Windows 10: Hardware on this device has changed '' 0xC0EA00A '' after 48h

Hi, Seems like a lot of people and struggling with this. But my issue doesn't seem like the others... Bought a new PC yesterday with pre-installed Windows 11 Pro. I have my own key so i had to use it to activate it to be able to use Windows.Did that as soon as i started the computer. So far, all good.Updated all the drivers thru Windows Update as requested. Computer restarted and everything crashed... Computer couldn't repair so i had to reinstall everything from scratch. Now i recieve error message above and can't use the license i bought from a 3:rd party. worked before. So i bought anot

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Getting Error Code 0xC0EA00A after bios update

Hi,

I cant reactivate my windows 10 license after bios update. Getting this error:

" It looks like the hardware on this device has changed. Make sure you're connected to the internet and try again later. Error Code: 0xC0EA00A "

I tried the troubleshoot option and my current desktop is not on the list of machines available for reactivation. On my microsoft account I see the machine im trying to reactivate its not on the trouble shoot list. I sure I connected the same accounts.

Some help please

 

unknown USB device

Hi Ali,

To better assist you, kindly provide some more information regarding the issue:

• 
  When did the issue start?
  
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  Were there any changes made before the issue occurred?
  
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  Were there any error messages?
  
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  What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

We suggest that you run the
Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter
and check if there are any changes. To run the
Troubleshooter, follow these steps:

• 
  On the search bar, type
  Troubleshooting
  and hit
  Enter.
  
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  Choose
  Hardware and Sound.
  
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  Click on
  Hardware and Devices
  to run the
  Troubleshooter.
  

We'll be waiting for any updates regarding this matter.

Regards.

 

Unable to activate Windows after hardware change

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Usually the error code 0xC004F213 comes when there is a hardware change done on the computer (like Motherboard or Hard drive). The Windows license is associated with the device hardware. If there is any significant hardware changes, such as replacing
motherboard or hard drive, Windows won’t be able to recognize the license.

I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps from the article
Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change and see if Windows gets activated.

If you are using an OEM computer that came with Windows 7, and the motherboard has not been changed, then you can follow the steps to retrieve the product key that came with your OEM computer. To retrieve the product key follow the steps mentioned
below:

1. Type Command prompt in the search bar, that is on the taskbar.
   
2. Right click on Command prompt icon and select Run as administrator.
   
3. Type the command and press on Enter: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
   
4. You will find the product key.
   

Hope it helps.

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator