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System Name | Blackbox |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
Motherboard | Asus TUF B550-Plus WiFi |
Cooling | Scythe Fuma 2 |
Memory | 2x8GB DDR4 G.Skill FlareX 3200Mhz CL16 |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Z |
Storage | Kingston KC3000 1TB + WD SN550 1TB + Samsung 860 QVO 1TB |
Display(s) | LG 27GP850-B |
Case | Lian Li O11 Air Mini |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech Z200 |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus+ Gold 750W |
Mouse | Logitech G305 |
Keyboard | MasterKeys Pro S White (MX Brown) |
Software | Windows 10 |
Benchmark Scores | It plays games. |
So I recently decided to finally go ahead and upgrade my system. Yesterday night I was assembling the main components back in the case and before turning in for the night, I decided to quickly install Windows so I could download some bigger games while I was at work today. Now for some context, I bought a retail copy of Windows Home straight from Microsoft's site back in August 2015, after some time using it as part of the Windows Insider Program. Since I've had it I have reinstalled Windows maybe a handful of times and it never asked for a key. One thing I always did was upgrade to the Pro edition for free. I don't know if it was a bug or something and the first time I did it was sort of accidental.
This time I got a little bit cheeky and installed Windows 10 Pro right from the start. It asked for a key during setup, which I skipped. When I finally got to the desktop and went to the Settings app, I noticed it had failed to activate. "Uh-oh", I thought. I hit the troubleshooter button, noticed the option for recently changed hardware and clicked that. It showed my old computer identified by name, so I selected it, thinking I was out of the woods. I was not. It failed activation again. It was getting late, so I decided I'd tackle the issue the following day.
While I was getting ready go to bed it came to me, "of course it failed to activate, you dumb-ass, the key is for Home". This morning I had another go at it and I installed Windows Home instead. Failed to activate. That's OK, I expected it wouldn't right away. Opened the troubleshooter again, changed my hardware recently option, the option showing my old computer that was there yesterday is no longer present. "That bodes well..". I continue through. Activation fails again. "$#%@". I left for work, defeated.
At this point, the only other thing I can think of trying is inserting my key during installation.
Also been snooping in my Microsoft account, found my old PC in my devices (along with the new one) and removed it. Hope that helps.
Has this happened to anyone else? Is it normal behavior? I honestly wasn't expecting to have issues with Windows activation having a retail key. And I reeeally don't want to buy another one.
This time I got a little bit cheeky and installed Windows 10 Pro right from the start. It asked for a key during setup, which I skipped. When I finally got to the desktop and went to the Settings app, I noticed it had failed to activate. "Uh-oh", I thought. I hit the troubleshooter button, noticed the option for recently changed hardware and clicked that. It showed my old computer identified by name, so I selected it, thinking I was out of the woods. I was not. It failed activation again. It was getting late, so I decided I'd tackle the issue the following day.
While I was getting ready go to bed it came to me, "of course it failed to activate, you dumb-ass, the key is for Home". This morning I had another go at it and I installed Windows Home instead. Failed to activate. That's OK, I expected it wouldn't right away. Opened the troubleshooter again, changed my hardware recently option, the option showing my old computer that was there yesterday is no longer present. "That bodes well..". I continue through. Activation fails again. "$#%@". I left for work, defeated.
At this point, the only other thing I can think of trying is inserting my key during installation.
Also been snooping in my Microsoft account, found my old PC in my devices (along with the new one) and removed it. Hope that helps.
Has this happened to anyone else? Is it normal behavior? I honestly wasn't expecting to have issues with Windows activation having a retail key. And I reeeally don't want to buy another one.