activate previously activated windows?

[Thatguy676]

i recently swapped motherboards and processor in my computer and everything else stayed the same i had an activated windows 10 pro key that i used when i first built it and with the new motherboard and processor its asking for a new key and saying it's not activated when i kept the hard drive and everything else the same just different motherboard and processor any reason it's asking me again

[MoonlightSylv]

Use the contact support app and let them remote access, they gave me a new key.

Edited February 9, 2016 by ShadowTechXTS

[littlepigboy5]

1 minute ago, Thatguy676 said:

i recently swapped motherboards and processor in my computer and everything else stayed the same i had an activated windows 10 pro key that i used when i first built it and with the new motherboard and processor its asking for a new key and saying it's not activated when i kept the hard drive and everything else the same just different motherboard and processor any reason it's asking me again

Yes.  I don't know EXACTLY how it works, but windows being activated isn't stored on your drive.  When windows is activated it stores some key that lets the OS know that it's activated.  I'm not sure how to resolve this, but I'm sure if you contact windows they will give you a new key if u give them the old one and let them know what happened

[VTF5252]

Changing the motherboard will almost always require a reactivation. 

[Mazeman03]

1 minute ago, littlepigboy5 said:

Yes.  I don't know EXACTLY how it works, but windows being activated isn't stored on your drive.  When windows is activated it stores some key that lets the OS know that it's activated.  I'm not sure how to resolve this, but I'm sure if you contact windows they will give you a new key if u give them the old one and let them know what happened

it stores it in the bios or somewhere on the motherboard 

[manikyath]

well, i had to call MS this morning to get my windows server key to work again, lets just say my argentinian friend saved my ass before MS could even connect me trough to the person that does windows server key related issues...

 

although i've heard you can re-use desktop winderp keys a few times, and you should just be able to punch the key in again. (providing you kept the key written down somewhere, like you should)

[VTF5252]

7 minutes ago, littlepigboy5 said:

Yes.  I don't know EXACTLY how it works, but windows being activated isn't stored on your drive.  When windows is activated it stores some key that lets the OS know that it's activated.  I'm not sure how to resolve this, but I'm sure if you contact windows they will give you a new key if u give them the old one and let them know what happened

It tracks the mobo and links activation to that. It's a dum way of doing it that *supposedly* prevents stealling activated HDD to get windows.

EDIT:ignore statements with as much intelligence as windows activation

[littlepigboy5]

Just now, NTF5252 said:

It tracks the mobo and links activation to that. It's a dum way of doing it that *supposedly* prevents stealling activated HDD to get windows.

I don't think stealing hardrives is their problem, its piracy they need to stop, but the motherboard thing is pretty dumb, Quite a hastle.

[VTF5252]

Just now, littlepigboy5 said:

I don't think stealing hardrives is their problem, its piracy they need to stop, but the motherboard thing is pretty dumb, Quite a hastle.

It in no way prevents piracy tho

btw 100th post woo

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, NTF5252 said:

It tracks the mobo and links activation to that. It's a dum way of doing it that *supposedly* prevents stealling activated HDD to get windows.

not as much "stealing the hdd" but more so to stop people cloning an activated install all over the place.

[VTF5252]

Just now, manikyath said:

not as much "stealing the hdd" but more so to stop people cloning an activated install all over the place.

Yeah. thats more realistic.

[Thatguy676]

10 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Use the contact support app and let them remote access, they gave me a new key.

and how does one do that?

 

[MoonlightSylv]

16 minutes ago, Thatguy676 said:

and how does one do that?

 

Open the all apps menu>Contact support>answer tech.

[GoodBytes]

If you have an OEM version of Windows, the license is locked to the motherboard. It has nothing to do with 'protecting stealing HDD' and what not. You pay less your Windows, but it is not transferrable to another. The only time Microsoft will be nice, is if your old motherboard was broken, and exact replacement does exist anymore.