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‎07-15-2021 01:59 PM

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Product: HP ENVY 17t-k000
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

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.

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‎07-15-2021 04:15 PM

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@petergo851 

 

It should activate itself using a key in BIOS. How did you install Windows 10 on your machine ?

 

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BH
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‎07-15-2021 06:13 PM

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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.

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‎07-15-2021 06:45 PM

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@petergo851 

 

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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