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07-15-2021 01:59 PM
Hi, I changed my hard drive last week to a SSD and now my windows can't be updated.
It's asking me to active the operating system which was fine when I first bought the computer.
I would like to know what to do. Please help me.
07-15-2021 04:15 PM
It should activate itself using a key in BIOS. How did you install Windows 10 on your machine ?
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07-15-2021 06:13 PM
My laptop came with the windows installed. So I wanted to changed the hard drive to a SSD one and I simply cloned it.
I thought it would come automatically activated with microsoft but now it's asking me to activate it. I called hp they can't help.
07-15-2021 06:45 PM
Please use the following tool to get its key and activate it to see what it says
https://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
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