Windows 10: Windows 10 activation after swapping hardware

Discus and support Windows 10 activation after swapping hardware in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hi everyone, I just upgraded my PC. New MB, CPU, HD etc. I had an activated copy Windows 10 Pro installed on my old mechanical drive. The new copy... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Plenoxx, Nov 18, 2018.

  1. Plenoxx Win User

    Windows 10 activation after swapping hardware


    Hi everyone,

    I just upgraded my PC. New MB, CPU, HD etc.

    I had an activated copy Windows 10 Pro installed on my old mechanical drive. The new copy of Windows 10 Pro has the same license key, but I can't seem to activate it. When you troubleshoot and click "I've swapped hardware on this computer", Microsoft says that it can't any devices linked with my account. So I'm kind of at a loss here. Am I really going to have to buy another copy of Windows?

    :)
     
    Plenoxx, Nov 18, 2018
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  2. cadaveca Win User

    Windows 10 Hardware change

    not that easy, unfortunately. fresh install is NOT the way to go, until AFTER the swap. I have swapped boards on my oiverclocking test OS that I use for reviews many times now, and that license (a retail one), de-activated after two board swaps, and then with every board swap after that. All other hardware remained the same. I do fresh installs for benchmarks in reviews, and they have NEVER activated. media creation tool makes it so the dvd will automatically activate on the hardware it was created on, IF the windows it was created on was already activated.
     
    cadaveca, Nov 18, 2018
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  3. P4-630 Win User
    DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10 NOW - Upgrade and ISO direct from microsoft

    Click to expand... Yeah I went to that site, why do I need to buy a key?
    I won't buy a key, stupid.

    I'll revert back to windows 7 then.

    When I still was on windows 7, about a year ago I added 4GB extra ram which is a total of 8GB now,
    is that causing the problem?
     
    P4-630, Nov 18, 2018
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  4. qubit Win User

    Windows 10 activation after swapping hardware

    Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

    This kinda sucks. However, if one is upgrading from a retail W7/8, then it should activate on different hardware, with possible phone activation required if it's been over 120 days or whatever the timeout period is now since the last activation. Remember to erase the copy on the old hardware, of course.
     
    qubit, Nov 18, 2018
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