Activating a Windows Pro 10 OEM Key on a non-activated Windows 10.

[Raivop]

Okay, long story short: I built a computer two months ago, downloaded Windows 10 using Media Creation tool and installed it in my freshly built computer. I have been using Windows 10 without product key since then until now when I decided to activate it.
Well, I bought a Windows 10 Pro OEM key from Play-Asia and I happened to realize that it requires a full clean install to work, although it is not a big deal because I can backup everything to my secondary drive.
So, what's the easiest way to do this? Can I do a clean install straight from the Windows or do I have to use Media Creation tool again?

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

Try the troubleshooter
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20527/windows-10-activation-troubleshooter
or contact
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us
If you have a valid key it should be possible to keep the current installation without the need to re-install.

[Raivop]

Diposting pertama kali oleh h.barkas:

Try the troubleshooter
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20527/windows-10-activation-troubleshooter
or contact
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us
If you have a valid key it should be possible to keep the current installation without the need to re-install.

Okay, so I used troubleshooter and it told me that I can't activate Windows on this machine, so I guess I'll have to use USB and Media Creation Tool and do a clean install thru that. I'll hope that will do the trick.
Thanks for the help anyway.

[Raivop]

Sorry for a double post, but I want to mention that doing a clean install from USB via Media Creation tool made the product key work and rest of the installation went fine.

[upcoast]

If you originally installed win 10 pro version you should just need to go to settings>updates security> activation and type your key in there should be a blue Change Product Key to click on.

Beware the playasia keys can be useless as in totally wrong regions I was burnt twice but got my $$ back and gave up on them.

[𝕙.𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕒𝕤]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Raivop:

Sorry for a double post, but I want to mention that doing a clean install from USB via Media Creation tool made the product key work and rest of the installation went fine.

That's nice to hear.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Diposting pertama kali oleh upcoast:

If you originally installed win 10 pro version you should just need to go to settings>updates security> activation and type your key in there should be a blue Change Product Key to click on.

Beware the playasia keys can be useless as in totally wrong regions I was burnt twice but got my $$ back and gave up on them.

I keep trying to tell Rove that, but he keeping tossing that site out there with every build recommendation.

Quite frankly, Steam likes to block all sorts of web-links, even good ones. Well this play-asia crap needs to go on that list, since it's actually total BS. Just the name is a turn-off, and they are scammers. It's one thing if they say something is region specific; I mean many game key sites are good about such things. But to just be like "Oh sure, it's region free, blah blah" Yea ok, so you get some key for Russia or China; guess what, won't work outside there.