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My desktop abruptly shut down and upgraded to Windows 10 despite me declining to schedule it previously, and now I'm having activation issues. I was running Windows 7 Pro with a key I got from an MSDNAA program at my college several years ago. Windows 10 Pro refuses to activate with it saying it's the wrong edition, error code 0xc004f210. A 3rd-party utility identifies my key as being "Windows 7 All Volume Editions Volume:MAK". Info on the Microsoft website suggests this is an Enterprise edition and I need to go to the Volume Licensing Service Center for help. Attempting that goes nowhere because it wants a business email which I presume is really for whoever at my old school was managing their volume licensing with Microsoft. So, what the gently caress? Am I completely SOL without paying out of pocket for my own retail key now?
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May 20, 2016 01:47
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Quite certain, I remember getting both the image and key from the website. It was December 2010, so I have no idea how things may have changed since. Anything else I can realistically do before just contacting Microsoft to see if they're willing to help?
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May 20, 2016 04:03
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Just to close the loop for posterity, I got in touch with Microsoft support. They identified my MSDNAA key as being for Windows 7 Enterprise and generated me a retail Windows 10 Pro key to use instead. Hooray!
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May 21, 2016 02:04
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