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Windows 10 media creation tool and activation

Anonymous
2019-03-04T11:47:19+00:00

I am having a windows 10 which i got from free upgrade .the pc came with windows 8.1 .No everything is fine .suppose if something goes wrong and i am using media creation tool, will the windows 10 be activated automatically in case if i have to reinstall or clean install ?

Also if the same happens to be a PC which came with windows 10 would it be any different ?

EDIT:

I also wanted to ask does it require that i add my PC with microsoft account in order for the above to work?

I had upgraded my RAM and windows is activated on my PC

Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-03-04T11:53:04+00:00

    Hi Aditya

    I am Vijay, an Independent Advisor. I am here to work with you on this problem.

    If you had your Windows 10 license activated previously, you got a digital license. You will never need the product key again once you get digital license. Since, you have a digital license, hence when you do clean install, the license information is automatically picked up from Microsoft activation servers. Windows will activate your Windows license from this information.

    Make sure the version installed is same as it was previous. For example, if it was Windows 10 Home, you need to install Windows 10 Home only not Windows 10 Pro. If at any point during installation it asks for the key, choose you will do it later on / skip.

    Do let me know if you require any further help on this. Will be glad to help you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-03-04T11:53:22+00:00

    Hi Aditya

    I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 2-Year Windows Insider MVP here to help.

    With Windows 10 you get a digital license where your activation information is stored on MS servers. As soon as you do a clean install, Windows would automatically activate when it connects to the Internet, for the first time-provided you install the same version as was installed before. If you are asked for a key, skip it.

    For both it is the same.

    Hope that helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-03-05T02:33:38+00:00

    Hi Aditya

    I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 2-Year Windows Insider MVP here to help.

    With Windows 10 you get a digital license where your activation information is stored on MS servers. As soon as you do a clean install, Windows would automatically activate when it connects to the Internet, for the first time-provided you install the same version as was installed before. If you are asked for a key, skip it.

    For both it is the same.

    Hope that helps.

    Hi Sumit

    One more doubt thought should i be signed into my microsoft account in my PC for this work?

    Linking microsoft account to PC ?

    It says link microsoft account for the ability to reactivate windows 10 on this PC again ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-03-04T13:12:41+00:00

    Thank you for the explanation .

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-03-04T13:12:23+00:00

    Thank you for the explanation .

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