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After installing my OS on my ssd this message appears on the bottom right of my first monitor: 5d957aec38bec4cbceacfe363e877f93.png
https://gyazo.com/5d957aec38bec4cbceacfe363e877f93

 

When I troubleshoot I get this message: 5e50eaad0b83ac9a5b4ceb3ed3327a25.png
https://gyazo.com/5e50eaad0b83ac9a5b4ceb3ed3327a25

 

I go to the link and install the media creation program where I get this message: 86c193c80aea229875b0abaeb4b7ce19.png
https://gyazo.com/86c193c80aea229875b0abaeb4b7ce19

 

What do I do?

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you download as iso 

rufus onto usb 

usb -> install windows

yes all data is gone when you format. 

 

 

personally it's not worth installing again, just a watermark and you can't change some customization things. 

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1 minute ago, themctipers said:

you download as iso 

rufus onto usb 

usb -> install windows

yes all data is gone when you format. 

 

 

personally it's not worth installing again, just a watermark and you can't change some customization things. 

It's just annoying having Activate Windows on the bottom of my screen 

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you've installed windows 10 pro with windows 10 home key.

download windows 10 home installer.

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You installed the wrong windows 10 version...

The orange screen tells you that, it says your key is for windows 10 home but you installed windows 10 pro, so windows can't be activated.

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2 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

you've installed windows 10 pro with windows 10 home key.

download windows 10 home installer.

Apparently there was an update for Windows which does not support the windows 10 home installer which is why I am getting the message

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just buy a win10 pro license off ebay

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this is why the windows installer tells you to make sure you're installing the right version for the key you have.

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Just now, NrKj105 said:

just buy a win10 pro license off ebay

or win7 pro.

 

lifehacks ;)

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13 minutes ago, manikyath said:

or win7 pro.

 

lifehacks ;)

Does this really work?

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1 minute ago, S3_ said:

Does this really work?

use it every day :P

(like, actually do.)

 

you cant "upgrade" anymore (as in upgrade an installed system), but the keys still work for activating windows 10 just fine.

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13 minutes ago, manikyath said:

use it every day :P

(like, actually do.)

 

you cant "upgrade" anymore (as in upgrade an installed system), but the keys still work for activating windows 10 just fine.

How long ago did you do this?

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1 minute ago, S3_ said:

How long ago did you do this?

uh.. last week?

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Just now, manikyath said:

uh.. last week?

Oh damnok I will try this. 

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12 minutes ago, manikyath said:

uh.. last week?

Where did you get the product key from?

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Just now, S3_ said:

Where did you get the product key from?

the sticker on the side of the 8 year old prebuilt HP ;)

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Just now, manikyath said:

the sticker on the side of the 8 year old prebuilt HP ;)

oh damn

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16 hours ago, manikyath said:

the sticker on the side of the 8 year old prebuilt HP ;)

That should be OEM so you shouldn't be able to reuse it.

Don't be surprised if windows says your license isn't valid in a few weeks. I've had that happen before.

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3 hours ago, stateofpsychosis said:

That should be OEM so you shouldn't be able to reuse it.

Don't be surprised if windows says your license isn't valid in a few weeks. I've had that happen before.

its tied to the machine the sticker is on.

 

and we have plenty of systems that have been collecting dust for several months with a win10 activated with win7 key.

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2 hours ago, manikyath said:

its tied to the machine the sticker is on.

 

and we have plenty of systems that have been collecting dust for several months with a win10 activated with win7 key.

Okay, I didn't know that.

That's fine then.

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8 minutes ago, stateofpsychosis said:

Okay, I didn't know that.

That's fine then.

its not that you can only use the key once, its that you can only use the key on one device, ever.

 

non-OEM licenses can be carried over to new machines. (and come in a more pretty box.)

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On 2/2/2018 at 5:03 PM, manikyath said:

its not that you can only use the key once, its that you can only use the key on one device, ever.

 

non-OEM licenses can be carried over to new machines. (and come in a more pretty box.)

I know. I misunderstood what you meant. I thought it was trying to transfer an OEM copy from a prebuilt computer over to a new one.

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