Windows 10: Cant reactive Windows by Digital Licecses on Microsoft Account after changed hardware

Discus and support Cant reactive Windows by Digital Licecses on Microsoft Account after changed hardware in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello and thank you to read this! Sorry my English is really bad, thank you. My issue is after I change my mainboard, CPU and RAM, set everything up... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Machiron, Feb 4, 2020.

  1. Machiron Win User

    Cant reactive Windows by Digital Licecses on Microsoft Account after changed hardware


    Hello and thank you to read this! Sorry my English is really bad, thank you.


    My issue is after I change my mainboard, CPU and RAM, set everything up and everything goes normally but I receive an notification tell me that my PC is not activated yet. I tried everything in the support site of Microsoft tell me but none of them can solve this. Normally, If I re-install my Windows, sign in to my account, my PC is auto-activated. I know my Windows key is linked to my account, I try to active by add this PC to my device list on my Microsoft account many time but I cant, I even re-sign in many time in the Windows Setting, verified my PC via email but it cant do anything. I tried to re-name PC and re-start PC but it's not appear at the activate window the choose one of the device to activate window after I click troubleshoot. Some time it tell me that none of my device able to re-active while I'm using it. So please help me I'm not want to leave my PC like this because without the activation, I'm not want my PC is under-attack by hacker or anyone else.


    Hope you have a nice day! I'm very appreciate if you help me, thanks!

    :)
     
    Machiron, Feb 4, 2020
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  2. Can't reactivate a digital windows linsence after a hardware change

    What I find frustrating is that the 2nd link from Microsoft directly contradicts itself.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

    First it says: When installing Windows 10, the digital license associates itself with your device's hardware. So, if you make significant changes, such as replacing your motherboard, Windows will no longer find a license that matches
    your computer.

    Then halfway down it says: If you previously linked your Microsoft account to your digital license, you can use the Activation troubleshooter to help reactivate
    Windows after a significant hardware change.

    I linked my Microsoft account with my digital license a year ago when I built my PC cause I had issues with the ports on my old motherboard and knew I would be swapping
    it out at some point. I wanted to take the necessary steps before doing so.
     
    Adreatheon, Feb 4, 2020
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  3. Uninstall (delete, remove) the Windows 10 digital license from old hardware, after reactivating it on new (similar) hardware, after hardware change

    Hi,

    I recently was able to reactivate my Windows 10 digital license on new (only on similar, same type laptop to laptop) hardware, by linking my Microsoft account. I followed the steps mentoned in

    Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change
    .

    I find that the old hardware, still has an activated digital license of Windows.

    I need to uninstall the digital license from the old hardware, in such a way that it will not activate, on its own, and will not invalidate the digital license on my new hardware, at all.

    Please advice me, as I would like to transfer my digital license to my new hardware, completely, and permanently. I require my old hardware to not be having the digital license, at all, and the digital license to be completely deleted from it.
     
    Vikram S Ramani, Feb 4, 2020
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  4. Cant reactive Windows by Digital Licecses on Microsoft Account after changed hardware

    Link my digital license to more than one Microsoft account

    Hi,

    About your queries, kindly see the answers below:

    • Digital license key can only be link to one Microsoft account.
    • Logging out your Microsoft account will unlink your digital license key. Once your digital license key is associated with your Microsoft account, you may

      reactivate Windows 10 after a hardware change
      .
    • Anything that's related to your digital license.

    Don’t hesitate to inform us if you have any other concerns.
     
    Regile Reb, Feb 4, 2020
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