Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with my computer lately, trying to get things sorted out, you know? And I had this activation thingy for Windows, version 9.3, that I needed to get rid of. It was all a bit of a mess because, well, it wasn’t exactly a legit activation, if you catch my drift. So, I needed to uninstall it and make things right.
First off, I started poking around the internet, just Googling stuff like “how to deactivate Windows 10” and “uninstall product key.” I found a bunch of articles and forum posts. Some people were talking about selling their PCs and wanting to remove the activation, others, like me, just wanted a clean slate.
I learned that this process basically involves uninstalling the product key. No biggie, right? But I wanted to be sure, so I kept digging. I stumbled upon some stuff about iCloud removal tools and bypassing activation locks, which, honestly, sounded a bit sketchy. I mean, there were mentions of tools like “iBypasser” and “Checkra1n,” but that seemed like overkill for just removing a Windows activation. And frankly, I am a little confused here, not sure what iCloud has to do with Windows…
Here are what I did:
So, I went back to the basics. I remembered that Windows has a built-in way to remove programs. You know, through the Start menu. So I thought, maybe there’s something similar for deactivating a license.
- I dived into the Settings, then to Update & Security, and finally to Activation.
- There it was, staring at me – some information about my current activation. But no obvious “uninstall” button.
I kept searching, and finally, I found it. It turns out, you gotta use the good old Command Prompt. I felt a little nervous because the command line always feels a bit intimidating. I mean, one wrong move and you could mess something up, right?
Anyway, I found the command I needed: slmgr /upk. That’s supposed to uninstall the product key. I opened the Command Prompt as administrator, typed it in, and hit Enter. I held my breath for a second… and bam, a message popped up saying the product key was uninstalled successfully! What a relief.
I restarted my computer, just to be sure. And what do you know? When I went back to the Activation settings, it said Windows wasn’t activated. Success! I finally managed to deactivate that 9.3 activation and clean up my Windows 10. Now, I can start fresh and maybe even get a legit license this time, haha. It was a bit of a journey, but I’m glad I finally figured it out.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions about the steps!