Windows 10: How to change my main device to activate the digital license

Hello I recently purchased a PC. I want to activate my Windows on it and remove the activated one on my laptop. I bought a PC which is supposed to become my main computer and gift my laptop to a friend. Since I have a digital license on my Windows, I would like to change the motherboard which holds that windows to the one in my PC. I read all the help which windows can provide me on that matter, but I can't seem to find how to do so. It should be similar to the option "I have changed a hardware part recently" but it isn't. It still counts the laptop as my main one. I've tried removing it fr

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Windows 10 digital license re-activation after HW change

Hi guys

I have a digital license of Windows 10, and needed to change the motherboard.

I linked my digital license to my Microsoft account, swapped the HW, booted my PC, and tried to re-activate Windows.

Just like it says here Reactivating Windows after a hardware change (microsoft.com)

Troubleshooting step ended up with the following:

That's the first time I change HW, and trying to re-activate my digital license.

What happened? How can I activate Windows then?

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Mikhail

 

How does a Windows 10 'digital license' activate the OS?

source: Activate Windows - Microsoft Support

Does MS digital license 'fingerprint' hardware information during the free upgrade / activation and store it (at Microsoft) , so that the next re-install queries MS for the fingerprint and activates Windows 10?

Thought the disk drive may change, I expect that none of the other fingerprinted hardware will change.

 

transfer digital license

a windows site suggests de-activating a device to transfer the -license' / key - to a new device. Is this true and possible in the case of --transfer digital license-- ???