Windows 10: Changed hardware windows not activating with key

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    Changed hardware windows not activating with key


    Hello, I've recently made big upgrades to my very old budget gaming rig but I kept the hard drives that I have windows on. I knew that I would have to reactivate windows when I changed motherboards but the problem is the key I own didn't work. I own a physical copy of windows 8/8.1 that I originally was using when it was first built, I then got a free upgrade to Windows 10. But it seems that I can't activate my windows with key I own anymore? I tried the troubleshooter and it didn't help. I tried signing into my windows account on the help app and windows store thinking maybe it would let me u

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