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[Zita Lifland]

Whenthe laptop still had its hard drive, I upgraded it to Professional so I could use the resources provided by the domain on my homeserver; because of this, I can only use the Professional editions of Windows (Home can't join domains).

I bought Windows 10 Professional & completed a fresh-install (complete reinstallation) of Windows, only that it installed Windows 10 Home instead of Professional. I'm guessing this is due to the Windows 8 Standard Edition serial key preinstalled in the BIOS.

I then downloaded an All-In-One ISO image of Windows 10 from MSDN (of which I have limited access to), transferred the installer onto a USB stick, & reinstalled (a clean install again). However it's still installing Windows 10 Home.

If I try to install using the AIO image from within Windows, the installer does not present me with a list of options for the edition I want to install; instead, it assumes that I want to install Home Edition:

Microsoft support actually recommended in this case that I disable UEFI/GPT and go back to Legacy BIOS/MBR. That will work (prevents installer from "seeing" the OEM license in ACPI)...but it is a hack working around a broken installer.

The installer shouldn't assume. If the Edition is not configured in the image, the installer should present the user with an edition selection. For nice experience, perhaps highlight which of the available editions are covered under their detected digital license. Heck even if their detected digital license did not cover ANY of the editions, that could still be stated.

We detected an OEM license for ____. This allows you to install ___ or ___ or ___. Unfortunately this install media does not include any of those editions. If you proceed to install one of the following editions, you will need to provide a new license key before you can activate windows. What would you like to install? ___, ____, ____, ____ or quit.

Fortunately with EI.cfg it isn't that bad...once you figure out that is what you need to do. How many frustrating clean install cycles getting the wrong OS and hours of googling before you figure out what is going wrong?

I have an extra newline at the end (after the 0), but don't know if it matters.Of course if you want a different edition you can confirm the exact EditionID from your install media using the commands I illustrated above.

If you are getting redirected from the /windows10 to /windows10ISO or vice-versa, you can just open up your browser developer tools and using the "responsive" tools (which let you alter your User-Agent string) pretend your browser is (or isn't) Windows in order to get the ISO or MCT download page.

If you have a Windows 10 ISO you can also create bootable USB media using the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Useful if you happen to have an edition-specific ISO laying around. Also with windows 10 you can't just dd an ISO onto a USB stick because the install files are now over the limit for FAT filesystem...so you have to use a special tool to convert new Windows ISOs for bootable USB.

First of all if you download Windows 10 using media creation tool it contains 3 editions: Pro, Home and Education. Windows automatically chooses one according to your serial key in BIOS or already installed Windows OS. You can force it to let you choose what you want to install by creating one file on your installation disc/USB drive.

IMHO this solution is better because you are not limited to one serial key and you can have both 32 and 64 bit systems. Media creation tool allows you to download both as one installer. So you end up with 6 editions to select. :)

I have tried many suggestions to this including the ones listed in this questions an here but none of these answers was working for me with Windows 10 Anniversary Edition. I ended up doing the following to have a complete clean Windows 10 Pro installation with all components with a system that has an embedded UEFI Windows Home key:

At this point it appears you are all set. You might start working, try install Docker, etc. and think everything is fine. However, you will find that some important Windows 10 Pro components are missing. An easy way to see if this did not upgrade correctly is to search for "Computer Management" and then you should see System Tools --> Local Users and Groups. If you do not see that item but your System --> About reports Windows 10 Professional something is not correct. Trying to restore these missing components with DSIM or other options did not work for me.

7. To fix this you need to Reset your PC. I know this is not what you want to do after just setting everything up but if you have tried using the PID.txt option suggested in another answer here by @daniel-b and it does not work for some reason this solution will solve this issue and it take less than an hour on a modern PC. You are working with a new empty installation now anyway so just go to Settings --> Update and Security --> Recovery --> and select Reset this PC. You do not need to select the option that says it will take hours and clean the drives.

This time around, when you go to Settings --> System --> About you will see Windows 10 Pro from the start. You can also go to Computer Management --> System Tools and you will now be able to access your Local Users and Groups and you will have access to other features of Windows 10 Pro.

I'm then using John the Ripper to crack the password hashes, this is working fine with "short passwords" but when I try it with long passwords of say 20 characters it just says that there is no password for that account.

EDIT: Just to make it clear, it doesn't even attempt to crack the password, it just says that the user has no password after about 10 second of the program running. I'm aware that it would take an awful long time to crack the password.

Just download the Windows Password Key and burn it to a CD or USB drive, then insert the disk to your locked computer, reboot, press the button it says on the screen. then it will auto reset windows password in minutes. Or you can see this tutorial: Forgot xp password, how to find windows xp password

If you have the password hash, you could download a rainbow table lookup program and check it against that. The larger ones go up to around 14 characters. Of course, the tables themselves are enormous. The largest one I've seen was almost two terabytes, and that was in a custom format that cut the size nearly in half.

Have you ever tried Ophcrack? The password hash is hard to crack but you can replace the existing LM/NT hashes with the hashes of a known password, this is what most Windows password reset program does, such as PCUnlocker.

but if you just need the data on there, you can boot from a live usb from an os that supports reading ntfs (for example, EnOS) and copy it from there, alternatively you can get an adapter if windows is on an internal drive, and plug it into another pc.

Stress cracks more often occur in large windows that are beneath overhangs or are recessed behind a protruding outward room. The shadow lines created by the overhang or wall set up a quickly changing stress factor from the glass that is in the sunny, hot area that contrasts with the glass in the cool, shaded area.

If the wind blows down a large shade tree in your yard or a new house goes up next door, it could change the amount of shade on your window and create conditions for thermal stress cracks. Seasonal factors, like dramatic overnight temperature changes, are a common cause of stress cracks as well.

The short answer is: not really. Stress cracks are a naturally occurring result of expanding and contracting glass due to temperature changes. However, installing thicker glass and choosing glass features based on your climate and sun exposure needs may help decrease your risk.

If you have Pella Windows in your home and discover a stress crack, connect with your local Pella representative for assistance in replacement of the glass and/or the window as needed. Or call the Pella customer service team at 1-800-374-4758 or visit -to-buy/default.aspx to find a Pella representative near you.

Ok..i dont get it...I actually performed the exact same method and it is working for me.... i didnt use the key while install or after install..i just used it for converting the eval to full version and then activated using the activator.

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To : chinchin85

hello sir

as I saw your response regarding a person having trouble i liked to write a message to you , as i am having some problems with my computer , I currently have windows 10 pro and i have not activated it yet as i dont have a product key but i tried to activate it through cmd and it activated but it is showing activated but i cant personalize my comp. and it is showing activate windows .

so if you can help me then its your great pleasure

Thank You

wating for your response

Also this is a Windows Server thread so Win 10 questions might not be allowed here so refrain from asking question in an incorrect thread, else thread moderators could remove your question altogether.

@chinchin85 It's not that questions about other products aren't allowed as much as we want to make sure that your questions get routed to the right teams, so if we see a post that is for a different product, we attempt to move it to the right forum to be addressed. Thanks for your feedback.

Thanks for the reply. My questions were based on Win 11 22H2 Preview branch being same as Server 2022 preview i.e 22463, hence the query regarding the release timeline (possibly of a Windows Server 2022 R2 or so...). But as you said, LTSC releases would happen after a gap of 2-3 years so that clarifies my queries. Thanks again

I read that most straight hairline cracks are pretty normal, especially around windows or doors, due to settling and stress. Mine happens below a pretty wide extruding window and is not perfectly straight. It has a short horizontal region before turning vertical. The width of the crack is less than 1mm (1/25 inch).

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