Windows 10: I can't reactivate my Windows 10 after a hardware change servers are unavailable

Hi, before upgrading my motherboard I upgraded my OEM copy of Windows 10 Home to a retail copy of Windows 10 Pro from the Microsoft Store. Also prior to upgrading the motherboard, I had linked my Windows 10 Pro license to my Microsoft account in order to be able to reactivate the OS. The motherboard change was successful, and windows recognizes my Microsoft account. After changing out the motherboard: When I ran the activation troubleshooter and clicked "I changed hardware on this device recently," I was taken to a screen that stated "We can't reactivate Windows as our servers aren't available right now. Wait for a few minutes or try adding your Microsoft account again." I have tried solutions all over other questions and I still cannot solve this issue. I also noted that I was unable to locate my Windows 10 Pro product key in the email confirming the purchase. I had additionally verified via the command prompt that my Windows 10 Pro copy is retail and not OEM before installing the new motherboard as well. I am not sure if the servers have actually been down for 18 hours at the moment or if my computer itself is having issues.

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Windows 10 reactivation on hardware changes

Hi Florea,

It is possible that Windows won't be able to identify your computer correctly that is why the operating system is not activated. To address your issue, we suggest that you follow the steps in this
article on how to reactivate your Windows 10 after a hardware change.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

windows 10 reactivation after hardware change

I just changed motherboards, and When I follow the the steps listed in the "reactivate windows 10 after hardware change" support page, it gives me the message "unable to activate windows" message after I sign in and identify my device,
with no error code, just a subheader that says "can't activate windows 10 on this device, try again later."

 

Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change

Before changing my MB and CPU I thoroughly read an article on how to reactivate Windows 10 after hardware change. I connected my activated Windows 10 that I bought from a retailer (so it's not a free upgrade) to a Microsoft account, changed hardware, went
to settings-account-troubleshooting and was surprised buy it saying "We can't reactivate Windows as our servers aren't available right now. Wait for a few minutes or try adding your Microsoft account again.". It's been more than couple of hours
since I tried it for the first time and I don't really believe that Microsoft servers can have that much downtime. So what is my next step now?