Windows 10: i just updated my mobo and it is asking me to activate windows again

This is a pain in the ass, after updating windows and the motherboard it says have to activate windows again.... is there anyway i can fix this? because there is no way im spending £100 on a new version when i should still have a working version! I have looked this up (im not a complete idiot) and where it should ask me to sign in it just has this (look at picture)



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My Windows 10 is asking me to activate it but it says my product key is invalid

Sorry, I am just a volunteer who has no connection to Microsoft.

I would suggest you to contact the seller and ask for a replacement.

You can ask Microsoft support to help you:

https://partner.support.services.microsoft.com/...

 

My Windows 10 is asking me to activate it but it says my product key is invalid

Type Powershell in Windows Start Search box

Click Powershell (admin)

Copy the following command and paste into Powershell and Enter

wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

This will show your product key. Copy it.

Windows+X > Settings > Update & security > Activation > Change the product key then enter the new product key then click Next to Activate

 

If you only changed mobo its should be fine sometimes according to MS it can take a couple of days before you get activated but i never had that problem i switched mobo without an issue

 

easy way to sign in if its giving you trouble right click on Desktop choose personalize when you get to that screen it should say you have to validate your account click it and your at the account page click validate or login using ms ac

 

Try the troubleshoot link. It will ask you if you've made major hardware changes recently. When you reply in the affirmative it will usually go ahead and activate thereafter. No long waiting period required. Try it, please! If you hit a snag, or this doesn't make sense, here's a Activation Troubleshooter - Use in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums tutorial.
HTH,
--Ed--

 

Gabriel Aul, Vice President of Engineering for the Windows & Devices group at Microsoft, users who are facing this problem can simply contact support from within Windows 10 and they will activate your "New" Hardware lets hope its faster then with Windows 7

 

Hmm Reading different things from the MS official site
"If the hardware configuration of your Windows 10 device changes significantly (e.g. motherboard change) Windows may require re-activation on the device. This is the same experience as prior versions of Windows (e.g. Windows 7 and Windows 8.1). The free upgrade offer will not apply to activation of Windows 10 in such scenarios where hardware changes reset Activation."

I have switched all of my hardware except my Ram had no issues at all once i logged into my ms acc it activates without problems

 

thanks for all of your suggestions, the first tie i troubleshooted it said something went wrong and please try again later so after restarting my pc and resigning in i managed to re activate my windows so another thanks again to everyone who replied