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‎12-23-2018 12:16 AM

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Product: Z600
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

How to re-activate my free Windows 10 (from an original HP Windows 7 Pro 64) after a mainboard change?

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‎12-23-2018 03:22 AM - edited ‎12-23-2018 03:23 AM

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Enter "Settings/System/About/Change product key or upgrade your edition of Windows/Change product key" and enter your license key. Then check your "Settings/System/About/Change product key or upgrade your edition of Windows/Activation" line.

If it does not work, call Microsoft by phone at number you could find in https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/existing-customer/activation-centers

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‎12-23-2018 03:22 AM - edited ‎12-23-2018 03:23 AM

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Enter "Settings/System/About/Change product key or upgrade your edition of Windows/Change product key" and enter your license key. Then check your "Settings/System/About/Change product key or upgrade your edition of Windows/Activation" line.

If it does not work, call Microsoft by phone at number you could find in https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/existing-customer/activation-centers

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‎12-23-2018 05:34 AM

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Really thanks for the help!

Worked instantly!

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‎12-23-2018 02:54 PM

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It's my pleasure. I'm glad to hear that.

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‎12-23-2018 10:31 PM - edited ‎12-26-2018 02:57 AM

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If you load an official HP OEM COA W7Pro64 build onto a Z620/Z600 etc. and run the .exe from the most recent W10Pro64 installer USB drive, and choose to save none, you will end up with a W10Pro64 activation.  MS uses the UUID from the original motherboard for detection of the W10 activation record on its servers.  Thus, if if a new/used motherboard is installed you need to start all over from a clean W7Pro OEM COA install , then run the .exe, and this W10 install/activation method will still work.

 

MS continues to be very generous with this for the workstations sold by its partners......

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