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billy houghton 0 Reputation points
2025-12-12T20:35:11.47+00:00

i upgraded my windows 10 to 11 a good while ago and today i have upgraded my motherboard and it is failing to activate when i click the i have recently changed hardware on this device a window pops up for a moment looks like its doing something then it fires back and error unable to activte windows User's image

can anyone advise me on how to fix this

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
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  1. Ivan B 88,930 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-12-12T21:10:30.98+00:00

    Hi,

    Did you purchase the key from your previous computer separately, or did it come with Windows already activated?

    Because if you have an OEM key, it's non-transferable; it's tied to the hardware. This also applies to Windows 7 and 8.1 licenses, which have been deactivated.

    Thank you.

  2. Ivan B 88,930 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-12-12T23:03:55.25+00:00

    Hi ,

    Understood, if you purchased the license separately, then do the following, contact Microsoft support for Microsoft agent to do manual activation.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/reactivating-windows-after-a-hardware-change-2c0e962a-f04c-145b-6ead-fb3fc72b6665

    Give feedback if the information was useful or not.

    Thanks

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