Windows 10: Reactivation after a hardware change

Discus and support Reactivation after a hardware change in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Both my son and I have computers running Windows 10, activated by digital licenses linked to our Microsoft accounts. It happened that my motherboard... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by PaulPost, Dec 8, 2020.

  1. PAULPOST
    PaulPost Win User

    Reactivation after a hardware change


    Both my son and I have computers running Windows 10, activated by digital licenses linked to our Microsoft accounts. It happened that my motherboard was destroyed, apparently by a power source failure. Since my son needs a more powerful computer than I do, it would be more sensible that he gives me his old computer and we buy him a new one.

    I have read and understood the instructions on "Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change", but I would like to be sure that they will work in this particular case. We will have to transfer his digital license to a new hardware, that's ok. But then we will need to transfer my license to a hardware that is in fact not new, but his old one. Do we have to do something else? Do we have to wait for some time between these operations?

    :)
     
    PaulPost, Dec 8, 2020
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  2. ROSE CAL
    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, Dec 8, 2020
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  3. PRIMERO HOLODON
    Primero Holodon Win User
    windows 10 reactivation after hardware change

    I just changed motherboards, and When I follow the the steps listed in the "reactivate windows 10 after hardware change" support page, it gives me the message "unable to activate windows" message after I sign in and identify my device,
    with no error code, just a subheader that says "can't activate windows 10 on this device, try again later."
     
    Primero Holodon, Dec 8, 2020
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  4. JACK_924
    Jack_924 Win User

    Reactivation 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, Dec 8, 2020
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