Hello and I have just noticed that along with other issues such as removing Microsoft Office (another thread), somehow I seem to have installed Window 10 Home, not the Pro version I had. The install did not ask for a product key.
How do I get there from here, metaphorically? Thinking back on my Winver problem it did say Home..........
V 22H2 (OS Build 19045.2604)
Help.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...5-d1a218cc2818If you have a Windows 10 Pro product key
Select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Activation.
Under Upgrade your edition of Windows, select Change product key.
Enter the 25-character Windows 10 Pro product key.
Select Next to start the upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.
Yes and I am currently looking for it. I sorrily do not recall the sequence of events that occurred when I purchased this HP computer new. I previously owned every version of Windows since 3. I had a bad feeling about a clean install!!!??!!??!!!!
Oh lord.....
If you had Windows 10 Pro activated on the computer before just change the product key using the Activation screen in Settings to the generic for Windows 10 Pro:
VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
This does not have to be complicated.
Select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Activation.
Under Upgrade your edition of Windows, select Change product key.
Enter VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
Select Next to start the upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.
Hello and thanx. I have found serial numbers for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10 Pro Insider Edition, but have yet to locate that info for straight Windows 10 Pro. I am embarrassingly wondering if I even changed the OS to my windows 10 pro serial number when I bought it......................? Went online to my Microsoft account previous and it only listed my current computer with a W10 Home version? I can not seem to login to Microsoft using the account I created when I did the Clean install.
I am loath to do the above as I don't recall, and haven't located the paid for key....
Windows 7 and up product keys still work for Windows 10.
Glenn,
I know it is not what you are asking about but this will help some of those trying to help you in this thread.
You can get your model number by running this command in a Command prompt window or a PowerShell one.
Tell people yourCode:msinfo32- System manufacturer, &entries [near the top, 6th, 7th & 8th lines down].
- System model, &
- System type
E.G.
All the best,
Denis
Howdy and that's good news about the other Product keys. I will try to get the original still, got to find it! Somewhere!!
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Hello Denis,
How easy was that !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Suprisingly it is the same as your except for being System Model: HP Envy TE01-1xxx
Thanks for the your knowledge.
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