Windows 10: Troubles reactivating Windows 10 after hardware change

Discus and support Troubles reactivating Windows 10 after hardware change in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I made hardware changes to my computer recently and now I am unable to reactivate Windows. When trying to use my digital license linked to my account I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Corey Suhr, Jun 9, 2020.

  1. Troubles reactivating Windows 10 after hardware change


    I made hardware changes to my computer recently and now I am unable to reactivate Windows. When trying to use my digital license linked to my account I came upon something saying Windows couldn't be activated. I had run the troubleshooter in the activation settings and selected that I had changed the hardware and it came up with the statement "We can't activate Windows on this device. Try again later." I have done this many times with the same result.

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    Corey Suhr, Jun 9, 2020
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  2. 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, Jun 9, 2020
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  3. 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, Jun 9, 2020
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  4. Jack_924 Win User

    Troubles reactivating Windows 10 after 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, Jun 9, 2020
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