Windows 10: Cant activate Win10 after mainboard change

Discus and support Cant activate Win10 after mainboard change in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello,My mainboard crashed and I replaced it with a new one.Now my product key reactivation is not working.The key is not linked to any MS account.The... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Mathias Sky, Jul 15, 2022.

  1. Cant activate Win10 after mainboard change


    Hello,My mainboard crashed and I replaced it with a new one.Now my product key reactivation is not working.The key is not linked to any MS account.The help site tips were not working as well.I am out of ideas.

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    Mathias Sky, Jul 15, 2022
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  2. Chillboy9 Win User

    Activation after Mainboard Change

    Hello everybody,

    I have the problem that after a mainboard change my formerly activated windows 10 pro is no longer activated. in the settings / activation area it simply tells me I do not have a valid licence key. The troubleshooter tells me it just cannot activate I shall
    contact the system admin.

    I upgraded to windows 10 pro from windows 8 for free when there was the offer back then. so I never bought win10 pro but as I sad I got it as a gift (thanks!) but now they took the gift away ("thanks"!).

    Question now: Is there any way to reactivate my windows copy ? its pretty harsh to punish me for a mainboard change by takin away my licence that I formerly owned (when I get a gift its my property then, right?)

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Chillboy9, Jul 15, 2022
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  3. Activate Windows 10 after mainboard change

    I had to change my mainboard and now I can't activate Windows 10 Pro. In my Microsoft Account I see the old pc (activated) and the new one (not activated). I already pressed trouble shooting but I could not fix the problem, because on the broken mainboard
    I used a Windows 10 Pro N. On the new mainboard I use Windows 10 Pro. The license is the same. I don't want to install Windows 10 Pro N again, because it causes problem with other software.
     
    DanielSuter2, Jul 15, 2022
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  4. Hodakiin Win User

    Cant activate Win10 after mainboard change

    Win10 won't activate after RAM change

    Hey! I replaced my old RAM cards with two new ones, and now I'm stuck with a "activate windows" prompt in the bottom right corner of my screen. The troubleshooter does not seem to do anything (tried checking the changed hardware option + chose my device
    in the list of devices + it said win10 was now activated.... but the prompt won't leave.)

    I got win10 during the free upgrade period, and thus I don't have a product key... Any suggestions?
     
    Hodakiin, Jul 15, 2022
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