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02-22-2018 05:15 AM
Greetings ! How could i reinstall OS on my laptop, if i upgraded for free to win10 from licensed win8 ? Firstly, i tried just to recovery to the factory settings, but some issue causes an error, so now i want to reinstall OS.
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02-22-2018 05:29 AM
Hi,
As the machine has been previously upgraded to 10, a hardware profile ( Digital Entitlement ) will have been recorded by the activation servers.
As long as the previous installation of Windows 10 had activated Ok after the upgrade from 8.1, you can just create your own installation media and perform a clean installation as detailed in the guide on the following link. Note: At the activation screen, select 'I don't have a Product key' - Windows will activate automatically once the installation has completed.
http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/
Additional software/drivers you may require are on your notebooks product page below.
Regards,
DP-K
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02-22-2018 05:29 AM
Hi,
As the machine has been previously upgraded to 10, a hardware profile ( Digital Entitlement ) will have been recorded by the activation servers.
As long as the previous installation of Windows 10 had activated Ok after the upgrade from 8.1, you can just create your own installation media and perform a clean installation as detailed in the guide on the following link. Note: At the activation screen, select 'I don't have a Product key' - Windows will activate automatically once the installation has completed.
http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/
Additional software/drivers you may require are on your notebooks product page below.
Regards,
DP-K
****Click the White thumb to say thanks****
****Please mark Accept As Solution if it solves your problem****
****I don't work for HP****
Windows Insider MVP