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Windows 8 key and activation

Belthilorn1 Posted messages 36 Status Member -  
tontonsebastien Posted messages 3532 Status Contributor -
Hello

I just acquired a new laptop with Windows 8 pre-installed but not activated;

I managed to find the Windows activation key, but during the activation phase
(which by default is buggy and forces me to go through the SLUI 3 app)
my key is recognized ("your product key works") but the error code: 0xC0000022 appears, telling me that a process has requested access but does not have the necessary permissions (I am of course logged in as an administrator ...).

I'm a bit stuck, I've made attempts via the command prompt directly, but I'm not sure I did it correctly and it failed.
And without activation, I cannot upgrade to Windows 10, Windows 8 is incomplete and unsuitable, so I would like to change as soon as possible.

Thank you for your attention.

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    didmed Posted messages 2654 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   845
     
    Hi

    If you need to migrate to Win10, buy a Win10 license and download a WIN10 ISO and burn it to a bootable USB drive or a DVD
    And install it directly without going through Win8

    See you later

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    If you need anything, let me know!...
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    1. Belthilorn1 Posted messages 36 Status Member 1
       
      If I can avoid having to pay for an OS that is supposed to work and that I should normally have, I would prefer that.
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      1. Judge_DT Posted messages 27651 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   10 013 > Belthilorn1 Posted messages 36 Status Member
         
        If W8 is pre-installed, the key is tagged in the BIOS.

        Is the PC really NEW or is it second-hand? Has W8 not been reinstalled?
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      2. Belthilorn1 Posted messages 36 Status Member 1 > Judge_DT Posted messages 27651 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         
        Windows 8 has been reinstalled, yes. But the issue doesn't seem to be the key since it's saying that it's okay; it's the finalization step that fails, as mentioned in my initial message.
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