 I wrote about Windows 10 and the need to upgrade. Supposedly, it’s still possible to download the upgrade tool and do it for free, though I haven’t tried that yet. There was an article recently that suggested Microsoft was changing some items in Windows 10 so that some applications would not be available to non-activated versions. I don’t know if that will matter, or if it will happen, but if it became a problem, obtaining a license could become necessary.
As I swapped out the motherboard on my computer, it deactivated my Win 10, and the phone process didn’t allow reactivation. I didn’t feel like pursuing it any further, so I am running a non-activated version, even though it used to be activated. If you wanted to activate your non-activated copy, you could buy the correct license for the version you are running. There are 3rd part sellers of license keys that are quite a bit cheaper. I did have someone tell me they bought a $30 key and used it, but I don’t remember who that was. An article on the MS change is HERE. An article on whether to activate or not is HERE. And some 3rd party places selling keys are HERE and HERE. I have never used these, so I am not endorsing it or suggesting you do this, just being informative. I am NOT doing anything at this moment. Comments are closed.
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