Windows 10 Covering all ACTIVATION Processes and Checking/ B/U ADDED

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  1. dhjohns

    dhjohns MDL Guru

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    If you have already activated, then (assuming you install your OS while connected to the internet as I do) you will be activated just as soon as it says "Let's Start," or before.
     
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  2. sev7en

    sev7en MDL Novice

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    Good morning,
    I just activated my Windows 10 Professional installation with a purchased key and which one is now the way to save the activation status? As OEM, there is any way to link internally with the BIOS of my ASUS Maximus Performa IX the code and avoid to put it anytime I re-install it?


    Thanks!
     
  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    If you have a legit key, wouldn't be the key the way to use when you have to re-install?
     
  4. DrunkF

    DrunkF MDL Junior Member

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    This is my question as well - does KMS activated Windows 8/8.1 no longer able to upgrade to W10?

    Neither upgrade nor genuine ticket seems to work. KMS upgraded to W10 ends up with a different key than retail.

    (8.1 Pro keys I bought time ago no longer work, serves me right for buying them - so cannot upgrade those)
     
  5. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    It should work, the key after upgrade is marked as MAK but when you would re-install a clean 10 it would report as being activated by HWID (Digital License). Or when you change the key to the generic home or pro key it also would state "Digital License".

    Genuineticket doesn't work, as you can read in yen's thread.
     
  6. DrunkF

    DrunkF MDL Junior Member

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    Thanks, when I tried it just the day before the MAK key after upgrade was shown as blocked (the generic W10 MAK upgrade key).
    The activated Windows 8.1 key used before upgrade was the normal GLVK key. It was definitely activated OK as I've done all upgrades and it was still shown as genuine.

    After rolled back to Windows 8.1 and it was still shown as updated. Then is when I tried GenuineTicket (with clean W10 install). That has not worked either (as you say because it was KMS activated?)

    I just don't think the KMS activated Windows 8.x to W10 upgrade works anymore.

    Thanks!
     
  7. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    @ Enthousiast

    No wonder, you confused the keys and used the GVLK, the Retail one is ending with 8HVX7 :cool2:.
     
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  9. Enthousiast

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  10. DrunkF

    DrunkF MDL Junior Member

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    Thanks - that's what I mean I think "cannot reach servers" seems just a generic msg to say cannot activate.

    I wiped another computer that was upgraded last year to W10 and that activated straight away (digital entitlement) so that still works.

    I guess the only way now is to try Win7 + GenuineTicket? (it's a Kaby so Win8.x was a lot easier to install)
     
  11. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Atm, i am preparing a new test, tomorrow i will test more, including 7 Home Premium (my Pro vm installs seem to have a hwid for pro already).
     
  12. lobo11

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  13. SeanOsorioLee

    SeanOsorioLee MDL Novice

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    i understand backing up Windows 10 activation is useless, but is there a way to do it?
    I'd like to be able to do a clean install and activate offline?
    Plus, i am sure Microsoft keeps track of how many times each key has been used.
     
  14. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    When they keep track, i must be on top of their list ;):D
     
  15. digixpc

    digixpc MDL Junior Member

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    Hey guys
    I ran into an activation problem yesterday. This happened after I upgraded to Windows 10 (1703 RS2). This machine had a legitimate windows version ever since before Windows 10 came out, all Windows 10 versions have worked just fine except the last RS2. I've done clean installations, and upgrades of windows 10 and never had any problem. I logged in with my Microsoft account, and then stated that Windows is activated with digital license associated with my Microsoft account. None of this worked either yesterday or today. So I tried to install Windows in October 1607 version again that I know worked just fine before. But no this machine will not activate, whatever I do. So it seems that the activation of this machine is gone for good. I ended up installing my old windows 7 ultimate and upgraded to Windows 10 again. There was a lot of work to upgrade because of the license problem :) Anybody have an idea what causes this?
     
  16. akf

    akf MDL Senior Member

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    I am currently running Windows 10 Version 1511, Threshold 2, activated with a Digital Entitlement.

    Suppose that I format my computer, and clean install Windows 10 Final 1703 Creators Update (en_windows_10_multiple_editions_version_1703_updated_march_2017_x64_dvd_10189288.iso). Then, after connecting my computer to internet, I can still activate Windows 10 Creators Update, with the same Digital Entitlement, right? There should not be any change to activation method, from Threshold 2 to Creators Update, right?
     
  17. lobo11

    lobo11 TOMAHAWK CHOP

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    The only thing I can think of is between 1703 rolling out "staggered" the Windows Insider Builds going out, all the people changing OS's, maybe activation servers maybe overloaded at the moment, I'd give it 2 to 3 days to see if it sorts out, then if not fixed, Phone call to MS, be sweet. :D
     
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  18. digixpc

    digixpc MDL Junior Member

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    Yeah I was thinking about that, but I went the whole way from windows 7 to 10, and then a fresh clean install after that. No problem so far
     
  19. rpo

    rpo MDL Expert

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    Today i cloned my C drive(activated W10 Pro with digital HWID) on my D drive (internal sata hdd), booted on the cloned drive and started kms_vl_all to activated office 2016. But W10 was also KMS activated! Booting back again on my normal C drive, Windows Pro was no longer activated. Was trying slmgr /ipk with the pro key and slmgr /ato : no success. I got a message stating that my W10 has a HWID and that i have to install W10 Pro. What should i do now (i tryied an insite installation : no success, still not activating)?
    BTW I fresh installed W10 Pro on my second HDD. Windows is activeted, but i have to reinstall all my applications (Office, Photoshop, Acrobat, etc..); I there a way to reactivate Windows on my first drive (without fresh installing)?
     
  20. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Normally, on HWID activated systems, re-inserting the generic Pro key (ending on 3V66T) on a kms activated system would revert it back to HWID activation.