Windows 10: Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change but when the Computer reapir shop installed...

Hi there,

I have recently changed some hardware in my system and now windows want's the reactivation key.

A few months back I was still running Windows 7 until my hard drive died. The computer repair place installed a new hard drive and windows 10 pro.

I have now put in a new motherboard and Windows is asking for a product Key. The repair shop did not give me a product key with the newest version of Windows! How can I get my product key back?? or Is there a way of Microsoft reactivating my Windows system for free?

Many Thanks

Adam

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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.

 

Windows 10 Hardware change

So i will be changing my cpu, motherboard, ram to the z170 and i was wondering how i am going to reactivate windows 10. my parts should be here by the 11/18/2015 i want to prepare. *Smile thanks!

 

Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change

Before changing my MB and CPU I thoroughly read an article on how to reactivate Windows 10 after hardware change. I connected my activated Windows 10 that I bought from a retailer (so it's not a free upgrade) to a Microsoft account, changed hardware, went
to settings-account-troubleshooting and was surprised buy it saying "We can't reactivate Windows as our servers aren't available right now. Wait for a few minutes or try adding your Microsoft account again.". It's been more than couple of hours
since I tried it for the first time and I don't really believe that Microsoft servers can have that much downtime. So what is my next step now?