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Win7 to Win10 activation trouble
LANGALIST
By Fred Langa
A subscriber lost his Win7 product key and wonders what will happen if his free Win10 upgrade fails to properly activate, especially now that the old, manual “get a replacement key” methods no longer work!
Surprisingly, the original product key might still exist in several unusual locations, even after the upgrade — but digging it out could take some doing. Here are the options, with additional information about what happens if you don’t activate!
Plus: More on OneDrive’s permanent vs. impermanent local copies.
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.19.0 (2021-05-24).
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Windows Genuine Advantage becomes Windows Activation Advantage
Ah, the spinmeisters are at it again.
Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft is replacing its “Windows Genuine” terminology with the kinder, gentler “Windows Activation” sobriquet.
Apparently only the name has changed. The rest remains the same.
… and Windows 7 book writers are scrambling…
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