Here are a few more answers to some nagging questions about Windows 10 upgrades and activation in the post-Anniversary-Update era.

Gordon Kelly Yes, this is no joke. Despite Microsoft ending its free Windows 10 upgrade offer to all users on July 30, 2016, the company has (in my opinion, knowingly) left open a loophole.

Understanding Windows 10 activation Depending on how you get Windows 10, in some cases you're not supposed to need to type in a product key.

Microsoft has made available for all default product key for Windows 10 Pro that anyone can use to upgrade his or her Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro, for free, right away.

Now, if you are a Windows 10 Home user and want to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro using the default key, without having an actual Pro key to activate it later, here's the deal.

It just replaces the Enterprise edition with the Pro. If you have a digital license linked to your Microsoft account, you can sign in to your account to activate the copy of Windows 11/10.

Microsoft on Friday updated its advice to Windows 10 Pro edition users frustrated by a recent activation glitch.

The original story follows below Some Windows 10 Pro users are grappling with a mysterious bug that is deactivating licenses and downgrading them to Windows 10 Home.

[Updated] The latest preview release of Windows 10 includes the first glimpse of a new feature designed to eliminate one specific activation headache. When this change rolls out to the general ...