Windows 10: Gave pc away, somehow windows 10 digital licence is still on it

Gave my pc away. The only new parts in it is the ssd, psu and the case. Before I gave it away I did the slmgr upk/cpky to deactivate windows. When the pc was turned on for the first time (did not log into a Microsoft account) it also said 'your hardware settings have changed. Please reboot your computer for these changes to take effect!! '. None of my storage devices are on this new pc but the person i gave my pc to still has a windows digital licence. It is a retail version of Windows as well. I don't know how this pc still has a digital licence.

Any idea? I just did a clean install on his computer again and it still has a windows digital license somehow. If I remove the key with slmgr upk and slmgr cpky, and click troubleshoot under 'activate windows now' it just finds the licence again.

I think oem licences are saved on the motherboard, but mine is not an oem licence.

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Windows Digital licence transfer

 

Windows Digital licence transfer

Hi,

hoping someone can help me. I have significantly upgraded my PC (almost everything apart from BD and case!) and have had to re-install Windows. The digital licence I had associated with the original PC will not install on my new PC and tells me it is
invalid. From memory the old licence was associated to an old Windows 8.1 licence I bought many years ago.

Is there anyway to utilise the digital licence. The only licence on my account I can use is a licence associated to a laptop that I actively use. Although the old PC is listed as have a digital licence.

Any thoughts or help much appreciated

Thanks

 

Windows Digital licence transfer

Hi There,

You might want to have a look at this post from microsoft:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10738/windows-10-get-help-with-activation-errors

Please let me know if this has helped you. There is a article about Windows 7 as well as win 8.1 as well as windows 10, though you never mentioned whether your goal is to stick on windows 8.1 or upgrade to 10.