Windows 10: An unactivated Windows 10 SSD got activated when I put it from one laptop to another

To give some more context, I installed Windows 10 Home, fresh install, the drive was wiped and I used the Media Creation Tool to flash Windows 10 on it. Obviously when I did that, I didn't have a license, so this version was unactivated. But somehow when I put that same SSD into a different laptop, it then is an activated copy of Windows 10. That SSD with that Windows had never been in that laptop before. I'm not complaining or anything, but that's strange. Could it be the motherboard somehow had an OEM license? But then I've read that motherboards don't do that. Any Microsoft people any ideas

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Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

How long did you wait for activation?
When I re-installed with a fresh install... it took a few hours to sync and activate.
However, it did, finally, activate.

 

Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

Hi!

I signed up in the windows insider program and got windows 10 free - the windows 10 insider preview updated to windows 10 pro.
Today i got another SSD and did a raid 0 on my system forcing me to do a clean install of windows but now it wont activate anymore.
Signing in with my microsoft account that was linked to the insider program didnt help.
Maybe i got this problem since i quit the insider program for several days and signed up again after i found out that my win 10 wont activate anymore.
Any ideas how to fix it?

Lauri

 

Windows 10 activation - Existing SSD in new laptop

Hi

My previous laptop came with Windows 8.

I upgraded it to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer.

I then got an SSD.

I used the packaged software to clone the HDD to the SSD.

The laptop got hit by a power surge and the motherboard blew.

My new laptop came with a standard HDD.

It has a digital licence for Windows 10.

I inserted the SSD in an optical drive caddy and booted from it.

I now see the Activate windows warning.

My SSD contains a very customised Windows experience, along with tons of software, and hundreds of thousands of files synced to Google Drive.

This means that I really don't want to have to clone the HDD over the SSD and start loading all my software and files again.

However, since the laptop came with a digital licence (and no key that I can find), I can't simply insert the new licence key into the SSD windows settings.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Brendon