Windows 10: Transfer Of Windows License To New PC Not Working

Hi,I used to use Windows 10 Home on my old PC. My license was associated with my Microsoft account. I built a new Windows 11 Home PC, and then logged into it with the same Microsoft account. Windows activated successfully on the new PC. I did numerous Window Updates, and it reported I needed to activate my Windows all of a sudden.When I try to reactivate, it takes me through a trouble-shooter where I tell it I've changed my hardware which in theory I have, since I'm not longer going to use my old PC. It then lists only my old PC and tells me what PC do I wish to activate. My new PC nam

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Transfer a Windows 10 license to a new PC

I have purchased a new PC and I would like to transfer Windows license from my old PC to the new one. I am using Windows 10 (which was upgraded from Win 8.1) on my older computer and is activated with a licence linked to my Microsoft account. On my new PC, I have installed fresh copy of Win 10 using Media Creation Tool. To activate Windows on the new PC, I attempted the following, but have not deactivated Windows on the old PC (deactivation procedure described here)-

Settings > Update & Security > Activation> Troubleshoot> I changed hardware on this device recently> Logged into my connected Microsoft account > This is the device I’m using right now > Activate.

After performing the above, I am unable to activate Windows on my new PC. Please help me with the following-

1. Do I need to deactivate windows on older PC first?
   
2. Does Microsoft entitle users to transfer licenses to new PC?
   
3. Is there anything else which I have missed out?
   

If this helps- slmgr -dli gives the following

 

Windows 10 license transfer

If its a retail license, yes, you can transfer it. Learn more about transferring the license:

• How to Transfer your Windows 10 License to a New Computer

 

Transfer digital license from old PC to New one.

You would have to first ensure the Digital License is linked to your Microsoft Account. See instructions how to do that. You can then use the Troubleshooter on the new computer after installing Windows 10 to restore the license.

• Use a Digital
  License to Manage and Activate Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Please note, if your license was upgraded from a OEM preinstalled Windows 7 or Windows 7 license, it is not transferable.

See:

• How to Transfer your Windows 10 License to a New Computer