Windows 10: New Device Fails to Reactivate Windows

Hi,


I recently upgraded several parts of my computer's hardware Christmas!, and in doing so, I am being asked to reactivate my windows product key.


I tried reactivating my windows product key, but, it fails to work every time. I tried all the given online troubleshooting guides as well as the built in troubleshooter. No luck.



I don't know my product key, as I was given a free windows 10 upgrade from windows 7 years ago. I'm not sure how to proceed, as I am certainly not going to purchase a product key again, when I was given one for free from W7.


Thanks.

:)

 

a request for device descriptor request failed


Maybe it's time to step back from the current efforts, and start over. I suggest you read over this excellent tutorial and try all of its steps: [Solved] Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed) for Windows 10 - Driver Easy. The one that may provide you with some easy relief is the one where you uninstall the device whose descriptor is failing, reboot, and see what happens when device enumeration recurs during boot-up. If you're lucky, it will fix itself.
HTH,
--Ed--

 

Reactivation Failed

I have just recently replaced my motherboard/processor and I reformatted my windows hard drive. I gone through the hardware changes steps, I chose the old machine listed on my account and clicked on ACTIVATE.

It now tells me that:

"Unable to activate Windows

We can't reactivate Windows on this device. Try again later."

What am I missing here?

 

a request for device descriptor request failed

my bios is and custom unlocked bios (latest version) (thanks to Bios Mods -The Best BIOS Update and Modification Source ) because of lenovo hardware whitlist maybe thats causing the problem???