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Windows Watermark After Hardware Changed

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Hi,

I recently changed my CPU and Mobo... in the beginning I had no watermark with windows acting normally, but now I have a watermark and my windows product code no longer works. I have tried all the Microsoft help pages and nothing has worked. Just asking for some help.

 

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10 minutes ago, Minehuis said:

Hi,

I recently changed my CPU and Mobo... in the beginning I had no watermark with windows acting normally, but now I have a watermark and my windows product code no longer works. I have tried all the Microsoft help pages and nothing has worked. Just asking for some help.

 

Thanks

Not sure how to do it but I know Microsoft is binding the keys to your motherboards now 

Not sure on the process but you need to register your new board to the code and take the old one off 

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1 minute ago, Chaos_Potato said:

Not sure how to do it but I know Microsoft is binding the keys to your motherboards now 

Not sure on the process but you need to register your new board to the code and take the old one off 

If windows 10 

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Was that a bought ready made pc with an oem license?

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You should be able to call MS about it. Or rebuild your old PC and link the license key to your MS account, then build the new PC and log into your MS account and it should activate it.

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Then it's not valid anymore since that's essentially a new machine. Need a new license.

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Do you have any retail 7 or 8.1 keys laying around?  Try those, it will just do the free upgrade and create a new win 10 license for this motherboard.

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Sent you a PM OP.

Never used this one...

Win7 Pro spare key, should turn to Win10 Pro

Suss your PMs.

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