Windows 10: had to replace mother board. unable to locate product key for activating windows

Discus and support had to replace mother board. unable to locate product key for activating windows in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; as the title says, i had to replace my motherboard due to a lightning strike, now i am unable to activate widnows. i've followed the steps to use the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by ilblissli, Jul 20, 2022.

  1. ILBLISSLI
    ilblissli Win User

    had to replace mother board. unable to locate product key for activating windows


    as the title says, i had to replace my motherboard due to a lightning strike, now i am unable to activate widnows. i've followed the steps to use the troubleshooter and it doesn't help. shouldn't my key be saved to my microsoft account? can someone please help?

    :)
     
    ilblissli, Jul 20, 2022
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  2. KALEEMAH
    Kaleemah Win User

    Unable to activate Windows after changing Mother board.

    Unable to activate Windows after changing Mother board. There was an update installed from Windows Store related to Intel storage, after restarting Windows Mother board BIOS was damaged. Since Motherboard was under Warranty, replaced it now cannot activate
    Windows 10.
     
    Kaleemah, Jul 20, 2022
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  3. SILVAFRANKLIN
    Silvafranklin Win User
    Replacing Mother Board

    I need to replace my mother board. I have purchased the identical replacement. I want replace the mother board and use the same old Processor. Processor is i7 6700K and the motherboard is ASUS Z170. Is it possible to replace the Mother board without re installing
    the Windows and software.

    Thank you

    Franklin Silva
     
    Silvafranklin, Jul 20, 2022
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  4. JOEPERUSKI
    joeperuski Win User

    had to replace mother board. unable to locate product key for activating windows

    Changed mother board cant activate windows

    I had the mother board changed and I am unable to activate windows. the sticker with my product key is partially torn and I cant use that. How do I get windows activated.
     
    joeperuski, Jul 20, 2022
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