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Windows 10 clean install - fails to activate
I did a free upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro in early July. It hosed my machine, with constant CPU usage of 80-99%. Details are provided here: Windows 10 Upgrade Failure Results in Unusable PC – Specific Questions
I struggled to fix it throughout July, and then today finally decided to do a clean install of Windows, since I've read on forums multiple times that once you've upgraded to Windows 10, you can clean install without charge. Unfortunately, after the clean install, Windows 10 is not activated. During July, I had very limited capability. Settings for example would not open. From the command line I did "systeminfo" and it said Windows 10 was installed back on 7/12/16. That was the best evidence I had that it was installed ok, but I suppose it was installed but not activated?
Anyways, I called Microsoft after the clean install, and they told me to take a hike (i.e. go buy Windows 10). They said I should have called them before the clean install. Is there anything I can do at this point to get Windows 10 activated?
I am extremely frustrated after the hours I've spent on this. I had a perfectly good Windows 7 machine, then I bowed to MS pressure to upgrade to 10, which hosed my machine, and now all they tell me is to get lost!