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Laptop SSD upgrade win 10 instilation gone wrong
Hi there,
I bought a laptop with Win 10 Home on it and then bought an SSD and put it in the laptop. To install Win 10 on the SSD I first downloaded the Win 10 Home Single Language on my PC and burned it to a DVD. Then I formated and partitioned the hard drive and SSD on the laptop and installed Win 10 from the DVD onto the SSD. Unfortunately it didn't activate even though I had read online that it would do so as Win 10 activates based on the hardware.
I then connected the laptop to the internet and tried the MS tool on that and selected Upgrade. It went through the instillation but again didn't activate. I used ShowKeyPlus which gave my OEM Key and said the OEM Version was "Win 10 RTM Core OEM:DM", this is in the UK in case it makes a difference. I have looked for a place to download a "Win 10 RTM Core OEM:DM" iso but haven't had any luck.
Is there a way to salvage this situation or do I need to buy/crack win 10 the day after I bought it along with the laptop? :p