Windows 10 can't be activated

kriyze said:

I originally got the key from my friend I think, remember this was a long time ago! Think he had it over from school or something.

And that fully explains your activation issues. The key is a volume licensing key, to be used only on computers belonging to organization who pays for those licenses, or computers belonging to their personnel, students in case of schools.

Sounds ugly but to put it simple, you have a pirated Windows. I do not believe you have other options than go legit and buy Windows 10.

Kari

kriyze said:

What will I say to support?

If you tell support you have a pirated volume license key, they forward you to the sales so that you can buy a valid license.

kriyze said:

if you couldnt help will they? seems ridiculous if I have to buy it again.

No, it is not ridiculous. You have bought a pirated key from someone who had no rights to sell it. You need to go legit and buy Windows 10 license.

Kari

kriyze said:

So How Come My brother that Bought his by the same Guy dont have a problem With this?

That's the thing with piracy, you never know how long it works. I guess you got yours very cheap?

Just to compare it to other aspects of life: If you bought a brand new Surface Pro laptop, latest model with top specifications from "a guy" with $350, saving over $2,000 compared to store price, would you believe it is legit? And when authorities would later confiscate it as stolen goods, would you say it's ridiculous that you must buy another one, this time legally?

Kari

kriyze said:

The other site is also a legit tech site.

I doubt it. Please post a link to that site.

Generally speaking, the old saying applies to this: if it sounds too good to be true, it most probably is not true. You can be relatively sure that 30 USD for a Windows 10 license, it is not legit. Home edition at Microsoft Store costs 139 USD, Pro edition 199 USD.

Kari

Your first link is absolutely not legit reseller. W10 PRO that costs 236,41 SEK (Swedish crown, 27 USD) is not valid. Do you really think that Microsoft would sell PRO with 199 USD, at the same time selling it to other resellers cheap enough that they could sell the same with 27 USD, still making profit?

Your second link seems legit, 1 649 SEK (186 USD) for OEM version of PRO could be as it should, thinking that in Sweden the Windows prices are higher than in US.

A rule of thumb: Any Windows 10 license that costs under 1,000 SEK or 100 USD is not legit.

Kari