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HDD Crashed.How to retrieve Orginal Windows OEM licensed?

Anonymous
2020-09-14T07:43:48+00:00

Hi,

My ASUS computer which came with preinstalled windows, had some issues after some time.

Its HDD crashed due to which I lost my OEM licensed windows 10.

I changed the HDD. But I dont know how to recover my windows.

Is there a way I can retrieve my windows.

thanks in advance !!

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  1. DaveM121 872.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-09-14T07:46:10+00:00

    Hi Mahesh,

    I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this . . .

    You can reinstall Windows 10 at any time and it will not cost you anything !

    Click this link:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

    to download the Media Creation Tool (Click on Download Tool Now), with that you can download the latest Windows 10 ISO (Select Create Installation Media for Another PC), you can create a bootable USB flash drive (min 8GB) using that tool

    Then, Boot your PC from the Installation Media you just created (change Boot Order in your BIOS) to begin installing Windows 10

    Since you previously had Windows 10 installed and activated on that PC during the installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option 'I am Reinstalling Windows 10 on this PC', and activation will not be an issue, your PC will have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers

    Make sure you install the same Edition of Windows 10 (Home, Pro . . . etc.) you previously had installed to avoid Activation issues

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  2. Neil D 32,835 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-09-14T07:47:04+00:00

    You don't need to use a licence key with Windows 10, activation is stored on Microsoft's activation servers (and with OEM stored in the bios).

    When you clean install Windows 10 to a new HDD just make sure you are using the same edition as the device has a licence for. Most likely this will be Windows 10 Home, do not enter a key during install complete the installation to the desktop and windows will activate once connected to the internet.

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