Windows 10: Problem in Activating Windows 10 Pro after significant hardware change.

Discus and support Problem in Activating Windows 10 Pro after significant hardware change. in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; First of All Sorry there will be tons of grammatical mistakes are going to happen as I am not good in English. I recently changed my broken... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by VUH_14, Apr 21, 2020.

  1. VUH_14 Win User

    Problem in Activating Windows 10 Pro after significant hardware change.


    First of All Sorry there will be tons of grammatical mistakes are going to happen as I am not good in English.

    I recently changed my broken Motherboard and HDD of My PC, installed a new Windows 10 Pro on my new HDD as well. After installing it I thought to activate Windows I just need to do as instructed in this link.

    Activating Windows After Hardware Change

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change


    My Old PC is Activated Windows 10 Pro with license key linked to my Microsoft Account.

    But, When I tried these solution it shows Error, Unable to activate windows, Then I restart PC several time but It keep showing that error every time I tried.

    Then I again re-install clean windows Installation, and Again get same error. apart from that I also changed my recovery mobile number few days ago of Microsoft account.

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    VUH_14, Apr 21, 2020
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  2. Smitty3PM Win User

    Windows 10 Activation after hardware change

    • "You upgraded to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer, but Windows 10 isn't activated after a reinstall. Your copy of Windows 10 should automatically be activated so long as you didn't make any significant hardware changes to your device (such as replacing
      the hard drive or motherboard)."

    I just recently upgraded my motherboard, graphics card, and processor. Now my Windows 10 isnt activated anymore, and when i go through the steps to troubleshoot, it says the windows activation just says.



    Unable to activate Windows

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

    anyone have an answer to this please...
     
    Smitty3PM, Apr 21, 2020
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  3. Kolby65 Win User
    Activating Windows 10 Pro After a Hardware Upgrade!

    I followed all the steps to linking my Windows 10 Pro to my Microsoft account so that I could upgrade my hardware, reinstall Windows 10 Pro, and activate it, but it's not working. I'm signed into my Microsoft account. I tried the activation troubleshooter,
    selecing that I recently changed hardware, etc. Nothing is working. I can see my old computer under my Microsoft account, as well as my new one (with better hardware). I changed the motherboard, ram, and CPU. Any suggestions would be wonderful.
     
    Kolby65, Apr 21, 2020
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  4. Nikhar_K Win User

    Problem in Activating Windows 10 Pro after significant hardware change.

    Unable to activate Windows after hardware change

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    Usually the error code 0xC004F213 comes when there is a hardware change done on the computer (like Motherboard or Hard drive). The Windows license is associated with the device hardware. If there is any significant hardware changes, such as replacing
    motherboard or hard drive, Windows won’t be able to recognize the license.

    I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps from the article
    Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change
    and see if Windows gets activated.

    If you are using an OEM computer that came with Windows 7, and the motherboard has not been changed, then you can follow the steps to retrieve the product key that came with your OEM computer. To retrieve the product key follow the steps mentioned
    below:

    1. Type Command prompt in the search bar, that is on the taskbar.
    2. Right click on Command prompt icon and select Run as administrator.
    3. Type the command and press on Enter: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
    4. You will find the product key.

    Hope it helps.

    Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Apr 21, 2020
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