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Discus and support Windows 10 activating after hardware change, troubleshooting says make sure to be connected... in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; As title says , recently change hardware. Motherboard and CPU. I have a digital windows 10 license linked to my Microsoft account. As per activation... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by wadorfar, Mar 14, 2022.

  1. WADORFAR
    wadorfar Win User

    Windows 10 activating after hardware change, troubleshooting says make sure to be connected...


    As title says , recently change hardware. Motherboard and CPU. I have a digital windows 10 license linked to my Microsoft account. As per activation process, i press the troubleshoot button in the activation section of update and security. Prompt window keep saying "We cant activate your copy of Windows 10. Make sure you are connected to internet and try again". Obviously my internet is working fine i wrote this message with internet working and connected. Not sure what can i do next ?

    :)
     
    wadorfar, Mar 14, 2022
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  2. SMITTY3PM
    Smitty3PM Win User

    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...
     
    Smitty3PM, Mar 14, 2022
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  3. HAT
    hat Win User
    windows activation—hardware changed siginficantly

    From time to time on my thoroughbred PC, I get a Windows activation message that says my hardware changed siginificantly and I have to re-activate Windows. My hardware hasn't changed any more than a network card (went from a wireless g card to onboard lan to a wired network card), and the install is legit. Why is it doing this, and how can I stop it?
     
    hat, Mar 14, 2022
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  4. TRISTONHAMPSON
    tristonhampson Win User

    Windows 10 activating after hardware change, troubleshooting says make sure to be connected...

    activating windows 10 after hardware upgrade

    hi

    trying to activate windows 10 after hardware update but it keeps saying no

    i followed the troubleshooter steps but something goes wrong and it just says oops try again later...

    any suggestions?

    Thanks
     
    tristonhampson, Mar 14, 2022
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