Windows 10: Unable to activate windows following PC upgrade

Discus and support Unable to activate windows following PC upgrade in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello,I had two PC's - AAA and BBB with AAA named Matt and BBB named DESKTOP-JHBE6M6. At the weekend I built a new PC we'll call this CCC .I got rid of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Bertiee, Jan 9, 2023.

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    Unable to activate windows following PC upgrade


    Hello,I had two PC's - AAA and BBB with AAA named Matt and BBB named DESKTOP-JHBE6M6. At the weekend I built a new PC we'll call this CCC .I got rid of PC AAAI put the hard drive from PC BBB into PC AAA, so now that PC is named DESKTOP-JHBE6M6 and Windows is activated saying 'Windows 10 is activated with a digital licence linked to your Microsoft account'. This PC is signed into my wife's Microsoft account and I can see it in her devices list.I put the hard drive from PC AAA into PC CCC, so now that PC was named Matt however it didn't activate. I ran through the new hardware troubleshooting

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