Windows 10: Hardware upgrade prevents windows activation

Many years ago i was given the free upgrade to windows 10 which i unfortunately did not link to my account. Now i just done a complete upgrade of my computer and am unable to activate my copy because of said missing link. I have run the troubleshooter and logged into my account but without the link i have no record of my digital license. Error code 0xC004F213.


I left this message which included my phone number with the virtual agent and request to call back over TWELVE HOURS AGO.


So my question is this - Does anybody actually **** work at microsoft support???

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activating windows 10 after hardware upgrade

hi

trying to activate windows 10 after hardware update but it keeps saying no

i followed the troubleshooter steps but something goes wrong and it just says oops try again later...

any suggestions?

Thanks

 

Activation after new hardware upgrades?

Right - my point was to see what would happen if I tried the OS from one system on a totally different motherboard, and it went better than I expected, other than the activation - which I expected. I did chat with a Microsoft rep today online and he confirmed that after the hardware upgrade on a free Win10 upgrade that they (Mircosoft) will have to remote access my system to verify the proper key, etc. before they can reactivate it.

 

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