Now is not a good time to do a clean Windows 10 install

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by coromonadalix, Jul 17, 2015.

  1. shawnmos

    shawnmos MDL Member

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    I agree. They didn't want people messing around with the RTM yet, doing upgrades and such.
     
  2. the_scotsman

    the_scotsman MDL Novice

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    This is just a copy and paste of a Neowin article. It's garbage. Nowhere in their article do they have any evidence of MS advising not to. All they say is that ISO is not available at the moment.
     
  3. MinaJunior

    MinaJunior MDL Junior Member

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  4. luke

    luke MDL Senior Member

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    This is weird seems all keys used to activate windows 10 are the same key i did a upgrade from 8.1 on my surface pro and the key matches the one used on my PC one is linked to a MS account the other isn't.
     
  5. fires

    fires MDL Junior Member

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    There are no new builds. Just updates and patches from now on.
     
  6. gurqn

    gurqn MDL Novice

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    #26 gurqn, Jul 17, 2015
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    clean install and activation still works with following method and proper key (which im not going to share here:death:)

    Code:
    slmgr /ipk key
    slmgr /skms kms.xspace.in
    slmgr /ato
     
  7. xeeo97

    xeeo97 MDL Novice

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    Even if you now go on with clean installation (without inputting any key), your windows will auto-activate after MS server matches your hardware id with what it has in record.
     
  8. xeeo97

    xeeo97 MDL Novice

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    You dont need key once you got your copy activated....You can just skip product key page in installation..

    Remember that is only true if you have upgraded from a legit windows 7/8/8.1 license and your copy stayed activated after your OS got upgraded to 10.
     
  9. Kenzeira

    Kenzeira MDL Junior Member

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    #29 Kenzeira, Jul 17, 2015
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    Thats works only in Volume Licence channel for 180 days. It's not a permanent Retail Licence channel.

    Ok, now a question:
    If i upgrade first from Win 8.1 Retail, when i do a clean 10240 install what key i should use? The generated generic VL key or Windows will accept my old 8.1 retail key? Where i put it? Begining of instalation or after?
     
  10. xeeo97

    xeeo97 MDL Novice

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    Leave it blank...Complete installation...As soon as it starts up for first time after installation, connect it with internet, it will take some time and then will auto-activate itself..
     
  11. hassam

    hassam MDL Novice

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    Surprisingly my Windows 10 is still activated after i upgrade it from Windows 7 (Daz loader) from an ISO. Without signing in from my MSA and after the reset it still shows Windows is Activated, it also show me i'm not an insider.
     
  12. MinaJunior

    MinaJunior MDL Junior Member

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    #33 MinaJunior, Jul 17, 2015
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    I just also tried clean install (I deleted the reserved, oem and :c partitions) and the OS is activated.

    I checked with ProduKey if the Windows 8.1 key is there (the key was there when I upgraded to Windows 10 Build 10162), but now doesn't exist.

    It's activated with the preview key.
     
  13. Beauenheim

    Beauenheim MDL Novice

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    I used the new reset feature to "clean install" my Windows installation. It's fairly straight forward and it keeps your activation.