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03-26-2025 07:49 AM
Hi @DLT_Help
Welcome to the HP Support Community!
Thanks for posting your query! We're here to help you get back up and running.
If you've installed a new motherboard on your HP All-in-One Desktop PC 24-cr0000a and need a recovery key, here are some steps to help you retrieve it:
Check Your Microsoft Account:
If BitLocker encryption was enabled, the recovery key is often stored in your Microsoft account. Log in to Microsoft's BitLocker Recovery Key page to check for the key.
Reinstall Windows: In this case, we have to reload the Windows from the scratch.
First, we need to download the Windows image onto a 32GB or 64GB USB flash drive (Flash drive only, memory cards and USB hard drives are not supported; It has to be 32GB or 64B only)
You can download the Windows image through the 'HP Cloud Recovery App', which can be downloaded from the Windows Store.
Refer to Step 2 on the link below:
And follow Step 4 to reload Windows from the newly created USB recovery media.
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_9223491-9126662-16
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