Creating a new user account worked. Problem Solved.
Thanks a lot all of you. :)

I don't know about the update but yes Windows Update did update something :p

No, this laptop came preinstalled with Windows 8.1 I did the update and then did a factory reset and had to update...

I ran SFC in cmd, no violations were found there. Then I uninstalled the Realtek HD Audio driver and the issue went away so I redownloaded it and installed it again but the issue came back. Can I...

Hi guys, I am using Windows 10 Home Edition Single Language. I downloaded it via the download for users who use accessibility tools though I use none but that was the only one I could find.
Its the...

I know its pretty late but I got access to this machine after a long time.
Thanks Word Man your solution worked. I now have a fresh clean installed Windows 10 Single Language Home Edition. And yes...

Sorry, I had to leave town for some urgent work. I have not yet downloaded the .iso, I will start now. Will let you know once its downloaded.
I had shut down the earlier download.

Ok thanks a lot. :)
Currently downloading the English International version. On this connection it will take a lot of time. Will let you know once its downloaded.
A normal burn to a dvd would be...

I had selected English (India) while configuring the windows post factory reset.
Yes it is 8.1 you can confirm it from the screenshot it says 8.1 below the windows edition section.

Ok I'll get it downloaded. Any language or does it have to be the same as installed on the 8.1 I am on right now?

This link you provided I checked it. It gives a direct link to the iso. Maybe I can download the iso again from here. Would that be Ok if I download the iso from this link and burn it to another DVD?...

He used the media creation tool. There is only a choice between Win 10 pro and Win 10 Home. He says he definitely selected the home edition as it is installed on his machine too. And he had to select...

Although I asked my friend to download the home edition only but still is there a way to confirm?

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See the windows is activated. And this is the screen which asks the product key. I can only skip this step if I boot from the dvd and select the clean install option.

"slmg /ato" returns...

It is not letting me do a upgrade the upgrade option is asking for a product key and I am not able to skip the step. It is only allowing me to skip the product key step in the clean install option....

After going back to 8.1 and making sure it is activated?

So can you again just confirm what I have to do now.
Do a factory reset to windows 8.1 and confirm that its activated. Upgrade normally. Confirm win 10 is activated. Then do a clean install from win...

Ok I get it. Just one more thing if supposing the upgrade had been activated earlier would it cause any problem on upgrading again? Like are you sure the key would not be blocked since it would be...

OK I'll try it again and let you know how it goes. Since my connection is very slow is there any way I can use the dvd to do the thing you mentioned. I mean can I somehow do it without having to...

Yes in all the installs the Win 8.1 SHOULD have been activated, I did not check it but since I used the factory reset thing to get back to it, it should have been activated. Again I did not confirm...

This is a different computer I am using to post here. It has the activated Windows 10. The issue described above is for another machine.

1) No,I did not confirm. But it came pre-installed with the laptop so would there be a need to activate it manually or it would come as activated only after the reset.
2) I am sorry I couldn't make...

Hi guys.
I ran into a problem here. I have a slow internet connection. Somehow it upgraded from the pre-installed 8.1 to windows 10 via the media creation tool. I used the upgrade this machine now...