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Hello, I once migrated a windows license from one PC to another when I upgraded my PC.
This time, I have migrated to another device after the previous one broke while relocating it.
So this time, I am unable to unlink the product key from previous device as it's... broken.
I still have the original product key (Windows10 Home) screenshot and hoping to use this to activate the Windows OS on a new device.
I could not confirm the validity of this method from reading a few documents.
Can someone please confirm that this would still work for me?
ps - product key is originally from windows 10 purchase, but I've upgraded my os to windows 11 previously. Will this matter?
Thank you in advance!
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Hello, this is Emily.
If you have claimed the upgrade, chance is, your license can be now on digital license.
If that's the case, on the new computer, go to Settings > System > Activation, run the troubleshooter, choose the hardware change option. When it asks you where it is installed on right now, you should choose the old device name. Then click on Activate button. And on the next screen when it asks you where to transfer it to, choose your new device name. See if that does the trick.
