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Windows updates stuck at 100% - Formatting drive but the Windows-Key?
Hi guys!
I seem to have run into several problems with my Win10 install… The macros’ on my mouse gets stuck so it suddenly keeps spamming CRTL+T or CRTL+W to close tabs. Furthermore, I experienced my plus-key (+) getting stuck the other day. It does not help that the last two Windows Updates are stuck after re-boot at 100%, which forces me to use a boot-USB to make it to a restore point… I thought it was only the KB3140743 that created problems, so I used Microsofts hide tool to hide the update but a new update today rendered my PC once again unbootable….
Right now, I am booted into Win10 trough a restore point but my Chrome-extensions are bugged and any new update Windows downloads will probably cause another problem…
I have decided to format the SSD, reinstall Win10 again through the Windows 10 Full Home I brought 3 months ago, and just install the few programs I will lose.
However, I am concerned about how Microsoft stores the key. I have chosen to do a new install as I am planning to use OOBE (Out-of box experience) with Sysprep to move my installation to a new custom-built computer within the next year or so and the guide for doing OOBE with Win7 express that any form of upgrade or repair installation will prevent OOBE from working.
So what will happen when I format drive - Will I be able to use my original product key again? Or will Microsoft remember my hardware and just let me in? - If so, can I use OOBE or is the Windows 10 installation tethered to this hardware forever?
Help will be appreciated!:)