Windows 10: account was linked to digital license but now that I signed into my new pc it won't activate.

Discus and support account was linked to digital license but now that I signed into my new pc it won't activate. in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I already removed the pc which was labeled dell inspiron from my Microsoft account, but when I try to activate windows it says there's no product key... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by ConveyedBog8884, Apr 15, 2021.

  1. account was linked to digital license but now that I signed into my new pc it won't activate.


    I already removed the pc which was labeled dell inspiron from my Microsoft account, but when I try to activate windows it says there's no product key detected. I don't know if removing is the same as deactivating however, so maybe I can still deactivate?

    :)
     
    ConveyedBog8884, Apr 15, 2021
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  2. Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License  


    This is what i get on step 2


    account was linked to digital license but now that I signed into my new pc it won't activate. [​IMG]
     
    MCardona81, Apr 15, 2021
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  3. Brink Win User
    Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License  


    Hello MCardona81, account was linked to digital license but now that I signed into my new pc it won't activate. :)

    The digital license will automatically be linked when you sign in to Windows 10 with your Microsoft account.

    At step 2, what does it show for you in Activation on the right side?
     
    Brink, Apr 15, 2021
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  4. guniu Win User

    account was linked to digital license but now that I signed into my new pc it won't activate.

    Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License


    Hey, I have a question.
    Do you think the digital license is saved on my MSA after i changed back to my local account?

    What I mean by that:
    I Added MSA to my Windows 10 and it said in Activation tab "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account", and my PC was in device list of my MSA.
    But I don't like the fact that I have to type in password every time I boot up. It's my private PC, I don't need password, I never had. So I switched back to my Local account. But now it's back to "Windows is activated with a digital license" only, and the PC is also gone from the device list on my MSA account.
    Do you think it actually unlinked the license, or maybe because I logged in once, it saved anyway, and I will be good with activating in the future on a changed machine?
     
    guniu, Apr 15, 2021
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