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Activate Windows.

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New pc parts = new pc = new windows key.

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lol buy it ? nooo, too expensive. that's pretty unfair you have to but it over again if you change parts lol.

 

You can get a key for like $30. Not expensive at all.

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hello,

 

so i got new pc parts.

and decided to do a fresh install from w10.

so i did, but now i've got a watermark on my screen 'activate windows go to settings to activate windows..

 

any way to remove this watermark ?

 

thanks.

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Buy a windows 10 key...

 

Windows 10 is locked to your motherboard and CPU just like past versions of windows.

 

If I decided to get new MOBO+CPU I can't reuse my old HDD with legal Windows on it?

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Not the CPU,

 

If I decided to get new MOBO+CPU I can't reuse my old HDD with legal Windows on it??

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lol buy it ? nooo, too expensive. that's pretty unfair you have to but it over again if you change parts lol.

Thanks Obama.

Just rebuilt your old PC and deactivate the key, then activate with the same key on new PC.

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lol buy it ? nooo, too expensive. that's pretty unfair you have to but it over again if you change parts lol.

Can you tell us which parts you replaced?

 

If you replaced the CPU + Motherboard, then activating Windows will be a bit trickier.

 

How did you get Windows 10 to begin with? Did you take advantage of the Free Upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1?

 

If so, after you upgraded, did you use a program to recover the converted Windows 10 Key?

 

FYI, an upcoming build of Windows 10 will allow activation using your Windows 7/8.1 key, when doing a fresh install.

 

At the moment though, you either need to recover the converted Windows 10 key, or you need to first install Windows 7/8.1, then perform the upgrade.

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it says i have a product key but when i click on activate it says cannot activate now try later.

Do updates and then restart PC?

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You are going to have to install the OS you have a product key for and run the instant upgrade to 10

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Nope. You have to reinstall.

That's not strictly true. It depends on what his old CPU + MOBO was. If they were both modern Intel chips, then often, you can plop the old HDD in, and it'll boot (Then upgrade all drivers).

 

But of course, it's ALWAYS MUCH MUCH BETTER to just reinstall Windows when swapping out the CPU + MOBO.

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FYI, an upcoming build of Windows 10 will allow activation using your Windows 7/8.1 key, when doing a fresh install.

 

At the moment though, you either need to recover the converted Windows 10 key, or you need to first install Windows 7/8.1, then perform the upgrade.

No. You can reinstall and skip the pkey prompts.

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No. You can reinstall and skip the pkey prompts.

How? Where does it get the key? With an OEM Laptop or Desktop, with an embedded Product Key in the bios, then sure, I can see that working.

 

But with a System Builder or Retail key? Can you provide a source for this?

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How? Where does it get the key? With an OEM Laptop or Desktop, with an embedded Product Key in the bios, then sure, I can see that working.

 

But with a System Builder or Retail key? Can you provide a source for this?

When a key isn't specified by the user, it automatically applies the generic key. This key will activate only on PCs which have done the upgrade.

 

Source: personal experience

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You are going to have to install the OS you have a product key for and run the instant upgrade to 10

 

Well I bought a pre-built PC so I don't have the key (I later bought a upgrade to WIn 7 Pro)

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