Windows 10: Unable to activate Windows

Hello there,

So I have completely changed my hardware and only thing that is left from my old hardware is an HDD. And now I'm facing an issue with Windows activation. I was following this tutorial. I did everything that it says but when I try to troubleshoot>I changed my hardware it says "We can't reactivate Windows as our servers aren't available right now. Wait for a few minutes or try adding your Microsoft account again."


On the Activation tab in Settings it says next (on picture)


I have upgraded from Windows 8.1 to 10 a few years back and i don't know if I even had a digital license.

So, my question is what the hell am I doing wrong if anything?

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