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Activating windows 10 after changing hardware

Sourav Panda 5 Reputation points
2023-09-17T17:53:35.9033333+00:00

I recently installed windows 10 home on a new device and signed in with my linked microsoft account( the microsoft account is linked with an activated Windows 10 on a laptop). When I tried to activate Windows 10 on my new device, it shows the following error:

  • Edition doesn’t match
  • The Windows editions on the devices listed below don’t match the Windows edition installed on the device that you’re using at the moment.

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  • Windows 10 CoreSingleLanguage
  • Dell Inc.

I no longer need to use Windows on my old laptop. How do I activate Windows on my new device?

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