Windows 10... So Frustrated!!!

I bought my Asus Gaming laptop just over a year ago.. it came with windows 8.. about 6 months ago I got the windows 10 upgrade, it was just fine.. Soon after I upgraded I got a message that tells me that I needed to activate windows... but when I try to activate windows nothing happens... I feel it is the reason I am having many issues with my computer... just so frustrated.. how can I fix this issue??

I have already wiped and reinstalled. no change, still wants me activate windows.. but it still wont activate.
Should I revert back to 8? I don't want to loose my files and passwords again...

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated...

thanks in advanced.
Raver

 

Are you getting any type of BSOD error codes.

You might have to revert back to the original OS which is windows 8.

There have been many report's of this known issue.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/why-activate-windows-10
Things you should know:

• A Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 product key cannot activate Windows 10. Windows 10 uses its own unique product key.
• By default, Windows 10 builds are pre-keyed, meaning, you do not have to enter a product key and should not be prompted to enter one as long as you upgraded from an activated Windows 7 or Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 license or Windows 10 Preview build.
• If you perform a clean install on first attempt, you will have to start over from an activated Windows 7 or Windows 8.x installation.
• If you are prompted to enter a product key, click Do this later and give it a few days, Windows 10 will activate automatically.
• Activation servers might be overwhelmed at the times because of the volume of upgrades, so give it some time if you get an error message such as (0XC004E003, ,0x8007000D, 0x8007232b or 0x8007007B) Windows 10 will eventually activate as long as you upgrade using the appropriate method.
• There is no need to know your Windows 10 product key see ‘Understanding Product Activation in Windows 10:

Product Activation in Windows 10

In previous Windows releases, when you installed an upgrade version of Windows, if you wanted to reinstall the upgrade version, you had to first reinstall the qualifying version from which you upgraded, reactivate it, then upgrade again and reactivate again.

With Windows 10, this is no longer the case. Once you have upgraded to Windows 10 and activate, you can simply create a bootable copy on DVD or USB and reinstall just Windows 10 without the need to reinstall the qualifying version and it will reactivate automatically. Windows 10 registers the device with the Product Activation Center and keeps a copy of your devices activation in a Cloud Store. When you perform reinstall or clean install the installation checks with Activation Server, detects the unique installation ID and produces the validation for your device.

When Installing Windows 10 Build 10240

In order to activate Windows 10 build 10240 (RTM), you must upgrade from a previous qualifying operating system that is genuine and activated: this includes Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 Insider Previews.

If you are running the Windows 10 Enterprise Preview, you either need to stay in the Windows 10 Insider Preview Program or activate using a product key from the Volume License Service Center (VLSC). If you are not eligible to be running Windows 10 Enterprise, I suggest you make preparations to roll back to the original version of Windows your system was licensed for and make a reservation to upgrade to Windows 10.

Can I Perform a Clean Install Using the Free Upgrade?

No, it will require that you are running a previous qualifying version and start the upgrade from within the qualifying version. You can initiate a clean install after completing the Upgrade.

Please be aware that you cannot use the free upgrade offer to perform a clean install on the first attempt. You must first upgrade from the qualifying version of Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 (whether you do it through Windows Update or using the ISO file). Ensure the upgrade is completed successfully and then ensure that it is activated. You can then proceed to do a clean install by using recovery media or using the Reset function in Start > Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Reset this PC (Get Started).

What if Windows Doesn’t Activate?

If Windows 10 does not activate even after detecting an active Internet Connection, restart and try again. Or wait a few days and Windows 10 should automatically activate itself.

I downloaded the ISO file but Windows 10 setup is prompting me for a product key or indicates the product key does not work with this edition.




Safe to say is that it's best to buy a copy.I never trusted that upgrade for that reason.It gave so many people issues with the product code.

 

You would not be able to revert to Win 8 as your Win 8 licence got converted to a Win 10 licence after 30 days. I suggest you call Microsoft and explain - that should get it activated. The notes in #2 are out of date and no longer accurate.

 

I was unable to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 10 directly. It required I have either Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 installed so, I'd have to upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 first, then upgrade to Windows 10.

I didn't bother doing that. I just clean installed Windows 10 on another partition and bought a Windows 10 Key.