Hi,

I just got a new job, and I decided to upgrade from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 11 Pro. It already had a Windows 10 Pro license key preinstalled. I decided to use the Massgrave.dev tool and accidentally changed my HWID to a Windows 11 Home key. Now, I’ve decided to downgrade back to Windows 10, but even when I use the Multi ISO for Windows 10, I can’t select Windows 10 Pro; it just defaults to Windows 10 Home now. I really want to restore my keys. Does anyone know a method?

  • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Honestly, I’d just suggest going to your IT and tell that you fucked around and broke things. The IT guys have seen that (in different ways) so many times it shouldn’t really be a too big deal. Way worse if you try to hide it

    • spinnetrouble@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I feel like IT could yell at OP for a little bit, but would ultimately have to stare the fact that they allowed non-privileged users to just change the operating system square in the face. Like holy hell, 500 employees and anybody can just be like, “Hey, maybe I’ll make a major OS change today because why not?” What else are they letting happen?!

      • Bizarroland@kbin.social
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        7 months ago

        I work in it and one of our employees brought a laptop to us that had been completely and thoroughly dismantled with a screwdriver.

        She told us that she wanted to remove the hard drive but she couldn’t find it.

        It had a flash hard drive that had been detached from the board was sitting next to the Wi-Fi card.

        Me and the other it guy just kind of like looked at each other for a minute and then got her a new laptop.

        To be fair she was due for an upgrade anyway, but I’ve never had anyone dismantle their soon to be recycled devices.

    • Lemmy@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      7 months ago

      The thing is, I am the IT guy. I’m 19 years old and this is my first IT job, I didn’t know well. I’m buying the license on Friday. Again, I’m sorry, it was a mistake and I learned from it.

      • SeaJ@lemm.eeEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Just ask them to re-image it. An individually bought key might not pass audit. I recall my company getting audited by Adobe for Acrobat and we had to pay about $12k sure there were lots of individually purchased copies of Acrobat. Adobe did not care if we showed them the receipt for it.

      • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Lmao

        Try clean reinstall (wipe disk etc) if you can pick up the hardware key

        Or a warranty case lol

        Also gz for a new lesson learned;)

        • Lemmy@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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          7 months ago

          Should I be honest with my boss and tell him what I did or am I going to get fired? I don’t have enough money to buy the key until Friday.

          • Cyborganism@lemmy.caEnglish
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            7 months ago

            You don’t need to buy a key from your own pocket.

            Just be honest like I said in another reply. Ask for help. I’m sure he’ll help you out and you’ll be fine.

            • beastlykings@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              7 months ago

              Go with humility first, you screwed up. Follow it up with a joke about how you discovered a flaw in the configuration of work laptops, and now they can fix it to prevent someone else from being able to do that 🤷‍♂️ I think you’ll be ok