Signing into Windows 10 post-offline install
Post date: 2023-03-14 11:09:39
Views: 221
I have built "around" an old PC using a mix of new and salvaged parts, and thought I'd install Windows 10 "clean". I built on a workbench and didn't connect to the Internet while doing the initial Windows install, and now it's asking for a product key.

My product key dates back to Windows 7 and is too long / has "unacceptable" characters for the key entry function. I've signed into my Microsoft account in apps including PC Health Check without issue, but can't seem to get Win10 to recognize this.

I can always start over and reinstall -- I'm only a couple hours into this -- but I maybe I'm missing a stupid obvious thing.
Please click Here to read the full story.
 
Other Top and Latest Questions:
Michael and Susan Dell to donate $750 million to UT Austin to fund new medical campus
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns, third House member to quit this month
I am your manager but I'm not your manager
Google recaptcha V3 here
Movie: Roommates
These stocks may rip if the Iran conflict is resolved, UBS says
European stocks set to open lower as Trump refuses to lift Strait of Hormuz blockade
Analysis: Warsh emerges from a difficult hearing with his Fed 'regime-change' plan intact
Apple incoming CEO John Ternus faces a defining challenge: Fixing the company's AI strategy
Trump says 'I'll remember' companies that don’t seek tariff refunds