windows cant activate.

[robert989j]

I changed my motherboard in my pc and when i boot up my pc, there is an issue with my windows activation. i linked my microsoft account to my key before i changed and i am even logged into the microsoft account now and it says that it is not activated even though it was before hand.


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my troubleshooting also doesnt work so thats fun!

 

[SkyBill40]

You may want to contact MS directly to see what is causing the hang up. Do you have an OEM or retail version?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Reinstall windows and use activation troubleshooter to transfer license from old pc to new one.

 

[robert989j]

You may want to contact MS directly to see what is causing the hang up. Do you have an OEM or retail version?

i had retail

 

[robert989j]

Reinstall windows and use activation troubleshooter to transfer license from old pc to new one.

should i uninstall everything when i do so?

also i dont have my old key all i know is that it was activated with my outlook

 

[SkyNetRising]

Install windows on another drive.
If you don't have any other drive, then shrink current windows partition by 50GB, create a new partition and install windows there.
You have to install same version of windows - Windows 10 Home (Pro version you will not be able to activate this way).
Fully update windows - install all security updates. Then use windows activation troubleshooter to transfer license.

After this your old windows installation will activate also BTW.