Windows 10: Windows fails to activate after hardware change with digital license.

I bought a new laptop and it had windows 11 home pre-installed. My previous PC had windows 10 pro. I tried resetting it but it kept installing windows 11 home. Then I deactivated the key using `slmgr /upk` and then tried a generic windows 10 pro key, and it worked. It upgraded to windows 11 pro. However, when I reset my laptop again, this same method didn't work. When I did the same steps. It gave me this error message. This can't be the case because when I log onto my PC, it says that windows 10 pro is activated with a digital license linked to my microsoft account. When I clicked on troubles

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Windows Activation after Hardware Change for digital license

Hi,

I bought a digital license in February 2018. After I changed my hardware once, a year ago, i've never managed to reactivate my license on this hardware. Maybe I did something wrong myself. I paid the 280 Swiss Francs for a digital license, because I know
I change hardware often, I dont understand why it is such a struggle to activate windows again. I dont have the key available, but my order is in my history and in my mail.

Please help me reactivate my license.

with kind regards,

Kees Fluitman

 

Digital license won't reactivate on new hardware (motherboard, cpu ram)

Hello,

I have a digital license of Windows 10 that is linked to my Windows account. I've just replaced my motherboard, cpu and ram and whenever I attempt to reactivate my license the activation troubleshoot says "Unable to activate Windows, We can't reactivate Windows
on this device, Try again later.

Prior to changing my hardware I double checked my digital license, The activation said "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account"

If I run 'winver' It also lists the produced is licensed to my Microsoft account.

According to this article below, All I should have to do is goto the activation troubleshooter and everything should work.

Article Link: Reactivating Windows after a hardware change - Microsoft Support

What are my next steps?

Thanks.

 

Windows 10 digital license re-activation after HW change

Hi guys

I have a digital license of Windows 10, and needed to change the motherboard.

I linked my digital license to my Microsoft account, swapped the HW, booted my PC, and tried to re-activate Windows.

Just like it says here Reactivating Windows after a hardware change (microsoft.com)

Troubleshooting step ended up with the following:

That's the first time I change HW, and trying to re-activate my digital license.

What happened? How can I activate Windows then?

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Mikhail