Windows 10: Windows Reactivation After Changing Equipment

So I just installed a new cpu, motherboard and ram into my windows pc. After a couple hours I noticed a watermark asking me to activate windows, so I went to settings clicked troubleshoot, recently changed hardware, then I selected my device and it just says we are unable to reactivate windows. What do I do. I've had this computer and windows account for thee years, and aside from replacing my gpu a couple months ago this is the first time I have made a significant change to my hardware. Any suggestions?

Thanks

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Windows Reactivation After Changing Equipment

So I just installed a new cpu, motherboard and ram into my windows pc. After a couple hours I noticed a watermark asking me to activate windows, so I went to settings clicked troubleshoot, recently changed hardware, then I selected my device and it just
says we are unable to reactivate windows. What do I do. I've had this computer and windows account for thee years, and aside from replacing my gpu a couple months ago this is the first time I have made a significant change to my hardware. Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

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 Reactivation After Changing Equipment

So I think that I messed up by not preparing my windows 10 for a software change. Could i just boot my system with the old motherboard, take the preparation steps and then try with the new parts?