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Thus old versions of Windows reacted
In terms of license and activation, earlier versions compared to Windows 10 were relatively uncomplicated when it came to changing the hardware. Minor changes, for example, the replacement of a broken hard drive, the activation system coped without complaint. The replacement of several hardware components caused the activation to be canceled. In many cases, a simple click on "Re-enable" was enough. At worst, you had to call Microsoft and capture a long activation key in a cumbersome procedure via the telephone keypad. In return, a new activation code was obtained.
This happens with a given Windows 10
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How to solve the problem
The change to a new PC with the old Windows license was similarly uncomplicated. Anyone who just bought Windows in the store received a product key. If you had Windows preinstalled on the old PC purchased, then you could easily read the product key using appropriate programs. The key was simply entered as part of the installation on the new PC and then activated - online or by telephone.
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When you upgrade to Windows 10, your computer will also receive a product key. However, this is only a placeholder with which you can not activate Windows on another PC.
In fact, Microsoft has designed something special to activate Windows 10. As part of the installation, a digital fingerprint of your PC will be generated and stored by Microsoft. On this basis, you can easily reinstall Windows 10. Unchanged hardware provided, the fresh installation will send the same digital fingerprint to Microsoft and will be activated automatically. The input field for the product key is simply blank during the new installation.
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Windows 10 is similar to previous versions of Windows when it comes to exchanging hardware components. Just times a new hard drive is installed is usually no problem. If the changes but extensively out, then here again the activation is lost. At the latest when switching to a new PC is the case. There is no digital fingerprint on Microsoft's activation server for the new device configuration. As a result, activation will fail and Windows prompts you to purchase a license in the Windows Store.
Microsoft is rather taciturn when it comes to the topic of "taking the Windows 10 license". The background might be that you do not want to give software pirates any more than absolutely necessary. A tweet of Microsoft's responsible for Windows 10 responsible Vice President Gabriel Aul suggests nevertheless nevertheless that Microsoft wants to behave culpably. Affected customers should simply contact support.
However, the experience with Microsoft support is very different. Ideally, Windows 10 is activated without complaint on the new PC. Not ideal, but still a solution we see in the cases in which Microsoft hunts the user again by the installation of Windows 7 and 8, respectively, to then re-update to Windows 10. Not infrequently however, the cases in which the support employee as the only solution offers the purchase of a new Windows-10 license seem also to appear. In these cases, it may help to call Microsoft again. Then you might end up with a more helpful contact. Also the reference to the above tweet seems to help occasionally.
You can reach Microsoft support via telephone and chat. All support options show the "Contact Support" software included with Windows 10. You can find them here in the picture gallery.
Find the large Franzis manual for Windows 10.
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