swaped hardware intel to amd and now I cant reactivate windows

mitchell whitney 0 Reputation points
2026-06-30T07:18:26.1133333+00:00

I dont have the product key I sold the pc parts and im logged into Microsoft account on pc and cant do it digtely

Windows for home | Other | Licensing and activation
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  1. Bulldog 2,665 Reputation points
    2026-06-30T12:38:24.4533333+00:00

    You haven't explained what "swaped hardware intel to amd" means, so we have to guess.

    If you changed your motherboard, then for the purposes of activation, you have a new PC, and a new PC needs a new license.

    The only Window license that can be moved from one PC to another PC is a Retail license. If that's the type of license your copy of Windows has, we can show you how to reactivate that on the new hardware.

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  2. DaveM121 897K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-06-30T07:51:17.39+00:00

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    Where did you get your Windows licence was that pre-installed on the PC or did you purchase a full retail Windows licence from Microsoft or from a 3rd party retailer?

    Or is your Windows licence based on a previous Windows 7 or 8 licence?

    2

    Click your Start Button, type cmd then right click Command Prompt and choose 'Run as Administrator'

    Run or paste this command and hit Enter:

    slmgr.vbs /dlv

    Please post a screenshot of the resulting dialog

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