等等(Wait)，你做了什么？您(Did)是否只是更改了计算机的硬件并希望重新获得免费的 Windows 11/10 许可证？计划更换 Windows 11/10 计算机的主板(Motherboard)、硬盘(Hard Drive)、处理器(Processor)、 GPU或将 Windows 11/10 许可证转移到新计算机？好吧，您不走运，或者我们只是在开玩笑，请继续阅读以找出答案。
事情就是这样，您的免费 Windows 11/10 许可证与您的计算机绑定，因此在另一台计算机上使用它并不容易。但是，如果您更改计算机中的特定组件或硬件，您仍然能够重新获得免费许可证吗？我们将向您展示如何在硬件更改后激活 Windows 11/10 。
(Activate)更改计算机硬件后激活Windows 11/10 免费许可证
微软(Microsoft)没有提供太多这方面的信息，因为该公司希望尽可能地让盗版者蒙在鼓里。但是，这样做只会使合法用户感到困惑。
免费的Windows 11/10许可证与付费许可证
这真的很简单。Microsoft不会为用户提供免费许可证的产品密钥，但这是通过付费版本完成的。由于Windows 11/10的免费版本与您的计算机相关联，因此更改特定硬件可能会很麻烦，因为没有产品密钥来解决该问题。
我们知道，如果您更换硬盘(Hard Drive)、处理器(Processor)或GPU，一切都会好起来的，但如果您必须更换主板(Motherboard)，真正的问题就出现了。
这就像用沃尔玛(Walmart)新制造的大脑代替一个人的大脑。他或她将是一个不同的人，因为这个新大脑不包含与旧大脑相同的记忆。
阅读(Read)：Windows 许可 – 可接受的硬件更改。
如何成功解决这个问题
正常安装(Install) Windows 11/10并跳过它希望您添加产品密钥的部分。安装后，Windows 11/10将尝试自行激活并在此过程中失败。您现在将拥有一个系统，该系统说您拥有的是非正版Windows 11/10。
激活屏幕将要求您从Microsoft激活或购买密钥。
现在，根据微软(Microsoft)Windows和设备(Devices)组工程(Engineering)副总裁(Vice President)Gabriel Aul的说法，面临此问题的用户可以简单地从Windows 11/10中联系支持并向他们解释发生了什么。
You can contact Customer Support after you’ve made a hardware change to regain entitlement, said Gabe.
从这里开始，微软(Microsoft)将确保为您激活Windows 11/10。
Windows 11/10绑定到Microsoft帐户，这将是一个更容易的过程。不过，如果您在连接了新硬件的系统上安装Windows 11/10Microsoft帐户，这可能会有所帮助。
相关(Related)：如何将 Windows 许可证转移到另一台计算机(How to transfer Windows license to another computer)？
如何在硬件更改后激活Windows 11/10
如果您有数字许可证，请运行激活疑难解答。
首先，添加您的Microsoft帐户并将您的帐户链接到您设备上的数字许可证。然后运行激活(Activation)疑难解答。
选择我最近更改了此设备上(I changed hardware on this device recently)的硬件，然后选择下一步(Next)。输入(Enter)您连接的Microsoft帐户和密码并登录(Sign)。现在，从设备列表中，选择您现在正在使用的设备，然后单击激活。
如果您没有数字许可证或产品密钥，您可能必须在安装完成后从Microsoft Store购买(Microsoft Store)Windows 10数字许可证。
相关阅读(Related read)：无法激活 Windows 10 (0xc0ea000a(Unable to activate Windows 10 (0xc0ea000a) )。
将您的 Windows 11/10 许可证转移到新计算机(Computer)
如果您更换了笔记本电脑或台式电脑，现在想将 Windows 11/10 许可证转移到新电脑，您可以尝试以下操作：
- 从旧计算机上卸载 Windows 产品密钥
- 在新计算机上安装此 Windows 产品密钥并激活它。
如果您遇到激活问题，请通过电话激活 Windows 11/10。否则，您应该联系 Microsoft 支持(contact Microsoft Support)并说明您的情况。Windows 支持(Windows Support)代理将验证您的Windows产品密钥(Windows Product Key)，然后为您提供用于在新计算机上激活Windows 11/10
现在阅读：(Now read:) Windows 中的数字授权和产品密钥激活方法。
How to activate Windows 11/10 after hardware change
Wait, what have you done? Did you just change your computer’s hardware and hope tо regain yоur free Windоws 11/10 license? Planning tо change your Windows 11/10 cоmputer’s Motherboard, Hard Drive, Processor, GPU or Transfer your Windows 11/10 license to a new сomputer? Well, you’re out of luck, or maybe we’re jυst joking, keep reading to find out.
Here’s the thing, your free Windows 11/10 license is tied to your computer, so using it on a different computer is not so easy. But what if you change a particular component or hardware in your computer, would you still be able to regain your free license? We show you how to activate Windows 11/10 after a hardware change.
Activate Windows 11/10 free license after changing computer hardware
Microsoft doesn’t give much information about this because the company wants to keep pirates in the dark as much as possible. However, doing this only confuses legitimate users.
The free Windows 11/10 license vs. paid license
This is simple really. Microsoft doesn’t give users a product key with the free license, but this is done with the paid version. Because the free version of Windows 11/10 is linked to your computer, changing specific hardware could be troublesome, because there’s isn’t a product key to get around the problem.
We do know that should you change the Hard Drive, Processor or GPU, everything will be okay, but the real issue comes up if you have to replace the Motherboard.
It is like replacing a person’s brain with a freshly made brain from Walmart. He or she will be a different person because this new brain does not contain the same memory of the old.
Read: Windows licensing – Acceptable changes in hardware.
How to successfully move past this issue
Install Windows 11/10 normally and skip the part where it wants you to add a product key. After installation, Windows 11/10 will attempt to activate itself and will fail in the process. You will now have a system that is saying you have a non-genuine version of Windows 11/10.
The activation screen will ask you to activate or purchase a key from Microsoft.
Now, according to Gabriel Aul, Vice President of Engineering for the Windows & Devices group at Microsoft, users who are facing this problem can simply contact support from within Windows 11/10 and explain to them what is going on.
You can contact Customer Support after you’ve made a hardware change to regain entitlement, said Gabe.
From here, Microsoft will make sure to activate Windows 11/10 for you.
This would have been an easier process if Windows 11/10 was tied to a Microsoft account. Still, it might help if you signed in to the same Microsoft account after installing Windows 11/10 on a system with new hardware attached.
Related: How to transfer Windows license to another computer?
How to activate Windows 11/10 after a hardware change
If you have a digital license, run the Activation troubleshooter.
First, add your Microsoft account and link your account to the digital license on your device. Then run the Activation troubleshooter.
Select I changed hardware on this device recently, followed by Next. Enter your connected Microsoft account and password and Sign in. Now, from the list of devices, select the device you are using right now, and click Activate.
If you don’t have a digital license or product key you may have to purchase a Windows 10 digital license after installation finishes from the Microsoft Store.
Related read: Unable to activate Windows 10 (0xc0ea000a).
Transfer your Windows 11/10 license to a new Computer
If you have changed your laptop or desktop computer and want to now transfer your Windows 11/10 license to the new computer, you could try the following:
- Uninstall the Windows Product Key from the old computer
- Install this Windows Product Key on the new computer and Activate it.
If you face activation problems, Activate Windows 11/10 by Phone. Else you should contact Microsoft Support and explain your situation. The Windows Support agent will verify your Windows Product Key and then give you an ID for activating Windows 11/10 on the new computer.
Now read: Digital Entitlement and Product Key Activation methods in Windows.
