Windows 10 key

[Sabby123]

Hi I have just brought a laptop of someone it all works fine except windows 10 is not activated where is the best place to buy a key from please I am in the UK 

[RedBaird]

Did they say why it is not activated?  Laptops should come with a manufacturer's copy of Windows, which cannot be transferred to other machines, I think.

 

 

 

 

[Sabby123]

12 minutes ago, RedBaird said:

Did they say why it is not activated?  Laptops should come with a manufacturer's copy of Windows, which cannot be transferred to other machines, I think.

 

 

 

 

No they didn't they just said ignore it as you don't need to activate windows it was only cheap but I would prefer to activate windows 

[captnconcrete]

what have you tried to do to fix the issue ?   u can purchase a key after activation .  steer clear of the cheap bullshit keys ..

Edited November 19, 2023 by captnconcrete

[nAbish]

8 minutes ago, captnconcrete said:

what have you tried to do to fix the issue ?   u can purchase a key after activation .  steer clear of the cheap bullshit keys ..

Agreed, I got scammed 3x before finding a legit seller! 

[TBAR Flash]

Cheap notebooks (not older than 10 years) have the activation key in their BIOS.

The original version should be Windows 10 Home,

but maybe someone installed Windows 10 Pro.

Check the bottom area of the Laptop.

 

[RedBaird]

19 minutes ago, TBAR Flash said:

maybe someone installed Windows 10 Pro

 

Thanks.  I was wondering about an installation over the original.  😄 

[Sabby123]

34 minutes ago, TBAR Flash said:

Cheap notebooks (not older than 10 years) have the activation key in their BIOS.

The original version should be Windows 10 Home,

but maybe someone installed Windows 10 Pro.

Check the bottom area of the Laptop.

 

Not sure how old it is but it is windows 10 home 

[Sabby123]

46 minutes ago, captnconcrete said:

what have you tried to do to fix the issue ?   u can purchase a key after activation .  steer clear of the cheap bullshit keys ..

I tried troubleshooting as that what it told me to do but it won't activate and its telling me to purchase a key from Microsoft store but that doesn't work as it needs updating and it won't update 

[TBAR Flash]

OK,

you will need a second computer to do this succesfully.

 

And you need a 16 gb usb-stick.

 

Download the latest Win10 Home 22H2 with this tool

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

 

and select usb-stick as target.

 

Start the laptop and boot from USB-Stick.

 

Follow the instructions.

 

Save your data, if necessary, from your new notebook, if you have already data on  it

BEFORE you install a new Windows 10 Home .

 

 

[Sabby123]

27 minutes ago, TBAR Flash said:

OK,

you will need a second computer to do this succesfully.

 

And you need a 16 gb usb-stick.

 

Download the latest Win10 Home 22H2 with this tool

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

 

and select usb-stick as target.

 

Start the laptop and boot from USB-Stick.

 

Follow the instructions.

 

Save your data, if necessary, from your new notebook, if you have already data on  it

BEFORE you install a new Windows 10 Home .

 

 

How do I get my laptop to boot from a USB_STICK 

[TBAR Flash]

That depends on your computer.

You can open the startmenu with:

ESC

F8

F10

F12

etc.

Manual?

 

 

[Tukkonen]

If it's slow to open, you can read while booting what button opens Bios menu. Typically it's some f1, f2, f8, f9, f10, f11, f12 del or esc.

 

If it's fast and trying buttons doesen't help, google might tell you what button is right for your computer. And in the bios menu you need to try find something like boot order, cant remember the exact name. Habe usb stick hooked into computer and put the usb as first choise

[TBAR Flash]

There must be a manual for your laptop online too.

Search for it by typing the correct name and model into your search-engine.

 

[Sabby123]

17 hours ago, TBAR Flash said:

OK,

you will need a second computer to do this succesfully.

 

And you need a 16 gb usb-stick.

 

Download the latest Win10 Home 22H2 with this tool

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209

 

and select usb-stick as target.

 

Start the laptop and boot from USB-Stick.

 

Follow the instructions.

 

Save your data, if necessary, from your new notebook, if you have already data on  it

BEFORE you install a new Windows 10 Home .

 

 

Tried this didn't work as I dont have a license for Windows 10