Windows 10: Can't Activate my win 10 after hardware upgrade

Discus and support Can't Activate my win 10 after hardware upgrade in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello, I just updated my motherboard, CPU and RAM my windows 10 Home got deactivated as expected so I followed the suggested solution in other... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by AbdullahSaddoon, Aug 31, 2020.

  1. Can't Activate my win 10 after hardware upgrade


    Hello,
    I just updated my motherboard, CPU and RAM

    my windows 10 Home got deactivated as expected

    so I followed the suggested solution in other posts by going to Settings>>Update&security>>Activation>>troubleshoot>>clicked "I have changed my hardware..">>selected my PC then clicked activate I get this error

    "We can’t activate your copy of Windows as the digital license for this device has already been used to reactivate Windows"

    :)
     
    AbdullahSaddoon, Aug 31, 2020
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  2. lse123 Win User

    is hardware OK (Win 7) for upgrade to windows 10

    I think in one of the other PC with win 7 or win 8.1 I run media creators tools and in some step prompt/found graphics card not supported... for win 10. I didn't found alone reading specs of win 10, but the tool says me... after changed graphics card the tool said all OK and continued OK with upgrade... That I ask to reach this step in this current PC - win 7 - must be all OK for the upgrade? Or must continue to upgrade to show this?
    and got to point

    • UPGRADE this PC now
    • Create media(DVD, USB stick, ISO)
    is hardware OK (Win 7) for an upgrade to windows 10 for this PC???
     
    lse123, Aug 31, 2020
    #2
  3. is hardware OK (Win 7) for upgrade to windows 10

    I think in one of the other PC with win 7 or win 8.1 I run media creators tools and in some step prompt/found graphics card not supported... for win 10. I didn't found alone reading specs of win 10, but
    the tool says me... after changed graphics card the tool says all ok and continued ok... That I ask to reach this step in this current PC - win 7 - must be all ok for the upgrade? Or must continue to upgrade to show this?

    and got to point

    • UPGRADE this PC now
    • Create media(DVD, USB stick, ISO)

    is hardware OK (Win 7) for an upgrade to windows 10 for this PC???
     
    Lse123polis, Aug 31, 2020
    #3
  4. Amberoth Win User

    Can't Activate my win 10 after hardware upgrade

    WIN 10 Activation after hardware upgrade

    Ok,

    So this might be a little odd. i was one of the users who did the windows 7 to 10 free upgrade, fast forward a couple years to now, i recently did a hardware upgrade and went through the steps of going through the setting and activating from my account.
    i received an error saying windows could not be activated at this time. when i called customer support they said i needed my old win 7 key (which has since been lost to the wind in a move). or i have to buy a whole new copy of windows again. this will be the
    third time i will have had to buy windows for the same machine. Is there anyway to force my activation or retrieve my old win 7 key?
     
    Amberoth, Aug 31, 2020
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