Windows 10: Cant reactivate windows after hardware change?

Discus and support Cant reactivate windows after hardware change? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I recently changed my mother board and cpu. After the hardware change i wanted to reactivate windows but i could not,I tried choosing troubleshoot but... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Hugo Unt, Oct 1, 2024.

  1. Hugo Unt Win User

    Cant reactivate windows after hardware change?


    I recently changed my mother board and cpu. After the hardware change i wanted to reactivate windows but i could not,I tried choosing troubleshoot but the "i recently changed hardware" didn`t come up i cant upload images for some reasonWhen i went to device manager in my browser i saw 2 devices one with my new motherboard and windows professional and one without a motherboard name and windows 10 professional.The names of the devices were the same but the os build numbers were different.I would like to somehow switch the windows 10 pro to my new device wich is still the same computer but dif

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    Hugo Unt, Oct 1, 2024
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  2. Rose Cal Win User

    Windows 10 reactivation on hardware changes

    Hi Florea,

    It is possible that Windows won't be able to identify your computer correctly that is why the operating system is not activated. To address your issue, we suggest that you follow the steps in this
    article on how to reactivate your Windows 10 after a hardware change.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Rose Cal, Oct 1, 2024
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  3. windows 10 reactivation after hardware change

    I just changed motherboards, and When I follow the the steps listed in the "reactivate windows 10 after hardware change" support page, it gives me the message "unable to activate windows" message after I sign in and identify my device,
    with no error code, just a subheader that says "can't activate windows 10 on this device, try again later."
     
    Primero Holodon, Oct 1, 2024
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  4. Cant reactivate windows after hardware change?

    Can't reactivate windows after a hardware change

    Hi,

    I didn't specifically follow the steps to prepare my device for a hardware change, I was unaware.

    My account does appear to be linked as I see this account that I purchased windows 11 on listed as the administrator.

    I have followed the steps for after the hardware change, and with the troubleshooter I get the message 'We can’t find any devices linked to your Microsoft account that can be used for reactivating the device you’re using right now. Make sure you’re signed in with the same Microsoft account you linked to the Windows 10 digital license on this device or try again later'.

    Again I didn't follow the steps to link the digital license to my account, at least to my knowledge.
     
    UoR Ov3rDose, Oct 1, 2024
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