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Hi 2ffat, I'll do that. Will it matter if the new account is one without MS email address? clam1952 from Ten Forums was saying that in some cases accessing a Windows drive using Linux can cause permissions issues. And it so happens that I have done that (I have a dual boot system).

The MS Installation Key Number is under my name, same as the bill for the computer. I am the only Administrator. There's 2 other accounts (Unknown), I have no idea about them. Unless they are my wife's and daughter's accounts. The last one helps Windows Media Player to share its library with...

Take for instance this image file. When trying to open it I get this: "It looks like you don't have permission to view this file. Check the permissions and try again." Then I go to the Properties, Security tab, Advanced, Permissions: "You must have Read permissions to view the properties of...

Wow! I love your idea Beilstwh! This means that I could use the same key number for both installations, right? 'Cause what matters to MS after all, is that I'm not using 2 key numbers at the same time. Well, this would be the best and most affordable way to start. Then in a few months when the...

I do have a Restoration USB drive sent from Acer. Except I don't have the Activation Key number. I believe it's embedded in the the HD. So if I install Win10 elsewhere, I would need the Activation Key number. Someone was also suggesting getting a used/refurbished SFF desktop with Win10 on it...

Allow me to explain... Soon I'll start a job at home that requires me to use Windows 10 Home. At the moment I have a pc that came with Win10 already. I have 3 accounts, for each of us in the family. I do have backups of the whole HD of course. But to keep things even smoother and further from...

Alright, will do! Thanks 2ffat :)

I have 2 partitions on that drive (HD). One is only 500 Mbs, it contains the boot files. In fact, there's a copy of these same files in the other SSD drive. Should I: 1. format each of the HD partitions, or 2. only where Windows is, or 3. delete the small partition and format the HD drive...

I just tried Macrium Reflect from a Live USB drive. It has tools to analyse an fix booting problems. It said it had redone the BCD file, but after that I still couldn't find WBM, let alone boot Win10. I guess I'll have to reistall Win10.

I tried to boot Win10 again. This time it tried to load a repair tool. It took a long time, but I left it doing it over night. It finally loaded it. I used the Start up Repair tool. It said it couldn't repair it. But now I have access to the command prompt. Does anyone know of command lines...

So since I was able to load Win10 from Grub, I thought that was good enough. But not having Windows Boot Manager available to boot from I guess it is a problem, because now Win10 will start that animation with the dots going in a circle, but it won't get past that. Admittedly, after Grub, I...

It's all good now! I just booted Win10 with Shift, then I went to Advd ops/Start-up Repair (Fix problems that keep Windows from loading). Strangely it said it was not successful. Then I went to UEFI Firmware Settings, but when I clicked that choice it only had a Restart button available. It...

Hi all! I am setting up a dual boot system (Win10 & Ubuntu) in a 2 year old desktop pc. I had Windows 10 reinstalled just a couple days ago. In my 1 Tb HD. Then I installed Ubuntu in my 120 Gb SSD. Then Grub was not found, so it would boot straight to Windows 10. Which I was expecting. Then I...

Alright, thank you so much guys!

2ffat, When you say "a clean drive", do you also mean to remove all present partitions? (Will Windows make its own partitions as needed?)

I have a HD with a few partitions and files. I could technically do without these files, but if I could keep them there I wouldn't mind. There's one partition with more than 400 Gb available. Would Win10 be ok if I install it there? Or am I better off formatting the whole HD first? Thanks guys

I was able to access the contents of my HD with the new Linux USB drive after all. Things are moving along now :)

So, removing the SSD did help to regain access to the BIOS and somewhat control what it boots on. It still refuses to boot from my Linux Live USB drive. Instead it continues loading the previous Recovery process. However, it works to run the Windows 10 installer in the USB drive I made (go...

Someone had recommended that I remove the SSD, this would allow me to see the HD drive again, then do the Win10 installation on it. I'll try that tomorrow

I had just attempted to use an Acer desktop USB Recovery drive, unsuccessfully. Then even though I had set up the booting order to start from another USB drive with Linux, it would read the USB drive, but wouldn't load it. Instead it would go back to the Acer Recovery drive files, and try to run...