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Can't activate after clean install - don't have a Windows 10 key
I've performed a clean install of Windows 10, but can't activate as I don't have a Windows 10 key.
I had been running Windows 8.1. I hadn't yet received the green light from Microsoft to download/upgrade, so I downloaded the Windows 10 media creation tool. I wasn't able to update Windows 8.1, apparently because it was installed on a drive other than C:, so I was forced to do a clean install.
What do I do? I tried entering my Windows 8.1 key, but that didn't work.