Windows 10: Do I need to re-buy a digital Windows 10 license if I upgraded my PC Hardware?

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    Do I need to re-buy a digital Windows 10 license if I upgraded my PC Hardware?


    Hi Folks,Apologies if this has been posted before I definitely think it will have.... I can't figure out how to navigate these forums at all. Little background, many years ago I purchased a physical copy of Windows 7. I was then eligible for the upgrade to Windows 10. PC has run swimmingly for the past 9 years on Windows 10 Home.I recently upgraded my motherboard and CPU which has caused Windows to de-associate the hardware with, what I presume to now be, my digital Windows 10 licence Error Code 0xC004F211. So now I've got that lovely 'Activate Windows' watermark in the corner of my screen

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    Greyvael, Feb 29, 2024
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Do I need to re-buy a digital Windows 10 license if I upgraded my PC Hardware?

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