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My programmer uses windows 10 crack when formatting laptops, my windows can't update or upgrade and have problems with activation. Please help, and thank you in advance.
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Open PowerShell (Admin) and enter slmgr /dlv press enter, post a screenshot of the result. If it shows volume channel activation then you will probably need to clean install the Windows 10 edition you want, Home or Pro and buy a valid licence.
You should also consider reporting them to Microsoft. https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/howtotell/cfr/report.aspx
Using recovery will not be enough, the hack has used a volume licence on Windows 10 Home which is not designed to use a volume licence.
A clean install removing all data on the drive and installing Windows 10 Home is the only way. Once Windows 10 Home is installed then you can buy a licence in the Windows 10 Store against your Microsoft account.
After you have backed up all personal files then create a boot USB using the Media Creation Tool
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Boot from the USB flash drive you have created and select Language > Install now > Custom install, at custom install delete each partition until there is only unallocated space on the boot disk. Select Next to continue and follow the prompts, at the point when asked for a licence key select I'm reinstalling windows. (if asked for the edition select Windows 10 Home 64bit) After the installation is complete then go to the Store and buy the licence for Windows 10 Home.
This is a screenshot
You can see volume kms client. This is illegal for a personal user and I suspect a clean install will be required.
Hi Manoelkesserwani,
I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this.
The only way to solve this would be to either purchase a Windows 10lcience for the version currently installed on your PC, or if you previously had a genuine version of Windows 10 activated on your PC, then backup your personal files and completely re-install the original version (Home, Pro... etc.) that was installed from a bootable USB and that should self-activate once it is installed.
