Windows 10: I accidentally unlinked my hardware before knowing about the windows activation transfer.

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  1. I accidentally unlinked my hardware before knowing about the windows activation transfer.


    Hi, I need urgent help on this matter. My motherboard broke down recently and I've got myself a replacement motherboard, I did a clean installation and expected my Windows 10 to automatically be activated after installation. It uses digital key tied to my Microsoft account. So I went ahead to unlink my old motherboard for safety purposes. However, I didn't notice that my Windows was not activated until my next reboot which I noticed the watermark to Activate Windows. Currently when I use troubleshooter to reactivate my Windows, I am unable to see my previous device name for transfer. Is there

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    Sherlockian, Jun 3, 2023
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  2. DavidY Win User

    Is the free upgarde transferable? I think not.


    Hi Kari,
    Can you confirm that the computer at step 5 (I numbered your list *Wink ) had never had an activated Insider build (especially not 10240)?

    I'm wondering if it was possible that the second machine activated because the activation servers recognised the hardware from an earlier activation, and not because of the method you used to transfer?
     
    DavidY, Jun 3, 2023
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  3. Unlink an old android phone from my pc

    I go thru the suggested steps: Start - Settings - Phone - Unlink this PC.

    When I first open the "your phone" screen the old phone is listed. Not sure if the phone listed is suppose to be selectable or not, but my is not. When I select "Unlink this PC" the phone listed is removed. When I select "Add Phone" the old phone still
    shows. I have removed the old phone from my Microsoft Account. I have rebooted after unlink this pc but I still cannot remove my old phone.
     
    LostSailorPO1, Jun 3, 2023
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  4. I accidentally unlinked my hardware before knowing about the windows activation transfer.

    unlink email accounts

    Hi, There are several methods or steps we can utilize to achieve your objective of unlinking your emails account with removing them. Before proceed with the different steps available, we need to further clarify on what applications or where on Windows
    10 you would like to unlink the email accounts. For us to resolve your concern, kindly answer the questions below:



    • The email account you wanted to unlink, is this a Microsoft account, an Outlook.com account or a third party email account?
    • Where are you attempting to unlink your email account, is it on an email client you have on your desktop computer?
    • If you are using an email client, are you using the Outlook desktop application or a third party email client?
    • Are you pertaining to unlinking your email account from Windows 10 as a sign in option?


    We look forward to your response to our queries.
     
    Jordan Dom, Jun 3, 2023
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