Windows 10 reinstall using usb


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 10
       #1

    Windows 10 reinstall using usb


    So I installed w10 and worked fine but then stopped for the life of me I couldn't fix it so I downloaded windows 10 to a usb to reinstall.

    However i I do not have an activation keys.... This is pretty dumb of Ms as they didn't give me any for the download which broke my pc

    plz help?...
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  2. Posts : 1,249
    Windows 8.1, Win10Pro
       #2

    There are no activation keys for the free Upgrade; instead, it is activated automatically when you do the in-place upgrade from an existing activated Win7/8/8.1 install. IF your machine has already had an activate Win10 version running on it, then when you do a reinstall from the USB, just skip the activation screen and it will later activate automatically.
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Mark Phelps said:
    There are no activation keys for the free Upgrade; instead, it is activated automatically when you do the in-place upgrade from an existing activated Win7/8/8.1 install. IF your machine has already had an activate Win10 version running on it, then when you do a reinstall from the USB, just skip the activation screen and it will later activate automatically.

    Hey thanks. After a bit of trial and error I've been able to reinstall win 10 and skipped entering the code however it has not recognised that I was running a previous version of windows like it did in the original install so says. I need activation
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  4. Posts : 18,424
    Windows 11 Pro
       #4

    Did you install the exact same version of Windows 10 that was on previously? Home, Pro, N, Single Language....
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