Windows 10: Major hardware upgrade. Cannot activate Windows 10.

Discus and support Major hardware upgrade. Cannot activate Windows 10. in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello, Just did a major hardware upgrade on my pc, but I'm unable to activate Windows 10. I did the free Windows 10 upgrade back in the day - my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by n4tive, Jun 8, 2020.

  1. n4tive Win User

    Major hardware upgrade. Cannot activate Windows 10.


    Hello,


    Just did a major hardware upgrade on my pc, but I'm unable to activate Windows 10.


    I did the free Windows 10 upgrade back in the day - my Windows 8 copy was a digital purchase I have the license. I do not remember receiving a license for the free Windows 10 upgrade can't remember - searched my emails but can't find it I ran the troubleshooter but its unable to activate Windows 10. Ran the virtual agent, but it redirected me to support, at this point I do not know what else to do. Any help is appreciated.


    Thanks

    :)
     
    n4tive, Jun 8, 2020
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  2. skippy258 Win User

    DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10 NOW - Upgrade and ISO direct from microsoft

    this search might help you https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sou...o+to+get+it+activated+windows+10+blocked+keys

    From http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/why-activate-windows-10

    If you upgraded to Windows 10 for free and ended up in a non-activated state, try following these steps:

    • Go to Start
      Major hardware upgrade. Cannot activate Windows 10. [​IMG]
      , then select Settings > Update & security > Activation.
    • Select Go to Store, and check to see if a valid license is available for your device. If a license isn't available, you'll need to buy Windows from the Store.

      Note
      • This only applies if you haven't made changes to the hardware for your device.

    or you could hack it with a crack but please note this is always risky and you don't know what's in the hack
     
    skippy258, Jun 8, 2020
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  3. Activating Windows 10 after a major hardware change.

    I recently made a major upgrade to my computer that involved replacing the CPU, motherboard, and memory, and to make sure that no old drivers messed up the works, I performed a Reset install (chose to keep files). Now the machine was previously a Windows
    7 Pro machine that was upgraded to 10 Pro in the free upgrade program several years back. This means the activation is tied to my Microsoft account and all I have to do is make sure I'm logged into the machine to activate it. However, I'm being asked to
    activate Windows, and when I follow the instructions to activate after a major hardware change (go to Settings, Activation, Troubleshoot, select "I changed hardware on this device recently," select the device from the list, and click Activate), I get a message
    that says, "we can't reactivate Windows on this device. Try again later." Is there anything else I can try, or do I have to buy a new licence?
     
    scienceguy8, Jun 8, 2020
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  4. P4-630 Win User

    Major hardware upgrade. Cannot activate Windows 10.

    DOWNLOAD WINDOWS 10 NOW - Upgrade and ISO direct from microsoft

    Click to expand... Yeah I went to that site, why do I need to buy a key?
    I won't buy a key, stupid.

    I'll revert back to windows 7 then.

    When I still was on windows 7, about a year ago I added 4GB extra ram which is a total of 8GB now,
    is that causing the problem?
     
    P4-630, Jun 8, 2020
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