I change My SSD drive

[Monther213]

Hello 

i change my SSD cuz of damage on the previous one

and that makes me to install windows 

but in same case I found that windows need activating 

that laptop comes with Windows 8 original in mother manufacturing 

So how I can get my active key or restore the key 

while i change my SSD hard disk 

[WAWood]

@Monther213 

Two concerns here -- OS version and product key.

Regarding the first, your PC came with HP OEM version of OS preinstalled.  When you go to install Win8, you need to ensure that is the SAME version. If you install a different version (e.g., Retail downloaded from MS), that will NOT activate, as the key embedded in your PC is only for the HP OEM version.

Regarding the second, you can download and run this utility in Windows and it will display the embedded product key:  Showkey - Windows 10 Forums

Good Luck