Is it possible to activate Windows 10 by Windows 8. Am I choose right version of Windows 10? I have second notebook with preinstalled Windows 8. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
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If you have done Upgrade then you will be able to activate using the previous version Operating system key. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit. Now could you please guide as to how can I activate my Windows 10 with my Windows 8.
Its obvious that I am not willing to pay as it was supposed to be a free Upgrade also now that my Windows 8. I performed a clean install and when I tried putting in my windows 8 activation key it says 0xCF Are you sure it will be automatically updated?
Please advice! And half of the features don't work because its not activated. Please advice. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support windows 10 and 8.1 pro activation product key free only free download Windows Windows 10 Search Community member. Alexey Pervikov. I've installed Windows 10, but my product key from Windows 8. Don't want to upgrade, I prefer clean installation.
I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Hi Alexey, Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community. If you have done a Clean Install then you cannot Activate using Windows 8. Windows 10 and 8.1 pro activation product key free only free download recommend you to refer to the link and follow the steps provided in it.
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Now i'm understand that I must upgrade to windows 10 then reset it for clean install. Thank you! In reply to Andre Da Costa's post on July 30, Hi, Andre! Thanks for your help! I have already done clean install. Now I have only windows 8 key, how do I activate Windows 10 using that key. You should upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 10 before, then do "Reset this PC" to perform Windows 10 clean installation. That works fine for me. Dwaipayan Ray. So please guide me.
I performed a clean install and when I tried putting in my windows 8 activation key it says 0xCF Are you sure it will be automatically updated? In reply to Dwaipayan Ray's post on August 2, Please advice Try to install Windows 8 or just recover it and then perform upgrade to Windows In reply to Alexey Pervikov's post on August 3, How do I recover it? This site in other languages x.
