Windows 10: Windows reported that the hardware changed

Hey Everyone,After updating my BIOS yesterday, I got a "hardware changed" error and a message saying Windows is not activated.I tried reactivating it since I purchased a Windows 11 Pro license linked to my Microsoft account, but I kept getting a server error.Looking for help from the community or the Microsoft support team. I have tried everything that I saw on the internet. Thanks!Error screenshot below:

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Unable to activate Windows after hardware change

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Usually the error code 0xC004F213 comes when there is a hardware change done on the computer (like Motherboard or Hard drive). The Windows license is associated with the device hardware. If there is any significant hardware changes, such as replacing
motherboard or hard drive, Windows won’t be able to recognize the license.

I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps from the article
Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change and see if Windows gets activated.

If you are using an OEM computer that came with Windows 7, and the motherboard has not been changed, then you can follow the steps to retrieve the product key that came with your OEM computer. To retrieve the product key follow the steps mentioned
below:

1. Type Command prompt in the search bar, that is on the taskbar.
   
2. Right click on Command prompt icon and select Run as administrator.
   
3. Type the command and press on Enter: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
   
4. You will find the product key.
   

Hope it helps.

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

computer said to report to ms and media player thers somethin wrong

Hi Carol,





To isolate this matter, we have some questions for you:

• 
  When did the issue start?
  
• 
  Were there any changes made before the issue occurred?
  
• 
  Have you tried updating your drivers?
  
• 
  What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

We suggest that you run the
Troubleshooter
and check if there are any changes. To run the
Troubleshooter, follow these steps:

• 
  On the search bar, type
  Troubleshooting
  and hit Enter.
  
• 
  Choose
  Hardware and Sound.
  
• 
  Run
  the following
  Troubleshooter:
  
  • 
    Playing Audio.
    
  • 
    Hardware and Devices.
    
  
  
  

Update us on how it goes.



Regards.

 

Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

Here's a quick laundry list:

List of software to use for overclocking and testing
Examples:
Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
Fan speeds
Power limit
Temp limit
Voltages
Core speeds
Memory speeds