I done a clean install of Windows 10 without upgrading, woops :p

theaterix · 29 Jul 2015 at 15:28

As the title says, what do i do now haha?
It says windows isnt activated...

Sega Mega Dave · 29 Jul 2015 at 15:32

Well being as you know what you did wrong? How would you go about fixing it?

theaterix · 29 Jul 2015 at 15:35

Sega Mega Dave said:
Well being as you know what you did wrong? How would you go about fixing it?

Probably reinstalling windows 7 and then upgrading and reformatting, i imagine is the resolution, but i was hoping there may of been a shortcut

leigh_boy · 29 Jul 2015 at 15:36

theaterix said:
Probably reinstalling windows 7 and then upgrading and reformatting, i imagine is the resolution, but i was hoping there may of been a shortcut

nope no shortcut

theaterix · 29 Jul 2015 at 15:39

leigh_boy said:
nope no shortcut

Pap. Well lets hope i dont get put at the back of the queue :/
Thanks anyways lads

ED209 · 29 Jul 2015 at 15:45

only option you have is to install W7 SP1 or W 8.1 and then upgrade to W10, format once activated and fully updated and then use the USB tool to download the ISO and make a USB stick

edit....I lie the other option is to go buy a copy of W10 for the version you have installed and use the key from that

Craig321 · 29 Jul 2015 at 15:48

No shortcut if you want a valid Windows 10 license. As above, you basically need to obtain your license by upgrading from 7/8/8.1, then the activation is tied to your hardware so you can reinstall from the ISO and it'll activate as soon as the machine goes online (without a key).

russell664 · 29 Jul 2015 at 16:23

You need to upgrade first... After that you can nuke, and clean install.

Otherwise, it will not work.

humbug · 29 Jul 2015 at 16:54

Patience my fried, no jumping the queue, wait in line like the rest of us, tut tut.....

CyberCrow · 29 Jul 2015 at 17:56

Ive upgraded but can't activate my key

is there a delay with the service or some thing.

zola25 · 29 Jul 2015 at 18:50

^ In the main thread it's being reported that the activation servers are being hammered, but if you keep trying it will activate eventually.

Goose · 29 Jul 2015 at 20:06

I upgraded this morning from Win7 and it activated fine. I decided to a fresh install from USB and now it wont activate, says the key is blocked

zola25 · 29 Jul 2015 at 20:14

^ Have you tried skipping entering the product key? A few people have done that and then the re-installed version activates itself.