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Anonymous
2020-12-14T07:55:13+00:00

Has anyone has this sort of a scenario whereby if you update your pre-activated Windows 10 Pro Education and then it gets updated to Windows 10 Enterprise and starts asking you for a product key ?

I have tried a couple of times to reinstall the Windows 10 Pro but the installation does not complete and I am forced to roll-back to a previous version , which may have been due to some driver issue as I looked it up a bit.

Can anyone suggest an effective way to pull out driver issues so that Windows can be installed?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation

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  1. DaveM121 891.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-12-14T07:58:44+00:00

    Hi Shivam

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

    Is it definitely Windows 10 Pro Education that was previously installed on your PC and not just the pro version?

    If so:

    Disconnect totally from the Internet

    Open the Settings App (Gear icon on your Starr Menu)

    Go to Update and Security - Activation

    Click Change Product key

    Enter this generic product key: 8PTT6-RNW4C-6V7J2-C2D3X-MHBPB

    When prompted, click 'Activate Product'

    If the above does not work first time, try again . ..

    Note the generic key will cause Enterprise to downgrade to the Education Pro edition, then your own legal licence will activate automatically after you restart (not shut down) your PC

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