[SOLVED] Windows became de-activated when I changed the motherboard?

[mitsstag]

i bought and installed an Aorus b450m (rev.1) and when I started my PC my Windows was no longer activated ?

 

[Dj0gany]

U have the windows activation key?

 

[kanewolf]

i bought and installed an Aorus b450m (rev.1) and when I started my PC my Windows was no longer activated ?

Yes. That sounds normal.

 

[drea.drechsler]

i bought and installed an Aorus b450m (rev.1) and when I started my PC my Windows was no longer activated ?

You probably have an OEM license so that happens often. You can try re-activating it by phone; explain that you had to replace the motherboard and they might help you. It's worked with me before.

You can also have problems if you don't do a clean install.

 

[Dj0gany]

Or,just run it unnactivated..
There isnt a significant difference between the two

 

[USAFRet]

i bought and installed an Aorus b450m (rev.1) and when I started my PC my Windows was no longer activated ?

Absolutely normal.
Change the motherboard, and it is now a "new" PC.

Where did the original Win 10 license come from?

 

[USAFRet]

In addition to the whole - "You might need to do a fresh Windows install with this new motherboard".

Give us a little backstory on this.
What you have before, wheat you have now, why you changed, etc, etc.

And just because it boots up with this new motherboard does not necessarily mean 100% success.

 

[mitsstag]

In addition to the whole - "You might need to do a fresh Windows install with this new motherboard".

Give us a little backstory on this.
What you have before, wheat you have now, why you changed, etc, etc.

And just because it boots up with this new motherboard does not necessarily mean 100% success.

i have ryzen 3 2200g 16gb 3200mhz a gigabite gtx 1660 a samsung m.2 500gb an 1tb hdd (windows are on the hdd) .i had an asrock a320m-DGS i changed motherboard so that i can upgrade my cpu in the future an because i couldn't use my headphones through the motherboard's audio but the problem still there so i think thats another reason to re install windows

 

[mitsstag]

i have ryzen 3 2200g 16gb 3200mhz a gigabite gtx 1660 a samsung m.2 500gb an 1tb hdd (windows are on the hdd) .i had an asrock a320m-DGS i changed motherboard so that i can upgrade my cpu in the future an because i couldn't use my headphones through the motherboard's audio but the problem still there so i think thats another reason to re install windows

also i have installed all upatades for motherboard

 

[USAFRet]

i have ryzen 3 2200g 16gb 3200mhz a gigabite gtx 1660 a samsung m.2 500gb an 1tb hdd (windows are on the hdd) .i had an asrock a320m-DGS i changed motherboard so that i can upgrade my cpu in the future an because i couldn't use my headphones through the motherboard's audio but the problem still there so i think thats another reason to re install windows

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[mitsstag]

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can i install them to the m.2 ???(they are installed to the hdd now)
and will it delete my games,videos etc.?

 

[USAFRet]

can i install them to the m.2 ???(they are installed to the hdd now)
and will it delete my games,videos etc.?

You can absolutely install on the M.2. Your whole system will be faster than it is now.
And yes, whatever is on it will be deleted.

 

[mitsstag]

You can absolutely install on the M.2. Your whole system will be faster than it is now.
And yes, whatever is on it will be deleted.

okk thanks for the help man