WINDOWS OS CORRUPTED

Question

hi guys! i would like to know something about windows OS being corrupted. i reformatted my laptop because the OS was corrupted ( windows 10) and replaced its hard drive. and i know just a little info about this digital license so can i still recover my windows 10 OS because when i asked a technician in our place he said that i cant retrieve my original OS since it was corrupted and now im confuse and afraid that if I reinstall windows 10 i might need a new product key.

PS: got my windows 10 via free upgrade that was offered before.

Answer 1

Hi,

you may reinstall Windows on the same hardware many timed. You don't need product key, just skip it entering during install.

Answer 2

Hi mxmxm, you can reinstall Windows 10 at any time and it will not cost you anything !

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

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

If you have problems booting from a boot disc, you may have UEFI BIOS:

Insert the Bootable Installation Media, then go into your BIOS and make the following changes:

1. Disable Secure Boot
2. Enable Legacy Boot
3. If Available enable CSM
4. If Required enable USB Boot
5. Move the device with the bootable disc to the top of the boot order
6. Save BIOS changes, restart your System and it should boot from the Installation Media

Answer 3

Hello,

You can go ahead with Windows 10 reinstallation. As the Windows 10 is activated now, it would be automatically activated after reinstall. This means you won't need product key then.

Regards.

Answer 4

thank you :)

Answer 5

Hi mxmxm, you can reinstall Windows 10 at any time and it will not cost you anything !

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

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

If you have problems booting from a boot disc, you may have UEFI BIOS:

Insert the Bootable Installation Media, then go into your BIOS and make the following changes:

1. Disable Secure Boot
2. Enable Legacy Boot
3. If Available enable CSM
4. If Required enable USB Boot
5. Move the device with the bootable disc to the top of the boot order
6. Save BIOS changes, restart your System and it should boot from the Installation Media

Thank you! :) actually my laptop right now has a windows 10 pro ( i think this is a crack or what since my technician is the one who installed this and got some windows license issue) so im thinking of going back to windows 10 home which is my original OS so will there be a problem in going back?