On Windows 7 installs, Microsoft gave you two weeks to register the OS there's no similar message coming up. I did phone Microsoft to ask them and got through to an Indian gentleman he inferred that Microsoft will get round to checking activations, but I'm not convinced that they won't shut this version down. Both systems now work correctly, BUT I now get a message 'Activate Windows' in the right hand corner of the screen.ĭoes this mean that my original automatic upgrades to Windows 10 were never registered at Microsoft or could it mean that the use of the 'N' version (which only means that version excludes Microsoft's media player) is 'seen' as a something different to the 'free' edition? I then cleaned off the 'C:' drives & re-installed Windows 10 Pro on both PCs.

Given that I obviously want to have Windows 10 working correctly, I downloaded the ISO for 64-bit Windows 10 Pro N version (Northern Europe) believing this should match the 64-bit Pro version that I had previously got via the upgrade route. Apart from that, the PC appeared to work OK in the new Windows 10 format. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build. such as replacing the motherboard, Windows 10 might no longer be activated. If Windows 10 isnt activated on your device, see Get help with Windows 10 activation errors for more info.

My problem is, that my motherboard crashed 2 days ago, so I'm currently waiting for my new motherboard and CPU. In addition, if I clicked on a URL link in an email message, edge came up and said that I needed to purchase a module from the Microsoft store (or something) before I could use it. Microsoft ra mt tp tin Insider Preview ISO Windows 11 chnh gc u tin. As far as I know, if you keep your current Insider preview updated, you will get the normal updates like you have a newly installed and activated Windows 10. However, both PCs had the same error the left mouse button wouldn't bring up the list of programs and tiles panel. I'm not an insider will this process work for me? Having followed the Microsoft instructions to allow automatic upgrade from 64-bit Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10, I ended up with 64-bit Windows 10 Pro on two PCs.

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