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Discus and support Windows 10 unactivated after chaning hwid in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I had to change my hwid for a game, I thought it wouldn't do anything, but it did. After restarting my pc everything seemed the same, but after a few... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Swout, Sep 28, 2020.

  1. Swout Win User

    Windows 10 unactivated after chaning hwid


    I had to change my hwid for a game, I thought it wouldn't do anything, but it did. After restarting my pc everything seemed the same, but after a few minutes the activate windows watermark appeared. I checked my windows activation settings and it said my windows wasn't activated. I am on a laptop that had windows activated when I got it for Christmas. What am I supposed to do now? Will a factory reset fix it?

    :)
     
    Swout, Sep 28, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Sep 28, 2020
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  3. Monk.e83 Win User
    Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

    DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .
     
    Monk.e83, Sep 28, 2020
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  4. Windows 10 unactivated after chaning hwid

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    Short version: Microsoft ties a HWID to your Windows 7 or 8.1 key and all of these use a single Windows 10 key which tells Windows 10 to activate via HWID.

    Long version: All Windows 7 and 8.1 keys upgraded to Windows 10 are the same. That key tells Windows to go to Microsoft to check the Hardware ID (HWID). In short, your key is irrelevant. If you are installing Windows and it asks for a key, you should be able to skip it putting Windows into trial mode until you activate. When you activate, it should look up the HWID and use it to confirm your system.

    But there's a catch: Microsoft obviously doesn't have an HWID without it being given to them and the only way to generate a HWID is to upgrade to Windows 10 from a functional Windows 7/8.1 install. Clean stall is impossible using a Windows 7/8.1 key until after Microsoft has the HWID.

    If it refuses to activate and you tried a clean install off the bat. You'll have to reinstall Windows 7/8.1 then run the update to Windows 10. Verify it activated by right-clicking "This PC" and selecting Properties. If it did and you really want to install clean at this point, you should be able to and it will successfully activate.


    Note: I tried installing Windows 10 from DVD and it failed repeatedly. Only installing from a USB stick worked for me (in terms of removable media generated from ISO anyway).
     
    FordGT90Concept, Sep 28, 2020
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