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  1. Need help reactivate Windows 10 after a hardware change


    Hello,


    I've just made a significant hardware change recently. I changed almost everything in my PC except the GPU and storage devices.

    I tried to reactivate Windows 10 but got stuck at the "select device" step.

    Windows doesn't include my "new" PC in the list.


    This is my devices list on Microsoft website:


    Need help reactivate Windows 10 after a hardware change 344bd02f-2bc3-401a-b884-277dc819e8b4?upload=true.jpg


    This is the devices list in "Reactivate" screen:


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    Did i change too many parts and get "disqualified" to re-use my Windows license?

    If not, is there anything I can do to reactive my Windows?

    :)
     
    Huynh Nhat Thanh, Aug 4, 2019
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  2. Rose Cal Win User

    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.
     
    Rose Cal, Sep 29, 2019
    #2
  3. Need help reactivate Windows 10 after a hardware change

    Hello,

    I've just made a significant hardware change recently. I changed almost everything in my PC except the GPU and storage devices.

    I tried to reactivate Windows 10 but got stuck at the "select device" step.

    Windows doesn't include my "new" PC in the list.

    This is my devices list on Microsoft website:


    Need help reactivate Windows 10 after a hardware change 344bd02f-2bc3-401a-b884-277dc819e8b4?upload=true.jpg


    This is the devices list in "Reactivate" screen:


    Need help reactivate Windows 10 after a hardware change 9ddeac3d-547d-450e-b455-c43fb237c2ec?upload=true.jpg


    Did i change too many parts and get "disqualified" to re-use my Windows license?

    If not, is there anything I can do to reactive my Windows?
     
    Huynh Nhat Thanh, Sep 29, 2019
    #3
  4. Jack_924 Win User

    Need help reactivate Windows 10 after a hardware change

    Windows 10 won't reactivate after a hardware change

    I changed a lot of the hardware on my device recently, however I followed the steps on the Microsoft support page to get my computer ready for the hardware change so that I could reactivate Windows 10 after I changed the hardware. However, now it won't reactivate,
    and has the error code 0xC004F025, and when I try to troubleshoot it says "We can't reactivate Windows on this device. Try again later."

    My Windows 10 was a free upgrade from Windows 7.
     
    Jack_924, Sep 29, 2019
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