Windows 10: How to activate windows 11 when microsoft account thinks the same pc is two different pcs

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    How to activate windows 11 when microsoft account thinks the same pc is two different pcs


    So I bought a windows 11 pro key after making a number of hardware changes motherboard, cpu, graphics card, ram and windows allowed me to update to windows 11 last night. This morning it is now saying I need to activate windows 11 but my product key is already in use on "another" device. after signing into my microsoft account I can see it has the same PC name entered twice, one with my previous hardware and windows 10 and the other with my new hardware and windows 11 pro... Any suggestions on how to resolve this issue so i can get windows 11 pro activated?P.S. I cannot seem to successfully

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