Power failure Windows 10

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  1. ivanndroid
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    Windows 10
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    Power failure Windows 10


    Hello, please help me. My problem is accidentally run out of power while installing upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7. I have successfully installed Windows 10 through a bootable drive created with the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft. The problem is, I cannot activate Windows and I do not have the option to return to Windows 7 and upgrade from there because I think it was corrupted by the power failure (silly me). Thanks in advance
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  3. Kyhi
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    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
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    windows 7 should still be in the windows.old folder if you tried to upgrade..
    but it appears you then did a clean install of windows 10
    you should be able to activate windows 10 with the product key on your windows 7 COA
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  4. NavyLCDR
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Go to settings, updates and security, then activation tab on the left. Click change product key, enter the Windows 7 product key from the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker on your computer.
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  6. ivanndroid
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    NavyLCDR said:
    Go to settings, updates and security, then activation tab on the left. Click change product key, enter the Windows 7 product key from the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) sticker on your computer.
    Saw the sticker. Will update if everything goes well. Thanks a lot :)
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  7. ivanndroid
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    Windows 10
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    Hi i tried entering the product key it says that it cant activate this version of windows 10. The bootable drive i created was windows 10 home single language. The original os was windows 7 home premium. What should i do now?
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  8. davidhk
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    ivanndroid said:
    The bootable drive i created was windows 10 home single language. The original os was windows 7 home premium. What should i do now?
    Why Single Language ?
    Is your Win 7 Home Premium also come with Single Language ?
    If no, then, based on my understanding, you have downloaded the wrong iso file.
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  9. ivanndroid
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    davidhk said:
    Why Single Language ?
    Is your Win 7 Home Premium also come with Single Language ?
    If not, then you have downloaded the wrong iso file.
    Ahh ok cause when I created a bootable drive for my win 7 laptop using another computer the only choices were windows 10 windows 10 home single lang and windows 10n. So should k choose windows 10 only?
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  10. Kyhi
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    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
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    Download "Windows 10" and install the "Home" version
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  12. ivanndroid
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    Windows 10
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    Kyhi said:
    Download "Windows 10" and install the "Home" version
    The only options are Windows 10, Windows 10 Home Single Lang, and Windows 10N. So which one? Thanks :)
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  13. davidhk
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    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
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    ivanndroid said:
    Ahh ok cause when I created a bootable drive for my win 7 laptop using another computer the only choices were windows 10 windows 10 home single lang and windows 10n. So should k choose windows 10 only?
    Your iso file must match with the Edition, Language and Bit-version that your computer is now running.

    If your Win 7 did NOT come with N, or KN, or Single Language version, then yes, you should have selected Windows 10.
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