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Try this:
On your friends new PC, make sure it is not connected to the internet in any way - no WiFi, no Ethernet.
Go to the Activation Screen in Windows 10 Settings under Update and Security and select Change Product Key.
Enter this product key: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
If the above product key is not accepted when the computer is not connected to the internet, then you have installed the wrong edition of Windows 10.
If the above product key is accepted, then connect the computer to the internet.
Change the product key again to the product key that was purchased.
If the product key that was purchased is not accepted this time, that would indicate that it has been blocked from online automatic activation by Microsoft.
You might find this page helpful:
https://devicepartner.microsoft.com/...r-personal-use