Windows 10: Unable to activate windows 10 key due to hardware change

Hello,I've been using windows 10 on a PC I built a few years ago but just yesterday I switched out the motherboard. Now it's telling me to activate my windows 10 again because the hardware of my device has changed.Using troubleshoot does nothing, after I click "I've changed hardware' it just closes the window. When I try to activate windows 10 with my code again it just says to use the troubleshooter

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Unable to activate Windows after hardware change

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Usually the error code 0xC004F213 comes when there is a hardware change done on the computer (like Motherboard or Hard drive). The Windows license is associated with the device hardware. If there is any significant hardware changes, such as replacing
motherboard or hard drive, Windows won’t be able to recognize the license.

I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps from the article
Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change and see if Windows gets activated.

If you are using an OEM computer that came with Windows 7, and the motherboard has not been changed, then you can follow the steps to retrieve the product key that came with your OEM computer. To retrieve the product key follow the steps mentioned
below:

1. Type Command prompt in the search bar, that is on the taskbar.
   
2. Right click on Command prompt icon and select Run as administrator.
   
3. Type the command and press on Enter: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
   
4. You will find the product key.
   

Hope it helps.

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Unable to reactivate Windows 10 after Hardware Change

Also in regards to the Microsoft account I believe I only signed into it after I changed the hardware. I've been trying to follow steps to see if I can now link the Microsoft account and add it on the Activation page.

At this step: "

1. Once you confirm that you’re an administrator and using your Microsoft account, go back to the Activation page, select Add an account, enter your Microsoft account and password, and then select Sign in.
   " I am unable to continue due to their being no 'Add an account' tab present for some reason. I can only see 'Windows', 'Activate Windows now', 'Where's my Product Key?', 'Do you have a question?' and 'Make Windows better'.

 

Windows 10 Activation after hardware change

• "You upgraded to Windows 10 using the free upgrade offer, but Windows 10 isn't activated after a reinstall. Your copy of Windows 10 should automatically be activated so long as you didn't make any significant hardware changes to your device (such as replacing
  the hard drive or motherboard)."

I just recently upgraded my motherboard, graphics card, and processor. Now my Windows 10 isnt activated anymore, and when i go through the steps to troubleshoot, it says the windows activation just says.



Unable to activate Windows

We can’t reactivate Windows on this device. Try again later.

anyone have an answer to this please...