Deleted device from Microsoft account lost activation

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by reb0rn, Jul 14, 2023.

  1. reb0rn

    reb0rn MDL Junior Member

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    From long time ago I had tied windows licence to my win10 -> win11 PC (I do not even remember the origin of licence I think I had student key long time ago and i keep same PC and updated it for years) and I always used microsoft account and activation with it, but this month I changed 2 mainboard and today it refuse to reactivate by selecting option with changed HW I seen 2 old activation, so I logged to M$ account seen 3 PC same windows name just different mobo and I made mistake deleted 2 old ones which where active in past

    So now when I go to activation and select option as HW is changed I see no option to select prior system, I guess i should have deleted just one device and then I could reactivate this one

    Any hope to recover it?
     
  2. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    use massgravel for digital hwid activation
     
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  3. reb0rn

    reb0rn MDL Junior Member

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    I done it this less official way, as I guess I deleted activated device from MS account and that was it, gone ;)
    A bit stupid way to lose legal activation
     
  4. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    What was originally the method of activation?