Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant asking for product key

Hello,
I have been trying to upgrade from Windows Update, but for some reason it won't work, so I thought I can use the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant.

Once the "Updating to Windows 10" section is complete, it will open a Windows 10 Setup window. It asks for product key. I don't have it since I'm trying to upgrade and think that it will use the digital license.

Running genuine Windows 10, and I disabled the antivirus.

I appreciate any kind of help.

Thanks.

sn00ker said:

Hi ... Has this PC ever been activated by windows 10 prior to July 29 of this year ? And what's the original operating system ?

Of course, I activated my Windows 10 even before 2016.

Original OS (pre-installed) is Windows 8, then I upgrade it to Windows 8.1, then Windows 10.

ammar18 said:

Hello,
I have been trying to upgrade from Windows Update, but for some reason it won't work, so I thought I can use the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant.

Once the "Updating to Windows 10" section is complete, it will open a Windows 10 Setup window. It asks for product key. I don't have it since I'm trying to upgrade and think that it will use the digital license.

Running genuine Windows 10, and I disabled the antivirus.

I appreciate any kind of help.

Thanks.

Usually, you get asked for a key when the upgrade version you have downloaded does not match the installed version of Win 10. That may include things like single language, bitness, etc.

@ammar18,

If you run winver and post the results here, and open a command prompt (admin) [it's an option if you right click on the start icon] and run:
slmgr /dlv

and post those results here, we can help you more. Examples:

winver:



slmgr /dlv:

So make sure that you are attempting to upgrade to the Home Single Language Edition. The "about" system settings screen will tell you if it is 32-bits or 64-bits (operating system):



Using the media creation tool, you want the matching 32-bit or 64-bit Single Language Edition:



From the Windows 10 ISO download site, it's just listed as Single Language Edition:



Doing an upgrade to the correct edition Anniversary Update should not ask for a product key.