Windows 10: Change hardware of the computer

Hi guys, I have one question, as I remember the windows key stays linked to my motherboard right? Correct me if I'm wrong please, I'm going to need to buy a new motherboard, am I going to need to buy a new license for the windows?

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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

 

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

 

Your hardware settings have changed. Please reboot your computer for these changes to take effect !!

Hi Devon,

To isolate your concern about the message you're getting, we'd like to ask a few questions:

• Did you make any changes to your computer settings before this error popped up?
• When exactly are you getting this?

Meanwhile, we recommend that you run a full scan of antivirus and see if it will find any malicious items.

You can also run the
Hardware and Devices
Troubleshooter with the steps below:

• Press Windows logo key + S on your keyboard.
• Type Troubleshooting and select it from the list.
• Select Hardware and Sound, then Hardware and Devices.

We look forward to your response.

Thank you.