Windows 10: Reinstalling Windows and a Digital Licence Question

I am experiencing issues with my HP ZBook running Windows 10 Pro build 1909 , several Microsoft apps or functions hang when called. This is despite going through a reset of Windows after trying several other fixes first.


The key aspect of my situation is I cannot link my Microsoft account to my digital licence. Attempting to add it hangs and then dies. I am not making any hardware changes, but the documentation reads ambiguously with respect to a reinstall on the same hardware.


Has anyone successfully reinstalled Windows 10 with a digital licence that is not linked to a Microsoft account? Alternatively, if you know how I can link my licence to my account I would be very grateful.


Thanks in advance.

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digital licence for windows

ok here goes :

reactivation of windows 10 after hardware changes doesnt work.





to add I had nothing but problems since upgrading for free my wifi adaptor failed so I had to purchase another. then my ethernet port failed. so was forced into probably purchasing a new mb next step up from the failed one ( possibly because of poxy windows
10 upgrade)

Also I thought when I upgraded so called "digital licence" to win 10 I no longer needed my windows 7 disc and key so binned it.

next step was to put old motherboard which is linked to digital licence. back in and reinstall correct version of windows to match my digital licence worked windows activated! ffixxed

now to change my motherboard back to the non faulty one..... and try to reactivate...…………..!!!

windows no longer activated.... and that the message in the window when trying to

 

Windows Digital licence transfer

 

Windows Digital licence transfer

Hi,

hoping someone can help me. I have significantly upgraded my PC (almost everything apart from BD and case!) and have had to re-install Windows. The digital licence I had associated with the original PC will not install on my new PC and tells me it is
invalid. From memory the old licence was associated to an old Windows 8.1 licence I bought many years ago.

Is there anyway to utilise the digital licence. The only licence on my account I can use is a licence associated to a laptop that I actively use. Although the old PC is listed as have a digital licence.

Any thoughts or help much appreciated

Thanks