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You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 0. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Hi Jake. There are no discount product keys so if you buy one you're throwing away your money. As long as the underlying license you originally upgraded or that came with WIndows 10 is retail and not factory preinstalled or builder's OEM, then it can transfer since Upgrade inherits the rights and restrictions.

It is possible to do yourself if you'd previously signed in with your Microsoft account and it linked to the Digital License as shown in Status at top of the Activation Settings page. Then when you change motherboard, you'd sign in again and run the Troubleshooter.

So that's your best bet. If not you'll need to contact Microsoft Support, asking for Activation help, then keep asking for an agent. I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP Potentially Unwanted Products.

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I purchased this key for my friend to use with his PC we just built. Used with the windows installation software from a USB and we typed in the key, and it was accepted. Then the computer rebooted and because we hadn't removed the USB drive, it loaded the installation program again. We removed the drive and Windows 10 loaded like normal for the first setup, but he keeps getting the message that his copy of windows isn't genuine.

I don't know if the key we purchased isn't a good one, or if we messed up when we rebooted after the install was supposedly complete. Maybe after we used the key it was no longer valid and we lost it after the reboot?

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  If you are installing Windows 10 on a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista, or if you need to create installation media to install Windows 10 on a different PC, see Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC section below. May 10,  · I ended up just buying the actual $ retail usb for windows 10 (+key) since the kinguin keys are just so much of a hassle. and theres always questionable stuff involved. trust me, anyone would get 20$ OS over $ for the same thing but the reason they go for the retail is because A) not that much of a hassle B) not questionable. Game description. Microsoft Windows 10 Professional is your partner in productivity. Get an Operating System that starts up and resumes fast, has more built-in security to help keep you safe, and is designed to work with the software and hardware you already own. Windows 10 Pro is a modern OS that comes from a long line of popular, functional.