Windows 10: Reinstalled windows + changed motherboard ram cpu gpu, no longer have activation key

Hi, i recently upgraded my pc and had to reinstall windows. It now says i do not have an activation key and it gives me an annoying popup. I previously had windows 7 which i upgraded to windows 10, and currently have windows 10 64 bit home edition. Can't really use live chat on phone, so i'm not sure what to do. Thanks in advance.

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Changed Motherboard CPU and Ram windows is now not activated


OP could try a phone activation of Win10 as a last resort since he changed the motherboard, processor & RAM, which is pretty close to doing an "overhaul" of an computer

what were the original (old) motherboard, original CPU and old RAM chips before this problem occured?
and what kind of new board, new CPU & new RAM sticks did OP use before trying to reactivate Win10?

I know replacing an old motherboard with a new board that uses a different chipset & RAM chips (lets say old board uses AMD CPU with DDR3 RAM sticks and new board uses Intel CPU but using DDR4 RAM sticks) is pretty much a very substantial change that will require re-activation.

 

Re-activating windows after Motherboard, CPU and ram change

Hello HonCheung,

About a year or so ago, I upgraded my gaming PC's motherboard and CPU from AMD to Intel and this was a question I had as well. At the end of the day, I was able to reactivate my copy of Windows 10 without too much hassle. This process will differ depending
on the type of Windows 10 license that you have.

Here's a snippet from Microsoft regarding this process: "You can reinstall Windows 10 after you make a significant hardware change to your PC (such as replacing the motherboard), but it may no longer be activated. If you were running Windows 10 before the hardware
change, use the Activation troubleshooter to reactivate Windows."

Using the Activation troubleshooter -
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20527/...

I hope this helps and let us know if you require further assistance. Thank you.

 

I want to change my motherboard, cpu and ram.

Can i change my motherboard,cpu and ram without re-installing windows or loosing the license.

Currently i have Intel CPU and i want to change it to Ryzen cpu.