Get ready to purchase a new Windows Activation key


I haven't upgrade my MS Office since 2013 - there's nothing in the newer versions that makes we want to spend the $$, so when I bought this PC I installed Office 2013 on, entered and activated with the original key. About 6 weeks ago, it stopped working saying the activation had expired and online activation failed.
After much research I eventually found an MS website with an 800# to call.
Thru the VRU, I was able to enter the 32-digit (?) code that Office provided me and in return MS gave me an equivalent code to enter.
SLOW, but doing this, I was finally able to activate Office.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2 Build 26100.2894
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Powerspec
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900KF 3.20 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI (MS-7D25)
    Memory
    G.Skill DDR5-5600 / PC5-44800 DDR5 SDRAM UDIMM
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N407TWF3OC-12GD)
    Sound Card
    OnBoard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell - various (3)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD/HDD/NVME
    PSU
    850 Watt 80+ Gold Modular
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205 Mesh
    Cooling
    Coolermaster MASTERLIQUID ML240L V2 RGB
    Keyboard
    Logi MX Keys S
    Mouse
    MX Master 3S
    Internet Speed
    600 mbps
    Browser
    various (Opera, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave, Chrome)
    Antivirus
    anitmalwarebytes; superantispyware; defender
    Other Info
    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.36.0
KevTech said:
Did you try what I posted at #16?
If self does not have permissions activation will fail.
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Yes - I did check that and all permissions were already there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    Intel i5-12600K 3700 MHz
    Motherboard
    Asus B660-M
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    none
    Sound Card
    none
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary: LG 4K; Secondary: Dell U2412M
    Screen Resolution
    Primary: 3860 x 2160; Secondary: 1200 x 1920
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung NVme SSD970 256K
    E: 1 TB HDD
    F: 500K HDD
    W: Samsung SSD 840 128K
    Keyboard
    Logitech Lighted
    Mouse
    Kensington ExpertMouse trackball
    Internet Speed
    500/500
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I have not had difficulties reactivating, even with keys carried over from older versions of Windows. I have a couple old machines that had Win 7 on them and I can install Win 11 and activate no issue at all. I wonder if that is because I always use a "hybrid" account which means that the key is associated with my Microsoft account.

So that leads me to an idea...

If you are not already signed into a Microsoft account, try doing so temporarily with the installation that is successfully activating. You should see that the activation status specifically indicates that it is linked to your Microsoft account.

Now, switch to your other installation. Log on with your Microsoft account (again, only needed temporarily). See if you can then activate.

One more thing: In order for activation to work properly, your time must be reasonably accurate. Don't recall exact time variance allowed, but I would suggest that you verify these:

1) Make sure that your timezone is correct.
2) Set time within 5 minutes of correct time AFTER verifying the timezone first.


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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Kamrui Mini PC, Model CK10
    CPU
    Intel i5-12450H
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    PSU
    120W "Brick"
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
Birk said:
I got a error message 0x80070005.
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That error code, IIRC, means the generic Win32 error, "Access is denied.". It's not because you're banned, it's a bug. The error usually occurs when you upgrade editions. Just reboot, if you see that error code.

IIRC, I got that error, when I upgraded my daily-driver from Home to Pro, LOL.

After I rebooted Windows, it was OK.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
    Memory
    32 GB G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVR
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware AW3423DWF OLED ultrawide
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 750 G3
    Case
    Corsair 275R
    Internet Speed
    VTel FTTH 1 Gb down and 1 Gb up
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5800X3D
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (UEFI-BIOS version 3607)
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16 GB G.Skill TridentZ Neo)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 650 GQ
    Case
    Fractal Focus G
I just run ShowKeyPlus a free download. Works great displays product key, installed key and if there the OEM key.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600 CPU @ 3.30GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B150
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel 530 On Board
    Sound Card
    Realtek On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 SSD
    PSU
    be quite Straight Power 11
    Case
    be quite Pure Base 600
    Keyboard
    MS USB
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Browser
    Edge
Birk said:
2. I'm getting suspicious about the possibility of a totally different problem: when I try to enter the product key from my laptop I get the same error message:
View attachment 112934
This has been happening for the last 2 days, so I'm wondering if the problem has something to do with contacting the MS servers that deal with activation. I did geet an activation code that is supposed to work - but it ends up with the above error. This makes me think even if I do pay the ransom and buy one from the MS store I'll still get the same error.
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That error code means something else is interfering with Windows on the PC, or a permissions problem with Windows on the PC. Windows can fail to release handles, possibly the worst offender, is Windows Explorer, and thus cause that error code to be thrown by Windows.

Never, ever got that error for activation being banned by the activation server. It's actually more likely to be caused by a third-party AV, than being banned by Microsoft.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
    Memory
    32 GB G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVR
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware AW3423DWF OLED ultrawide
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 750 G3
    Case
    Corsair 275R
    Internet Speed
    VTel FTTH 1 Gb down and 1 Gb up
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5800X3D
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (UEFI-BIOS version 3607)
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16 GB G.Skill TridentZ Neo)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 650 GQ
    Case
    Fractal Focus G
How did you get to the stage of having a MS person contact you? What was the process starting with system/activation?? Thanks for any assistance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte
    CPU
    I513600k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX Z790
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte 4090
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre 35" ultrwide 3460 x 1449
    Screen Resolution
    3460 x 1449
Garrett said:
I just run ShowKeyPlus a free download. Works great displays product key, installed key and if there the OEM key.
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If your licence is a digital one, then it won't tell you. I ran it on mine and it tells me I'm on Windows 10 Home, and the licence key is that of the generic key for that. My licence started life as a Windows 7 retail licence purchased in 2009 and converted to digital many years ago when I first upgraded to W10.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home 24H2 RP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-build
    CPU
    Intel I3-10100
    Motherboard
    MSI H410M-PRO
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GT 1030
    Sound Card
    Motherboard default
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 970 NVMe SSD 256 Gb
    Samsung QVO 870 SATA SSD 2 Tb
    PSU
    ATX 450W
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    930 Mb down / 120 Mb up
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Microsoft Office 2021 Plus
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self-build
    CPU
    Intel i3-8100
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z370 D3
    Memory
    16 Gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia GT 720
    Sound Card
    Motherboard default
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27-inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 NVMe SSD 256 Gb
    Seagate 2 Tb HDD
    PSU
    ATX 450W
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Keyboard
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    930 Mb down / 120 Mb up
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I had this problem 2 weeks ago after I switched to a new system; home-built new case, new MB, new SSD, clean install of 24H2. After reboot, I went to Settings>System>Activation>Change Product Key and re-entered my old key. Activation took maybe 5 seconds. Luck or . . .
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte
    CPU
    i7-12700
    Motherboard
    B760M G P WIFI DDR4
    Memory
    128GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti, 4GB discrete memory
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD switching output between each monitor, a soundbar, headphones, earphones
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 Vizio 40" D-series LED Smart TV in Monitor-Mode
    Screen Resolution
    1080p 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Internal: Bootdrive WD_Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe 1TB SSD; secondary WD_Black SN770 NVMe SSD GAME DRIVE 2 TB PCI Gen 4 x4
    External: 2 Seagate 6TB Backup Hubs, 2 Seagate 6TB Expansion Drives
    NAS: WD EX2 Ultra 16TB Cloud Server, with WD 8TB HD attached
    PSU
    ATX - RM750e-Modular
    Case
    CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case
    Cooling
    Laminar CPU Cooler plus two CORSAIR 120mm AirGuide fans, utilizing anti-vortex vanes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K740 Illumiated Keyboard
    Mouse
    LogiTech M720 Triathlon Multi-3-Device BT & Wireless
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb
My problem arose when I updated my MB BIOS and added 32gb of additional ram. Does this mean my digital license died when I changed some minor hardware? Isn't it part of my MS account as administrator? And now the system doesn't recognize the new "device". How can I add the new rig as a device on my account?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte
    CPU
    I513600k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX Z790
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte 4090
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sceptre 35" ultrwide 3460 x 1449
    Screen Resolution
    3460 x 1449
James Callan said:
My problem arose when I updated my MB BIOS and added 32gb of additional ram.
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I think you need to go into your Microsoft account and delete devices, then add your PC.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
    Memory
    32 GB G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVR
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware AW3423DWF OLED ultrawide
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 750 G3
    Case
    Corsair 275R
    Internet Speed
    VTel FTTH 1 Gb down and 1 Gb up
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5800X3D
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (UEFI-BIOS version 3607)
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16 GB G.Skill TridentZ Neo)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 650 GQ
    Case
    Fractal Focus G
Gonna be upgrading my Boot M.2 in the future, and adding 2nd M.2

Purchased a Windows 11 Pro upgrade via MS Store a while back

So is my Windows still OEM build of Windows 11 Home or Retail Windows 11 Pro lol basically now

I hope when i do the drive upgrade i have no issues myself with Activation

Guess i'll find out for sure when its time to do the upgrade and clean install of Windows 11 Pro
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 26100.2314
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PreBuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7700X
    Motherboard
    MSI B650 VC WIfi
    Memory
    32GB DDR 5 RGB 5600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 7800XT
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VG245H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 1TB Boot NVMe
    Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-Game SSD


    External
    Western Digital Elements 500GB
    Western Digital My Passport 2TB Blue
    Western Digital My Passport 2TB Red
    Toshiba 2TB in External Enclosure
    Seagate 8TB in External Enclosure
    Seagate 1TB Portable USB 3 External Drive
    Western Digital My Book 8TB (Primary Backup drive)
    Western Digital Black 4TB In External Enclosure
    PSU
    750 Watt High Power
    Case
    Lian Li Lan Cool 216 ARGB Airflow
    Cooling
    2 160MM Front, 1 140MM Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Logitech G513
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 X
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit 1000Mb/20 Upload
    Browser
    MS Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    UEFI, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, Acronis True Image 2025
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Omen 15_ce019dx
    CPU
    Intel I7 7700H
    Motherboard
    OEM HP Omen Laptop Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB DDR 4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 and Nvidia Geforce 1050TI
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6 Laptop Display
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    128GB NvMe Boot Drive
    1TB Hitachi Sata Hard drive
    PSU
    Laptop PSU
    Case
    Laptop Case
    Cooling
    OEM Cooling
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero
    Keyboard
    OEM Laptop Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit 1000 Download/20 Upload
    Browser
    MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender & Malwarebytes Premium
If you purchased an upgrade to Pro and activated it on that machine, then you now have a retail Pro license for that machine. Just bear in mind that if you plan to do a clean install, you should add an ei.cfg to the \sources folder to make Windows setup ask you which edition to install, otherwise it will look at your BIOS, see the OEM Home license, and automatically install the Home edition.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Kamrui Mini PC, Model CK10
    CPU
    Intel i5-12450H
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    PSU
    120W "Brick"
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
hsehestedt said:
If you purchased an upgrade to Pro and activated it on that machine, then you now have a retail Pro license for that machine. Just bear in mind that if you plan to do a clean install, you should add an ei.cfg to the \sources folder to make Windows setup ask you which edition to install, otherwise it will look at your BIOS, see the OEM Home license, and automatically install the Home edition.
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Yes i did add an ei.cfg file to my sources folder on the USB Flash drive when i updated it a few days ago here, might update the flash drive again before i do the clean install possibly around Christmas
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 26100.2314
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PreBuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7700X
    Motherboard
    MSI B650 VC WIfi
    Memory
    32GB DDR 5 RGB 5600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 7800XT
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VG245H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 1TB Boot NVMe
    Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-Game SSD


    External
    Western Digital Elements 500GB
    Western Digital My Passport 2TB Blue
    Western Digital My Passport 2TB Red
    Toshiba 2TB in External Enclosure
    Seagate 8TB in External Enclosure
    Seagate 1TB Portable USB 3 External Drive
    Western Digital My Book 8TB (Primary Backup drive)
    Western Digital Black 4TB In External Enclosure
    PSU
    750 Watt High Power
    Case
    Lian Li Lan Cool 216 ARGB Airflow
    Cooling
    2 160MM Front, 1 140MM Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Logitech G513
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 X
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit 1000Mb/20 Upload
    Browser
    MS Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    UEFI, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, Acronis True Image 2025
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Omen 15_ce019dx
    CPU
    Intel I7 7700H
    Motherboard
    OEM HP Omen Laptop Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB DDR 4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD 630 and Nvidia Geforce 1050TI
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6 Laptop Display
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    128GB NvMe Boot Drive
    1TB Hitachi Sata Hard drive
    PSU
    Laptop PSU
    Case
    Laptop Case
    Cooling
    OEM Cooling
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero
    Keyboard
    OEM Laptop Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit 1000 Download/20 Upload
    Browser
    MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender & Malwarebytes Premium
bikemanI7 said:
Yes i did add an ei.cfg file to my sources folder on the USB Flash drive when i updated it a few days ago here, might update the flash drive again before i do the clean install possibly around Christmas
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Sounds like you are all set then, and good job preparing so far in advance.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Kamrui Mini PC, Model CK10
    CPU
    Intel i5-12450H
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP Envy 32
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
    1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
    PSU
    120W "Brick"
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 Mechanical Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
  • Operating System
    Win11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
    CPU
    Intel i7-1255U
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.3-inch IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
    Hard Drives
    2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
    PSU
    USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
    Mouse
    Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
    Internet Speed
    1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
bikemanI7 said:
Purchased a Windows 11 Pro upgrade via MS Store a while back

Guess i'll find out for sure when its time to do the upgrade and clean install of Windows 11 Pro
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There's a known bug where upgrading the edition results in the "Access is denied." error message. Just reboot, after receiving that error message, which is error code 0x80070005. It's known to happen when upgrading the edition within an existing Home installation.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro x64 23H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    ASRock B550 PG Velocita (UEFI-BIOS P3.40)
    Memory
    32 GB G.Skill F4-3200C16D-32GVR
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sparkle Titan Arc A770 16 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Alienware AW3423DWF OLED ultrawide
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 750 G3
    Case
    Corsair 275R
    Internet Speed
    VTel FTTH 1 Gb down and 1 Gb up
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5800X3D
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (UEFI-BIOS version 3607)
    Memory
    32 GB (2x16 GB G.Skill TridentZ Neo)
    Graphics card(s)
    Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6750 XT
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB NVMe SSD
    PSU
    eVGA Supernova 650 GQ
    Case
    Fractal Focus G
RJARRRPCGP said:
There's a known bug where upgrading the edition results in the "Access is denied." error message. Just reboot, after receiving that error message, which is error code 0x80070005. It's known to happen when upgrading the edition within an existing Home installation.
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The upgrade from the store went smoothly, first clean install went sorta smooth back in July except did detect my WIndows 10 Home OEM Key, but got that fixed at the time.

Next clean install for myself will be when i upgrade the current M.2 Boot drive, then add 2nd M.2 *at least 2TB* for the Games in the 2nd M.2 slot on my motherboard. Then may keep Current 1TB Samsung 860 Evo Sata SSD for extra storage internally.

Already bought SSD Kit off Amazon just in case OEM didn't include M.2 screw or standoff for second slot

So think im as set as im gonna be at this point
 

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    MSI B650 VC WIfi
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    32GB DDR 5 RGB 5600Mhz
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    Intel I7 7700H
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    8GB DDR 4
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    Intel HD 630 and Nvidia Geforce 1050TI
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    OEM Cooling
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    Logitech G502 Hero
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