Windows 10: How do I activate Windows 10 in this scenario

Quite a few years ago I purchased a retail Windows 7 - I still have the media and product key for this.


When Windows 10 was introduced I took advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10. That upgrade process issued me with a new Product Key which allowed my new Windows 10 to be activated and has been on my PC and happily working for many years. I have this product key too.


Roll onto yesterday. Upgraded my PC - new motherboard, CPU and RAM. Same hard disks. Started the PC and impressed that Windows picked up the hardware changes, installed the necessary drivers and windows restarted smoothly.


Very impressed until - my current problem.


Asked to activate, not surprising was expecting that to be triggered because of the hardware update.


So click on 'activate' but then shocked to get an 'activate failed' with a suggestion that the key is not valid.


So what is the problem - the Product Key is the one provided by Microsoft - how can that be invalid?


Any idea what to do?


Cheers,


Nigel

:)

 

Windows 10 will not activate Error code 0x803F7001


Possibly there can be the problem with Microsoft activation Server, so your Windows 10 is not activated. In this scenario, you need to wait and verify if it is the issue from Microsoft’s side. But if you are getting error code 0x803f7001, you can also try these steps:

1. Open Settings app. Then go to Update and security > Activation screen > Change product.
2. Type your Windows edition product key and click Next.
3. You’ll get We couldn’t activate Windows error message.
4. Retry steps 1-3 then type your 25-characters unique product key.
5. Wait for the process to complete, Windows 10 is activated.

Hope something helps this problem

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows 10 will not activate Error code 0x803F7001

thanks
I activated my Windows 10 from product key Windows 7