Windows 10: Activation w/digital license linked to MS Account after motherboard change

Hi,


Yesterday I received new motherboard.

My current Windows 10 Pro is w/digital license linked to MS account.

I am one of the participants of the Windows Insider Program.


My question is, because I need to reinstall my Windows complete and to prepare for my work, do I need to call support again like 2 years ago to activate remote by live assistant or I can activate it via troubleshooting after installation how's explained in reactivating Windows 10 after h/w change w/digital license on the MS account link provided?


Do I need to connect to my Windows Account before motherboard change or afterwards to erase information of this PC I am currently using, to avoid being 2 copies of Windows w/license?


I just don't wanna stuck with some unnecessary steps, or to miss some.

Or should I just contact MS Support like before?

:)

 

Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License  

This is what i get on step 2

 

OEM install errored, MS account activated

First and foremost, the digital license is linked to the unique hardware ID of the PC. It is this that is stored on the Microsoft activation servers and linked to your digital license, The link to your MS account is an additional optional extra, but is not required. It is the hardware ID (mostly the motherboard) that is used to check you are licensed. The additional link to an MS account can help reactivate should your hardware ID change (eg, replacing the motherboard).

You could switch from using an MS account to a local account. But as this is a new box it is probably simplest to clean install again, this time setting it up with an offline local account from the start. See Step 24 in the Clean Install tutorial. You can skip entering a key as it will activate from your existing digital license on the activation servers.

Clean Install Windows 10

Switch to Local Account in Windows 10

 

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?