Windows 10: Can't Activate Windows Pro for Workstations with Digital License Linked to MS Account

I bought a Windows Pro for Workstations digital license via the Microsoft Store. It's linked to my MS account as a digital license, not a product key. My new PC has an OEM Windows Home license, and the troubleshooter only detects that, offering no option to transfer or activate my Pro for Workstations license.I've tried:Reinstalling WindowsUsing generic keysRunning all possible slmgr commandsUnlinking old devices from my MS accountLooking for the digital license in the confirmation email tied to my MS account, as Microsoft suggests shown in image, but I couldn’t find it there either.I contac

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Win10 Pro - Digital Activiation - Not Linked to MS Account

While you can link a PC's license to an MS account that is not the primary (or even a necessary) method of determining activation. It's an optional extra. Any PC that has had W10 activated will have a digital license for its edition (Home or Pro) stored on the Microsoft activation servers and linked to the hardware ID of the PC, regardless of any MS account the PC may (or may not) use. This digital license will activate a clean install of the same edition without the need to enter any key. It will also activate an existing install of W10 on any HDD or SSD that you swap into the PC, as long as its edition matches that of the digital license. The only way to test if this replacement PC has an existing digital license for W10 Pro is to try it with a clean install of Pro, or swapping in a drive with Pro already installed. Only if there's no digital license would having the old PC's license linked to an MS account help, you'd be able to use the Activation Troubleshooter then to transfer it. But that's only an available option if you have already linked the old PC's digital license to an MS account. Creating your own MS account would be one way to do that. You don't have to sign in on the old PC with your MS account to link the digital license. Signing into an app such as the Store is sufficient, as long as you select the 'Microsoft apps only' link when offered to 'use this account everywhere'. That big friendly 'Next' button switches your account from a local account to an MS account.

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Win10 Pro - Digital Activiation - Not Linked to MS Account

Question about how identify the "unused" or "no longer used" digital ID on Microsoft server. Background: Long story short, in addition to the systems I use on a regular basis, I have a bunch of old systems that I keep around "just in case." As far as I know they are all Retail Pro (TL;DR that I have these licenses.) I also have a very old very old laptop that I should retire. It is this license from this old laptop, not any of the other systems, that I want to use to upgrade a relatively new laptop that right now has only an OEM Home license. - - - Updated - - - Just wondering about the previous post. Am I overthinking this issue?

 

Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License  

This is what i get on step 2