Windows 10: Windows 10 hardware change can't reactivate

Hello, I recently swapped out multiple PC parts. I followed the instructions to reactivate windows given here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/cant-activate-windows-with-new-hardware/2837d444-7f2e-4ef4-be23-cb0dddb4e462When I did so I got the error screen "we cant activate your copy of windows as the digital license for this device has already been used to reactivate windows". Help would be appreciated.I also found this post: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/cant-activate-windows-after-hardware-change/12359099-f945-40b8-a9fc-b1837f548e98that seems to

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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.

 

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."

 

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.