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manteuffel
Copper Contributor
Nov 27, 2025

Had Win 10 (not OEM), Upgraded to Win 11 Cloned Drive But Have New Motherboard

Hi- I started with a retail version of Win 10 Home, upgraded to Win 11 Home but had hardware issues with my Motherboard.

After cloning the drive and replacing the Motherboard, I now get the message that windows is not activated. I try entering my Win 10 Home key and get the error 0xc004c060.

Not sure how to proceed given I have a legit retail copy of Win 10 Home.

Any ideas?  

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  • TexasOasis's avatar
    TexasOasis
    Iron Contributor
    Dec 05, 2025

    Go to Settings > Update & Security > Activation.

    If there's an "Activate" button or a Troubleshoot link, click Troubleshoot.

    The troubleshooter can often detect your retail key or hardware changes and help reactivate Windows.

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