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by jeroenhd 853 days ago
Didn't Microsoft tie your machine license to your Microsoft account for this reason?
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freeAgent 853 days ago
OEM licenses can be kind of funny. They aren’t portable, though I would’ve thought that the motherboard was replaced by a motherboard by the same OEM, etc. and should’ve qualified to use that OEM’s license.
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bigstrat2003 852 days ago
It does, or at least it used to. Back during the Vista days my copy of Windows failed to activate after I replaced the motherboard, but Microsoft support was happy to help me when I explained that it was the same computer with new parts in it.
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oohffyvfg 852 days ago
who even fall for the Microsoft account prompts???
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jeroenhd 852 days ago
People who like their Windows license to be activated after a motherboard replacement, it seems.

Then again, the manufacturer probably should've made sure the replacement motherboard was covered by a license.

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