failed activation Windows 10 Build 10240

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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 10 10158
       #11

    nichigo13 said:
    ok i found a link of 10162 iso and downloading it right now hope it still working.
    You won't be able to activate it, dude. 10162 and 10166 keys are all revoked and will not work.
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  2. Posts : 83
    windows 7
       #12

    So what would be the process?
    I had 10166 installed. When it began to update to 240 it screwed up big time and would not install and messed up 10166. No way that was going anywhere so I tried to reinstall 166 and no go. It won't go past the "one moment please' screen.
    So is there no way I can get 10240 to activate? This doesn't seem right. The update to 240 is what screwed everything up.! I have 240 installed from a downloaded iso but of course it won't activate.
    Thanks for your help.
    Jim
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  3. Posts : 1,983
    Windows 10 x86 14383 Insider Pro and Core 10240
       #13

    It's a bit of a mess. I had the 10240 update from 10166, but that already had issues with slow boot up and some features like PIN sign in not working carried over to the upgrade.

    And a clean install is not working, with very little information here or elsewhere about the reasons for it. As beta software I don't mind running an unactivated system, but it irks me to have a half-working activated system, the ability to clean install it, but not to have it activate.
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  4. Posts : 4,453
    Win 11 Pro 22000.708
       #14

    otisdog said:
    So what would be the process?
    I had 10166 installed. When it began to update to 240 it screwed up big time and would not install and messed up 10166. No way that was going anywhere so I tried to reinstall 166 and no go. It won't go past the "one moment please' screen.
    So is there no way I can get 10240 to activate? This doesn't seem right. The update to 240 is what screwed everything up.! I have 240 installed from a downloaded iso but of course it won't activate.
    Thanks for your help.
    Jim
    I used an .iso (prepared from the .esd from the upgrade) to upgrade an installed and activated 8.1 OS.

    The result was activated. It also defaulted to NOT accepting Insider updates.

    I'm not sure that 10240 is the same as what will appear on 7/29, but that is the behavior I'd expect for the released upgrade version.
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  5. Posts : 83
    windows 7
       #15

    Well I removed the 10240 because it's worthless to me with no way to activate it. I installed a copy of Win 8.1 that I had laying around and I believe I'll wait until after the release to upgrade it. So now I'm dual booting 7 and 8.1.
    jim
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  6. Posts : 696
    Windows 10 Build 14267
       #16

    bordi said:
    Yes I've read that mate, but the fact remains that I did it last night and this morning so there is a chance he can still do it.

    He wont lose anything by trying.
    I was able to activate a clean install of 10240 a few hours ago. Not sure if it's still working !

    :)
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  7. Posts : 15,010
    Windows 10 IoT
       #17

    Do an upgrade install from 8.1 and it should activate. It's only clean installs that are blocked, or were blocked?
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  8. Posts : 1,557
    W10 32 bit, XUbuntu 18.xx 64 bit
       #18

    I finally got build 10240 installed. The product key changed again.
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  9. Posts : 15,010
    Windows 10 IoT
       #19

    groze said:
    I finally got build 10240 installed. The product key changed again.
    I got a new key when I ungraded to that build too .
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  10. Posts : 6
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #20

    For some weird luck I've manage to activate my system using this steps

    ** Illegal KMS REMOVED **

    things that bothers me is

    is this legal?
    will it stay activated forever?
    will it stay activate if i do clean install again

    Anyway guys thank you so much for your response.

    Last edited by Brink; 17 Jul 2015 at 10:49.
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