Windows 10 Upgrade via Windows Media Creation Tool ; Clean Installation

I installed Windows 10 via Media tool in usp. I cleared my hard drive partition, the Recovery and System Partition, for me to be able to install Windows 10. It went smoothly until it asks for the product key. I had Genuine Windows 8.1 with bing, and I recently bought the laptop. Is there any possible way to obtain a product key? After all, Windows 10 upgrade is for free for Genuine Windows and I had one.

Thank you for your reply. The machine I am writing you on is the machine. I cloned the drive . However I have a new drive I want to due a clean install on. At first I needed a key. I have no idea where it is located. On the back of the machine next to the win 8 lable it says itis located in the battery compartment. There are quite a new numbers and letter combinations there but none of them say product key. Also I was told it is imbedded into the motherboard. Any ideas on that?

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When the video screen comes up it originally directed me to the microsoft page to download windows media player to be able to view the videos. I downloaded windows media player and the installer and installed it onto my mac. However, still when I go to the webpage it does not work... now when I go to the page it says "Some content on this page requires an Internet plug-in that Safari doesn’t support. The application “Windows Media Player” may be able to display this content. Would you like to try?" When I say OK the windows media player pops up and says "cannot open the file. Verify the path and filename are correct and try again." I am not sure what to do... I know it is not the websites problem as on my PC laptop the videos play fine. I just want to watch my soccer highlights on my new spiffy Mac, please help.
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Hi Anni,
Welcome to  discussions
Thanks for all the info but I have tried everything and still nothing. I just don't get it.
You're welcome If I may say, you have tried everything is too broad a statement when trying to get help we need to know what you have tried.
Have you tried a freshly created test account? See this doc, on how, if you haven't see this on 10.4 & Adding a new user account to your computer, this helps to show if this is a problem isolated to your username account or system wide.
Do you have the plugin components mentioned?
Are you running 3rd party Safari extending applications?
Has Flip4mac ever worked for you?
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• If those are your correct specs you show your os is extremely behind, missing all the fixes
the subsequent os updates & security updates offer. If they are incorrect please take a sec, to correct, adding the size of drive & ram would help as well
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Windows 7 upgrade: discs will include the option for a 32 to 64-bit upgrade via a clean install?

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Daventry wrote:
Is there any way to request a 64-bit OEM? Why should Lenovo care whether I want a 32-bit or 64-bit as long as it's the same edition (Ultimate edition)?
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