Windows 10

Craig321 said:
Same. Everything else makes perfect sense, but there doesn't seem to be a solid answer regarding what happens if we want to do a clean install in a year or two (without any hardware changes).
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But from what i see after reading here on this thread is that after the upgrade you can then do a fresh install as the product key is then tied to the software. This then means that you can do a clean install anytime as long as you dont change the hardware
 
Efour said:
Wow I've just come back to my PC to install a few bits and bobs and all the things I'm trying say I'm running a 32bit version of Windows 10... Low and behold I check and yes it says 32bit OS on x64 processor.....

Awesome how on earth did that even happen ?!!?

Looks like ill be starting again shortly...
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Try this command to get your product key....

Code: 
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
 
koolpc said:
But from what i see after reading here on this thread is that after the upgrade you can then do a fresh install as the product key is then tied to the software. This then means that you can do a clean install anytime as long as you dont change the hardware
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but how many of OCUK forum members don't upgrade their hardware regularly?
 
Efour said:
Wow I've just come back to my PC to install a few bits and bobs and all the things I'm trying say I'm running a 32bit version of Windows 10... Low and behold I check and yes it says 32bit OS on x64 processor.....

Awesome how on earth did that even happen ?!!?

Looks like ill be starting again shortly...
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I can't help buy snigger to myself, i'd be so p**d off. Its not as if this is easy *Sigh*
 
I asked this a few pages back. If you have a retail cd key you will get a retail windows 10 key. If you have oem windows then you will get oem windows 10 and therefore you can't make motherboard changes in the future.
 
AStaley said:
Who's going to be the clever person that works out how to trigger the update process early.
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Go here and set it off ;) Make SURE you select upgrade first - don't do a clean install otherwise it won't activate.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

I did both my laptop and desktop PC today - they both activated fine. I then re-ran the tool to get the ISO's ready for a fresh install. REALLY easy upgrade from windows 8.1 on both systems - just the touchpad driver needed reinstalling on the laptop.

My test tablet however (which has been running each version of the previews) upgraded itself but refuses to activate - ffs!!

Now the only thing I'm worried about is that I don't have an activation key! - is there a way I can extract it before I start a fresh install?
 
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zoomee said:
Go here and set it off ;) Make SURE you select upgrade first - don't do a clean install otherwise it won't activate.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

I did both my laptop and desktop PC today - they both activated fine. I then re-ran the tool to get the ISO's ready for a fresh install. REALLY easy upgrade from windows 8.1 on both systems - just the touchpad driver needed reinstalling on the laptop.

My test tablet however (which has been running each version of the previews) upgraded itself but refuses to activate - ffs!!

Now the only thing I'm worried about is that I don't have an activation key! - is there a way I can extract it before I start a fresh install?
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I cannot get mine to activate either.
 
I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 but I'll be having a new motherboard so I'll need to do a format, will I need to install Windows 8.1 again and then wait for an update to Windows 10 or is their a way I can find my current Windows 10 key
 
Well I think you are all mad in here for upgrading on the day of release!!

I wish they would offer an Ubuntu-like "run it as a VM and test it out" - I'm tempted to see what it's like but I don't want the hassle of everything being messed up if it conflicts with any of my existing hardware/software...
 
Ace Modder said:
but how many of OCUK forum members don't upgrade their hardware regularly?
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mrbell1984 said:
Try this command to get your product key....

Code: 
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
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Alternately you can use this which is hassle free.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/produkey.zip

Drake5 said:
I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 but I'll be having a new motherboard so I'll need to do a format, will I need to install Windows 8.1 again and then wait for an update to Windows 10 or is their a way I can find my current Windows 10 key
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The Windows 10 is hardware attached to the motherboard I believe so you will have to purchase a new Windows 10 key.
 
uncle_rufus said:
Well I think you are all mad in here for upgrading on the day of release!!
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Been running the previews since day one and not had any problems to be honest. Microsoft have done a great job involving the insider preview community for feedback so trust all is in hand.

If anyone finds a way to extract the activation key please post and let us know.
 
Kalexuz said:
I asked this a few pages back. If you have a retail cd key you will get a retail windows 10 key. If you have oem windows then you will get oem windows 10 and therefore you can't make motherboard changes in the future.
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What, so if I run nirsoft's key finder or magic jelly bean, then the key there is my own Windows 10 retail key which I can use to reinstall AFTER the upgrade period, i.e. next year?

zoomee said:
doh - found it!

You can run the following command in CMD to find the product key associated with your Windows installation:
wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey.
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Tis blank for me.
 
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