It will activate after connecting to the internet.
Just skip the Product Key and follow these illustrated steps in this link which compile the best possible Clean Install of Windows which will stay that way as long as you stick with the tools and methods given, has zero reported problems, and is better than any amount of money could buy. When you upgraded the PC was assigned a permanent Digital License to reinstall Windows 10 as often as you want. If the PC was Upgraded from Windows 8.1 then the native Product Key is embedded in the UEFI firmware chip on motherboard. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 8 year Windows MVP, here to help you. Open Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery > under Go back to my previous version of Windows 10, click Get started.Īt the Sign In screen, hold down the shift key on your keyboard while clicking the Power button on the screenĬontinue to hold down the shift key while clicking RestartĬontinue to hold down the shift key until the Advanced Recovery Options menu appearsĬlick Go back to the previous version of Windowsīest, Andre Windows Insider MVP MVP-Windows and Devices for IT twitter/adacosta They are known to be very responsive and might be able to point it in the right direction. You can reach out to key folks on the Windows Engineering team through Twitter After which, I would proceed with rolling back. I recommend you use the opportunity to file a feedback regarding this issue so the problem can be fixed in time for the final, official release.
Please note, the Windrelease has been delayed for the next few weeks due to bugs that have been discovered.