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).
Also in this issue:
- LEGAL BRIEF: Click here to agree
- PUBLIC DEFENDER: Amazon is turning Echo and Ring into transmitters on June 8
- BEST UTILITIES: Freeware Spotlight — Win10 Settings Blocker
- ON SECURITY: Wi-Fi vulnerabilities affect all
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