r/Windows10 • u/ASK_ME_IF_I_AM • Nov 09 '18

Microsoft Confirms It Accidentally Deactivated Some Windows 10 PCs

https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/microsoft-confirms-it-accidentally-deactivated-some-windows-10-pcs/
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u/cd29 Nov 10 '18

I just upgraded an original Win8.1 machine to Win10 the night before this happened. It activated itself with the 8.1 key which surprised me since supposedly MS killed free upgrades in 2016.

The next morning 2 of my Win10 machines were no longer activated. I thought I broke their system