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asilentnoize
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I recently had to replace the motherboard in my desktop. Once the computer was back up, Windows 10 was no longer activated. I went through the process... activation > troubleshoot > I changed hardware > chose device and Windows was re-activated. 2 weeks later I find out one of the pci-e slots is defective. After being next day aired a new board and installing it, Windows 10 was again not activated. I went through the same process and received a message the digital license had already been used to reactivate Windows.

 

When contacting Microsoft, I am being asked to supply the original product key for my digital license or the receipt from purchase, which was purchased 13 years ago (Windows 7) and I do not have. They kept trying to push me into purchasing a new key even though I have a digital license. One of the reps found and tried the product key which could not be used with Windows 10, since it was a Windows 7 key. After being pushed to a higher level tech support, waiting 3 days with no contact, I contacted support back. Instead of trying to work through the situation, the rep associated my laptop license to my desktop. Albeit a great immediate work around, I wonder about what it means for the future. Will my laptop become inactive? Also, it seems if I have an issue with the laptop down the road, I will not be able to activate Windows after changing the hardware. 

 

So my words of advice, when working with a Windows digital license and replacing hardware, test the new hardware to the fullest before activating Windows via digital license, you can only do it once.

 

PS. Anyone have a contact or any sway at Microsoft? I would like for this to be worked out properly but it doesn't seem their customer support want to do so.

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Welcome to the forums!
I do believe the Windows key is stored in the WMI (or somewhere else on the board) so yes changing your board does that. 

Edited by Mel0nMan
Changed TPM to WMI

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9 minutes ago, Mel0nMan said:

I do believe the Windows key is stored in the TPM (or somewhere else on the board)_so yes changing your board does that. 

Nope.It is stored by WMI. TPM (as far as I know) only stores bitlocker key. Windows 10 automatically revokes the licence when motherboard change is detected.

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log on your microsoft cloud environment and manage your computer licenses there.. delete the old one and retry. 

 

you can also recover digital licence... after changing mainboard etc.. 

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/reactivating-windows-after-a-hardware-change-2c0e962a-f04c-145b-6ead-fb3fc72b6665#:~:text=or product key.-,If you have a digital license%2C run the Activation troubleshooter,troubleshooter to reactivate Windows 10.

 

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37 minutes ago, asilentnoize said:

So my words of advice, when working with a Windows digital license and replacing hardware, test the new hardware to the fullest before activating Windows via digital license, you can only do it once.

No you can do so multiple times, the catch is that it has to be spaced apart resonably. Likely caused trouble this time because it was only 2 weeks after the last major change. 

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