed a key component of the system (like the motherboard) thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 Just now, Genwyn said: If you reinstall windows you will need the key you have, write it down. Only true for older versions of Windows. Otherwise, when reinstalling windows, you can skip the product key section of the install and Windows will automatically activate the moment you connect to the internet, regardless of whether or not you've linked your digital key to a microsoft account or not. CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700x / GPU: Asus Radeon RX 6750XT OC 12GB / RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3200 MOBO: MSI B450m Gaming Plus / NVME: Corsair MP510 240GB / Case: TT Core v21 / PSU: Seasonic 750W / OS: Win 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 Author And guys I have a lenovo pc and it's not letting me boot from my USB? I can't install windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 You're in UEFI mode, which means when you put windows 10 on your flash drive, it needs to be in GPT + UEFI (Non CSM) Use Rufus and a Windows 10 ISO(that you can download straight from the MS website, by using an android/ios device or a "mobile browser emulator" extension for your browser, instead of going through their terribad Media Creation tool... It's the same page, just don't use Windows to access it) After that, pressing either F8 or F12 during booting process to access to boot menu, you'll be able to select your usb drive. CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700x / GPU: Asus Radeon RX 6750XT OC 12GB / RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3200 MOBO: MSI B450m Gaming Plus / NVME: Corsair MP510 240GB / Case: TT Core v21 / PSU: Seasonic 750W / OS: Win 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 Author 4 minutes ago, TetraSky said: You're in UEFI mode, which means when you put windows 10 on your flash drive, it needs to be in GPT + UEFI (Non CSM) Use Rufus and a Windows 10 ISO(that you can download straight from the MS website, by using an android/ios device or a "mobile browser emulator" extension for your browser, instead of going through their terribad Media Creation tool... It's the same page, just don't use Windows to access it) After that, pressing either F8 or F12 during booting process to access to boot menu, you'll be able to select your usb drive. I don't understand how to use rufus or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 Author 6 minutes ago, TetraSky said: You're in UEFI mode, which means when you put windows 10 on your flash drive, it needs to be in GPT + UEFI (Non CSM) Use Rufus and a Windows 10 ISO(that you can download straight from the MS website, by using an android/ios device or a "mobile browser emulator" extension for your browser, instead of going through their terribad Media Creation tool... It's the same page, just don't use Windows to access it) After that, pressing either F8 or F12 during booting process to access to boot menu, you'll be able to select your usb drive. And what's my on my phone got to do with rufus and booting from usb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 23, 2019 50 minutes ago, Dylan Clarke said: And what's my on my phone got to do with rufus and booting from usb Visit this page https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10 On your computer, it will make you download the Creation Tool. But if you access it on your phone, it will let you straight up download the ISO file without passing through the creation tool. Hence why you can also just use a mobile browser emulator extension for chrome. The ISO is used in combination with Rufus to create a proper bootable USB drive. What do you not understand about Rufus? You literally just open the software, change to the USB device you want it to use and SELECT the Windows 10 ISO, everything else should be the right settings already. (Partition scheme : GPT. Target System : UEFI (non GSM). File System : Fat32) If you don't want to do all that. Disable secure boot, enable CSM... In bios. That should let you boot to your current usb drive if it was made properly. CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700x / GPU: Asus Radeon RX 6750XT OC 12GB / RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3200 MOBO: MSI B450m Gaming Plus / NVME: Corsair MP510 240GB / Case: TT Core v21 / PSU: Seasonic 750W / OS: Win 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 Why not just use Microsoft Media Creation Tool, it will do everything for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 24, 2019 Just a note that was missed on what was said - When you'll come to install Windows 10, you'll come to a screen where it will ask for the product key. You'll have the option "I don't gave one". If you don't have one, which seems to be case, click on that, and the setup will resume and take care of everything. In your case, pull the product key from your BIOS/UEFI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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