Window is not activated

[FATAZIAN]

There's a watermark in my bottom left corner of my screen that says "Activate Window go to setting to activate windows".

I recently built my new computer, i just transferred my Hard Drive that already has windows on it and some parts over.

Should i just leave the watermark there or will it just go away?

[FATAZIAN]

*Bottom Right*

[HrutkayMods]

you have to reactivate with your key... windows is linked to the motherboard it is installed and activated on... if the HDD is moved to another it deactivates and you have to reactivate

 

It'd be a license transfer

[FATAZIAN]

1 minute ago, HrutkayMods said:

you have to reactivate with your key... windows is matched to the motherboard it is installed on... if the HDD is moved to another it deactivates

 

It'd be a license transfer

how you reactivate my key im new to this

[HrutkayMods]

whats the windows version?

 

[FurdTurgeson]

1 minute ago, FATAZIAN said:

how you reactivate my key im new to this

Look on the back of your old computer, there should be a rainbow holographic sticker that has the 25 digit Windows key on it

[FATAZIAN]

Just now, HrutkayMods said:

whats the windows version?

 

Windows 10 Home

[HrutkayMods]

was it upgraded from 7 or 8?

 

[FATAZIAN]

1 minute ago, WSADKeysGaming said:

Look on the back of your old computer, there should be a rainbow holographic sticker that has the 25 digit Windows key on it

i think you just solve the problem bro i found the sticker, and where you type the key in?

[FATAZIAN]

1 minute ago, HrutkayMods said:

was it upgraded from 7 or 8?

 

Yeah

[FATAZIAN]

Just now, FATAZIAN said:

Yeah

window 7

[FurdTurgeson]

1 minute ago, FATAZIAN said:

window 7

Go to settings like it said, there should be a button that says activate Windows. The screen will Grey out, you'll have to put in your password or just hit yes for an administrator, the screen will get blacked out and there will be a screen it says activate Windows, type it and without dashes, and your computer should be restart and be fine

[HrutkayMods]

3 minutes ago, FATAZIAN said:

window 7

Well, it used to be near impossible to reactivate the free upgrade, but... Maybe not anymore? take a look at this

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

it might help you

 

that's about all I can do past that

[FurdTurgeson]

Just now, HrutkayMods said:

Well, it used to be near impossible to reactivate the free upgrade, but... Maybe not anymore? take a look at this

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

it might help you

I already solved his problem by giving him the sticker on the back of this computer

[FATAZIAN]

Just now, HrutkayMods said:

Well, it used to be near impossible to reactivate the free upgrade, but... Maybe not anymore? take a look at this

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

it might help you

i found my product key on my old computer someone els commented to reactive with that

[HrutkayMods]

4 minutes ago, FATAZIAN said:

i found my product key on my old computer someone els commented to reactive with that

It probably won't work anymore since it's past July 29th... give it a try, it won't hurt... but I don't think it'll work. still who knows? Otherwise the link may have your answer

[FATAZIAN]

5 minutes ago, WSADKeysGaming said:

Go to settings like it said, there should be a button that says activate Windows. The screen will Grey out, you'll have to put in your password or just hit yes for an administrator, the screen will get blacked out and there will be a screen it says activate Windows, type it and without dashes, and your computer should be restart and be fine

i clicked the activate button but its not doing anything.

There's another button that says change product key but i dont think thats the right thing.

[FurdTurgeson]

1 minute ago, FATAZIAN said:

i clicked the activate button but its not doing anything.

There's another button that says change product key but i dont think thats the right thing.

I'm currently away from my Windows 10 computer so I can't help you there. That's what I thought the button said, but I've only done it quite a few months ago when I got a new gaming PC

Edited August 23, 2016 by WSADKeysGaming
Voice typing fuck up

[HrutkayMods]

3 minutes ago, WSADKeysGaming said:

I'm currently away from my Windows 7 computer so I can't help you there. That's what I thought the button said, but I've only done it quite a few months ago when I got a new gaming PC

The 7 and 8 keys stopped working after July 29, if it hadn't been activated before then the key won't work anymore, though Microsoft can still be called to reactivate if told that the hardware was changed or the link I supplied may also work. I haven't had this problem yet to find out how to fix it

[FATAZIAN]

1 minute ago, HrutkayMods said:

The 7 and 8 keys stopped working after July 29, if it hadn't been activated before then the key won't work anymore, though Microsoft can still be called to reactivate if told that the hardware was changed or the link I supplied may also work. I haven't had this problem yet to find out how to fix it

yeah when i try to enter my product key it says "you are running windows 10 home,the product key enter cannot be used to activate this edition"

so... if i downgrade back to windows 7 home pre and try to enter the code will that work?

or just call Microsoft. 

[HrutkayMods]

13 minutes ago, FATAZIAN said:

yeah when i try to enter my product key it says "you are running windows 10 home,the product key enter cannot be used to activate this edition"

so... if i downgrade back to windows 7 home pre and try to enter the code will that work?

or just call Microsoft. 

I was figuring that's what it would say. Try the link first, if it doesn't work for you (like you haven't gotten the anniversary update yet) then call microsoft and say you had upgraded to 10 when it was free and you recently had a hardware change and would like to reactivate your existing install. and downgrading wouldn't do anything at this point... sorta... too much of a headache either way, just give them a call if the link doesn't work

[FATAZIAN]

4 minutes ago, HrutkayMods said:

I was figuring that's what it would say. Try the link first, if it doesn't work for you (like you haven't gotten the anniversary update yet) then call microsoft and say you had upgraded to 10 when it was free and you recently had a hardware change and would like to reactivate your existing install.

yeah i will call them tomorrow, ill ask i "had upgraded to 10 when it was free and you(i) recently had a hardware change and would like to reactivate your existing install. " and would i just reuse my old product key from my old computer or they will just give me a new one?

[HrutkayMods]

7 hours ago, FATAZIAN said:

yeah i will call them tomorrow, ill ask i "had upgraded to 10 when it was free and you(i) recently had a hardware change and would like to reactivate your existing install. " and would i just reuse my old product key from my old computer or they will just give me a new one?

That's a good question, Not sure about that, I'd say the old one. They'll walk you though the process