Windows 10: Windows 10 will not activate after installing new motherboard

Discus and support Windows 10 will not activate after installing new motherboard in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello, I originally got my Windows 10 Pro licence as a free upgrade from Windows 7. I recently got a new motherboard for my PC after years of using... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Mikey242, Nov 4, 2019.

  1. MIKEY242
    Mikey242 Win User

    Windows 10 will not activate after installing new motherboard


    Hello,


    I originally got my Windows 10 Pro licence as a free upgrade from Windows 7.


    I recently got a new motherboard for my PC after years of using an older one and upon rebooting Windows informed me that it was no longer active. I followed the troubleshooter, eventually selecting my previous computer from a list and clicking "Activate". It immediately failed saying "Unable to activate Windows". I then contacted Microsoft Netherlands and spoke to someone who suggested that I need to buy a new licence! After insisting that I already own a digital licence, he downloaded a product key viewer (nirsoft) and told me that the product key I had was all over the internet and insinuated that I had pirated it. I told him this was a placeholder key when you install Windows without entering a product key. He insisted there was nothing else he could do and that I would need to buy a new licence.


    Can anyone shed some light here. Have I done something wrong? Do I really need to buy a new licence? Is there anyone I can speak to who can help?


    Thanks

    Mike

    :)
     
    Mikey242, Nov 4, 2019
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  2. CK011885
    CK011885 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Nov 4, 2019
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  3. EXODUSPRIME1337
    exodusprime1337 Win User
    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Nov 4, 2019
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  4. BLACK.RAVEN
    Black.Raven Win User

    Windows 10 will not activate after installing new motherboard

    Windows 10 installing progs

    If your installation is activated on your system, it will probably activate again as windows 10 registers the activation with your motherboard.
     
    Black.Raven, Nov 4, 2019
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