The free update on Windows 10 could be so simple: Start Windows Update, look forward to no errors or other problems, to download or install, turn Windows 10 on – ready! However, it is not always as simple as Microsoft and many users want.
Enable Windows 10: Error Code 0xC004F061
The Windows 10 update error 80240020 or the Windows update code 8007003 make some users a dash through the bill. If this is overcome and Windows 10 finally on the machine, nerves something different: the activation. Windows 10 can not always be released directly. Why?
Enable Windows 10: Error Code 0xC004C008
A conceivable code that users can receive in the event of an unsuccessful activation is error 0xC004F061. This means that you want to enable Windows 10 with a key on a computer where previously no qualified Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 was installed. The final wording ("was not installed") is unclear. Of course you had the key in the regular case in use - but a formatting for a clean new installation via ISO, for example, prevents the key on Windows 10 is graded. Say: You have booted from an ISO instead of Windows 10 via Windows Update and launched the installation via Windows setup interface. Windows 10 can not be activated this way!
Hardware changed?
Another code that the activation could display is 0xC004C008. This means that a key is active or active on several PCs. Conceivable scenarios: a dealer sells multiple keys, or you simply use the key on multiple PCs. If this happens, for example, within the framework of a free update of the Family Pack license, it is possible that the key - which still applies to three computers - has not yet been graded. Another case could be a used license, which is used elsewhere. If this is the case, contact the vendor and, if possible, Microsoft support.
Other update errors
Microsoft binds OEM or so-called System Builder licenses to the hardware. Corresponding Windows variants come with the purchase of new devices. If you have replaced hardware before the update, you will be able to activate Windows 10 with a quasi "expired" key. This is not possible: The corresponding key was not activated under the previous system, so it can not be upgraded - Windows 10 denies activation.
Lesetipp: Windows 10 or Windows 7 - what is better?
A call can help with Microsoft support - they must activate the key only under Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. The corresponding system must, of course, be installed again. Then, call the Microsoft phone number that shows you the Activation window - after you have selected "Use automatic phone system to activate" in the menu. You will receive an installation ID, which must be communicated to the support. Try to dial options on the phone to get a real employee instead of your computer. Describe the hardware exchange. As a rule, Microsoft will then tell you the activation ID.
We will be looking for more solutions for the Windows 10 activation and updating the article.
In most cases, Windows 10 can not be activated because the update operation was not through Windows Update or a key was not qualified from the start. Ensure that Windows is properly enabled during an upcoming update to Windows 10. Then, call Windows Update. A clean install is only possible if you have installed Windows 10 via the update service, the key has been upgraded and deposited in the Microsoft account! In addition, the free update is only for private users. Users with enterprise versions or Windows versions of volume licensing agreements (primarily with companies) are exempt from the free update to Windows 10.
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