Question How to reactivate windows 10 after major hardware changes?

eziowar

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Edition Windows 10 Pro

Version 22H2

Installed on ‎29-‎06-‎2020

OS build 19045.3448

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19044.1000.0



Hi, above info is of my OS which is installed on my desktop. My cpu is i5 4670k which is not supported by windows 11 so i cant upgrade to windows 11 currently. But within few days I'm upgrading my cpu, gpu, motherboard with new latest generation ones and will be all of AMD. Till now my windows 10 used to get automatically activated whenever i formated my OS disk drive and reinstalled windows 10 from pendrive. But after installing those new cpu, gpu and mobo dont think my windoes will be automatically activated after installing it from my pendrive no? How do i activate my windows 10 then? i dont have any CD key and previuosly i upgraded to windows 10 from windows 8. But windows activation showing - "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account". now how do i reactivate my windows 10 after my motherboard change?
 
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See here, if you link it to an email address before swapping and reinstall windows using same email address, it will use licence


Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account".

you half way there already.
See here, if you link it to an email address before swapping and reinstall windows using same email address, it will use licence


Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account".

you half way there already.
 
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