Windows 10: Windows 10: Incorrect license after repair due to hardware change

I recently had my laptop repaired, during which the motherboard was replaced and Windows 10 was reinstalled to manufacturer specification.


Originally the laptop came with Windows 10 Home, and I purchased an upgrade to Pro.


Due to the repair, I am now stuck on Home, and reactivation doesn't work.


I now have two of the same laptop registered on my Microsoft account devices page: One where the laptop is as it was before the repair with Windows 10 Pro, and one with the repaired version of the laptop with Windows 10 Home and of course a new hardware serial number because of the motherboard change.


But they are in reality one and the same laptop.


I would like to remove the incorrect version, and restore the Pro version to my laptop.


How can this be done?

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Reactivating Windows 10 after hardware upgrade

Hi,

This issue could have happened due to corrupted digital license on your Windows 10. If you already followed the steps provided in the article, we suggest that you contact

Microsoft Answer Desk. They can assist you repairing the digital license and activating Windows 10 after the hardware change.

Let us know the result if you need further assistance.

 

Windows 10 Hardware change

Technically it should not activate if its a upgrade from an OEM license. But if you follow the phone automated number sequence hopefully it will work.

Windows 10 is tied to your hardware and you cannot upgrade a motherboard on an OEM license. (but it works with the phone activation) you can only replace the board with an identical board.

 

Windows 10 random automatic repair after changing boot priority.

Hello. So i have an Windows 10 Pro. Sometimes when i am changing in bios boot order from USB to HDD ( SDD ) windows starts booting with AUTOMATIC REPAIR and then restarting. Is this something with BIOS \ Windows 10 bug related? Tested on pc and on laptop , and sometimes it doing the same.


Situation on PC first,listen:

Few days ago after i change boot in UEFI BIOS from USB to SSD.
Then Windows 10 showed at 1 boot Automatic Repair.
When starting Windows 10 boot loader starts by "preparing automatic repair" and diagnosing pc.
Interesting is that if I restart Windows (after procedure mentioned earlier) it will boot normally. This startup problem was occured only when starting system again after shutdown or restarted pc from windows.So i was needed 2 boots to boot properly to windows.
But on pc, format was needed to remove completely issue and after format is fine.

Pc :
2x8gb Kingston Hyperx 1600mhz DDR3
SSD samsung Evo 250 gb
4790k stock
Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2 with UEFI BIOS


Now laptop with old standard bios:
On laptop i made the same operation, change boot from USB to HDD and on first boot Windows 10 shows Automatic Repair. But it happened once and i cant reproduce. No format was needed.

laptop is very old with 2gb ram

Why on pc format was needed when on laptop not?



Thanks for suggestions.