Windows 10 product key

[Hoads2047]

Hi,

I upgraded my laptop to win 10 and i saw that a family member had a copy of it as well.

i changed my product key to that and now i cannot change it back.

the Activate windows watermark in really irritating me.

so is there a way to change the product key back without reinstalling and/or using the recovery method?

many thanks!

[Dobbsjr]

@Hoads2047 follow your posts

First, you have to get your activation ID. 

1. Go into command prompt and type: 

   slmgr /dlv

    

2. A window should come up with a bunch of info, take note of the activation ID

To uninstall your key: 

1. Go back into command prompt and type: 

   slmgr /upk <activation ID>

    

To install a new key: 

slmgr /ipk <license key>

 

[Speedbird]

Here, use this key.

 

YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7

it's a generic key and will only work on PCs that have upgraded to 10 before.

[Dobbsjr]

1 minute ago, Speedbird said:

YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7

So if I do re install Windows(without changing hardware), this key would work?

[Speedbird]

Just now, Dobbsjr said:

So if I do re install Windows(without changing hardware), this key would work?

Yes

[Hoads2047]

9 minutes ago, Speedbird said:

Here, use this key.

 

YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7

it's a generic key and will only work on PCs that have upgraded to 10 before.

it doesn't work for me

it says "error code 0xc004f014"

[Speedbird]

Just now, Hoads2047 said:

it doesn't work for me

it says "error code 0xc004f014"

What edition of 10 do you have? Hoem or Pro?

[Hoads2047]

Just now, Speedbird said:

What edition of 10 do you have? Hoem or Pro?

i have education edition

[Speedbird]

2 minutes ago, Hoads2047 said:

i have education edition

Then you need to contact your system administrator for activation problems. This key is for Windows 10 Home. There was no way you used the free upgrade to get Education.

[Hoads2047]

5 minutes ago, Speedbird said:

Then you need to contact your system administrator for activation problems. This key is for Windows 10 Home. There was no way you used the free upgrade to get Education.

is there a way to downgrade??

[RZeroX]

So your laptop came with a education key?

[Hoads2047]

1 minute ago, RZeroX said:

So your laptop came with a education key?

no the product key i had was a education key and it upgraded then said it wasn't able to activate

[RZeroX]

2 minutes ago, Hoads2047 said:

no the product key i had was a education key and it upgraded then said it wasn't able to activate

Are you running the education version of windows 10?

[Hoads2047]

Just now, RZeroX said:

Are you running the education version of windows 10?

yes but it is not activated unfortunately

[RZeroX]

Just now, Hoads2047 said:

yes but it is not activated unfortunately

Try using any of these generic keys then using your education key

• NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
• YNMGQ-8RYV3-4PGQ3-C8XTP-7CFBY

[Hoads2047]

1 minute ago, RZeroX said:

Try using any of these generic keys then using your education key

• NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
• YNMGQ-8RYV3-4PGQ3-C8XTP-7CFBY

i got the error code 0x803f7001

[RZeroX]

1 minute ago, Hoads2047 said:

i got the error code 0x803f7001

Contact Microsoft to sort out your problem.

[Hoads2047]

7 minutes ago, RZeroX said:

Contact Microsoft to sort out your problem.

Ok

Thanks for trying to help though