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TimThompson
Nov 30, 2025Copper Contributor
OEM Activation
Recently upgraded my SSD and whenever I try to reactivate windows 11 on the fresh install, the troubleshooter fails. Is there any sure fire way to contact support to see about them possibly reactivat...
danboos
Dec 09, 2025MCT
Try if you can read the embedded key of your computer from powershell. All machines from the big manufacturers (HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc.) I came across the last possibly 10 years have it baked in. With the exception of self build machines and Chinese market machines.
(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey
If not you might have contact the activation hotline.