Windows 10 is not activate after cloning

[JulienL]

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• FOG Version: 1.3.0
• OS: Debian

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Hello everybody, I have a big problème : we use fog in a lot of schools, very good product, but we can’t activate windows 10 after imaging with dell 3050 (Win 10 pro Education) but it’s ok with dell 3420 (Win 10 pro). (keys OEM)
We don’t use sysprep … but i try and it’s doesn’t work …
Help ?

[msi]

@julienl in my case, I just activated the windows before capturing the image.

[george1421]

Hello Julien,

Help me to understand. FOG can activate Windows 10 computers with OEM keys, but it can not activate Windows 10 with Education keys.

If I understand correctly:

1. Did you use the MS Volume license media to create your reference image you want to activate with the education keys?
2. Do you have education KMS or MAK keys. If you use MAK keys your target computers will need to have direct internet access to activate.

[JulienL]

@george1421 said in Windows 10 is not activate after cloning:

If I understand correctly:

Did you use the MS Volume license media to create your reference image you want to activate with the education keys?
NO
Do you have education KMS or MAK keys. If you use MAK keys your target computers will need to have direct internet access to activate.
NO

We have only OEM key.

[george1421]

@julienl said in Windows 10 is not activate after cloning:

but we can’t activate windows 10 after imaging with dell 3050 (Win 10 pro Education)

I’m sorry but I’m confused then. What does the above statement mean? Exactly the bold text.

[JulienL]

@george1421

Windows 10 Pro Education :
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/windows-editions-for-education-customers

[george1421]

@julienl Ok that is what I thought you meant.

First let me say I’m not in education or have dealt with education licensing so I may be wrong. But as far as I can find you can’t activate the Win10 Education with OEM keys for Win10 Pro. You need to use a Win 10 Education MAK or KMS key.

When I look at my company’s MS Volume license site, there are keys that are specific to Win10 Pro Education.

Now I have to ask, can you manually activate Win10 Pro Education by keying in the OEM key?

Microsoft gives you details on how to activate or switch between Win10 Pro and Win10 Pro Edu: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/education/windows/switch-to-pro-education

[x23piracy]

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[JulienL]

@x23piracy German Links … there is 2 education version : windows 10 pro education and windows 10 education (seems like windows entreprise)
windows 10 pro education is OEM. we have this licence.

[x23piracy]

@julienl yes, sorry found their existense, didn’t knew about that versions. Sorry for that confusing stuff.

Regards X23